Complete Newbie

Hello, everyone. I am a total newbie to growing. Well, okay, I've tried a closet grow once (only two plants, one of which died). The plant only yielded maybe a half-ounce and they were light, fluffy buds. It's a now a couple years later and I'm trying my hand at it again. This time I'm going for direct sunlight, starting the seeds out it Jiffy peat pots and then transplanting when they're mature enough. I'm using a 50-50 mixture of Perlite and Expert Gardener Organic potting soil. I can't remember what I did a few years ago, so I have questions to make sure I'm doing this right. Would love to grow beautiful girls with beautiful buds.

How long do I leave them in the vegging stage? What is the suggested time to leave them in the sunlight for during this stage? How will I know when they're ready to flower?

Your help will be much appreciated.

EDIT: Just realized I posted in the wrong forum. *sighs* Sorry...feel free to move it to the Newbie forum if you need to.

u should veg them enough so they can survive in the outdoor
lots of stuff can hapen
depending on where u put them
bugs, animal, humans ( big problem)
anyway
have fun

Thanks, Streets. Will see how many seeds poke through the soil...