What do you mean deadlocked, and I like Lemon Meringue Pie myself
...and dude, a plant is a plant is a plant, unless you kill it then it's just dead or ready to smoke 
, let em grow till the cotyledons wilt (little round feeder leaves) and then start 1/4 strength nutes and work your way up..when you get to flower...back off the N and add more P & K..get your equipment plant some beans and post some pics...you will have more advice and criticism than you can handle...but have thick skin and you will learn everything you need to know...
Yes all of those things work. Lights food and definitely a medium of some sort. Good luck
Dude on my first noob grow (Blue Rhino) I used all MG products...soil..nutes..perlite...and they came out beautiful and was just as good as any kush out there...the taste wasn't right but I have that down now too...I now use https://www.rollitup.org/organics/539844-subs-supersoil.html and if cooked right will have all you need for veg, and I just top the soil when it's time to flower and they make it all the way
good luck man...otherwise look into Dyna Grow products...they're damn good Damn tussel you never cease to crack me up
I try to bee as helpful as I can But sometimes I just can't pass up a good laugh.....anywho, for first timer I would suggest soil as your medium. And I think I covered every thing else in my first post. If you have a hydro shop near you I would suggest starting off with a bale of pro mix , a bottle of fox farms grow big, tiger bloom and a bottle of botanicare Cal magDude on my first noob grow (Blue Rhino) I used all MG products...soil..nutes..perlite...and they came out beautiful and was just as good as any kush out there...the taste wasn't right but I have that down now too...I now use https://www.rollitup.org/organics/539844-subs-supersoil.html and if cooked right will have all you need for veg, and I just top the soil when it's time to flower and they make it all the way
Damn tussel you never cease to crack me up
