My advice would be to invest 35 bucks in a DWC bucket and test it out the next time you start veg. Do that many people still use dirt? hydroponics is just easier and better. You only need a fish tank bubbler($7.50) , a bucket($5.00) , and a net pot($2.00) and a bag of vermiculite ($10.00). Those items will completely replace any dirt you use and unlike the dirt you will reuse the bucket and other items. You can add an auto watering device from amazon ($20.00)for the early days and start from seed in the vermiculite. The only thing required is maintaining nute water level in the bucket every other day.