Four part question. I want to build a timed drip system to auto water my plants that are in soil. I already have the stakes, tubing, and pump. I'm going to use a 5 gallon bucket for the reservoir for right now.

My question are:


  1. Can I still use Fox Farm nutes that were meant for soil (Grow Big, Big Bloom, Tiger Bloom)?
  2. Being that my medium is soil based, do I need to use air stones?
  3. Will the nutes that are sitting in the reservoir go bad, or will it be okay to sit of a week or so?
  4. Fox Farm says to feed after every other watering. Being that my reservoir will always contain nutes, will I be okay with feeding every watering with an even weaker solution than I would use under a normal feeding schedule?
doniboy Reviewed by doniboy on . Soil Drip System Help Four part question. I want to build a timed drip system to auto water my plants that are in soil. I already have the stakes, tubing, and pump. I'm going to use a 5 gallon bucket for the reservoir for right now. My question are: Can I still use Fox Farm nutes that were meant for soil (Grow Big, Big Bloom, Tiger Bloom)? Being that my medium is soil based, do I need to use air stones? Will the nutes that are sitting in the reservoir go bad, or will it be okay to sit of a week or so? Rating: 5