It did çoots living soil mix on my last grow. Water only and it was probably my best grow so far. You can check it out if you want. It's the budsy Holly grow. Ganja farmer Bruce banner auto. Make sure you let the soil cycle nutrients for a few weeks prior to putting a pat in it. I also recommend get blue mats drip irrigation system. Then the only thing you need to do is fill the reservoir every other week to a week.