Hey guys,
My best advice to you is to know what genetics you are growing, the last thing you want to do is pick a finicky late blooming sativa. I'd start with an auto flower like NotNkansas or maybe some Northern lights for your first grow. Make sure you have proper drainage in your pots or hole and try to remember, most first timers tend to over water and over nute their plants, they can only handle so much lovin. Here's a link
http://www.weedsthatplease.com/vegetative.htm that may give you guys a little head start, and there's tons more info for beginners on the web, if you have specific questions, type them out in the Google search bar.
Now, go out and learn some new cool shit, maybe you can help us out in the future!
Best of luck.