Hydro growing..?

I'm new to growing bud.. I'm trying to grow in my house..
Friends have told me to just stick a seed in water and let it grow
Is this correct?
If not, What should I do?

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Theres many methods to germing seeds. Shot glass with water, Paper towel and sandwich bag or to ceramic plates, etc etc. I myself use the shot glass with water technique and they seem to germ pretty well, they sprout faster if in a warm environment (not hot but warm), also keep in a dark area away from any strong direct light ie. sunlight or a very bright light, keep it in a closet or something or just anywhere dark. Give the seed to sprout about 1 1/2 to 2 inches of root growth and that time the seed shell should be coming off, then transfer them to a small medium such as rockwool plugs(find at hydro store) or my favorite Jiffy peat pellets (can be found at your home improvement store in the garden section) or u can just put them straight into the soil, your choice, but before you transfer soak your medium in a ph balanced water between 5.5 to 6.0. Rockwool plugs tend to have a problem of having a ph fluctuation so i advise soaking the plugs in the ph balanced water for about 3 to 6 hours, some people will sometimes say shorter time lengths but i say longer is better. Jiffy peats are a bit easier IMO, all you do is soak the peats pellets until they expand, poke a tiny hole big enough to fit your roots to snugly inside and then pinch the peat so that way there is no opening between the roots and the peat.

I'd suggest reading the GROW FAQ at the upper left hand of this page for starters. If there's any unanswered questions after reading search threads on this site and if you can't find your 'specific' answer then ask on here.

You should get some fluorescent lights if you don't have any already or a metal halide and high pressure sodium if you have the start up cash.

Good Luck!