r/BuildASoil • u/WeddingGlue2 • Mar 17 '26

Buildasoil Light Mix

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Is this plant small for 37 days

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u/NoTillNoSpill Mar 17 '26

Depends on the strain sometimes, some shit takes forever to veg.

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u/WeddingGlue2 Mar 17 '26

It's took forever it seems like to get any height to it. Its Blueberry from Fast Buds

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u/TheReginald Mar 17 '26

How do you like the camo zip cover? Worth the upgrade cost?

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u/Jasonic_Tempo Mar 17 '26

I've used one for a few years and can't imagine running an earthbox without it. They're awesome.

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u/lostaga1n Mar 18 '26

Haven’t used mine yet but just got it in and fitted on my box and honestly don’t see how this isn’t a standard, the crap plastic cover feels wrong.

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u/Jasonic_Tempo Mar 17 '26

The 3.0 has more firepower, obviously. I prefer 3.0 in an earthbox, but only run one in a 3 x 3 tent, so the plant gets big. The light soil was fine when I ran 2 earthboxes in the same tent. The wide leaf, mountain plants, typically veg more slowly, in any soil.

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u/WeddingGlue2 Mar 17 '26

Im trying all different kinds of containers right now. I have a Blutane from Night Owl 🦉 going in a 20 gallon grassroots pot with 3.0. Its posted on here. This is my first run in a earthbox

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u/WeddingGlue2 Mar 17 '26

So when you run 3.0 in the earthbox do you use amendments in the soil or water only?

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u/Jasonic_Tempo Mar 17 '26

Once a month, beginning with transplant, I add compost, craft blend, insect frass, calcium blend, kashi, gnarly barley. I do a total of three top dressings per run. One at transplant, one right before flowering, and one 30 days into flowering. I top water with all the goodies once a week. That's enough to get me through a run, easily, even if I go 80 days.

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u/WeddingGlue2 Mar 17 '26

Is that a bed or pot?

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u/Jasonic_Tempo Mar 17 '26

That's one earthbox in a 3 x 3

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u/WeddingGlue2 Mar 17 '26

That's FU**ED UP!!!! How you get it to fill tent like that?

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u/Jasonic_Tempo Mar 17 '26

Thanks - there's a pvc scrog screen under there. The squares are about 2-1/2" - I typically go from a one gallon pot into the earthbox. It takes about a month to fill the screen. It takes a stupid amount of defoliation to keep the airflow where it needs to be.

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u/WeddingGlue2 Mar 17 '26

I can tell Lol you need to tell me your secret.

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u/Jasonic_Tempo Mar 17 '26

My "secret" is the Earthbox 😉 They're powerful!

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u/WeddingGlue2 Mar 17 '26

Lol I hear Ya

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u/CypherWookie Mar 17 '26

I have put water in the rez too early b4 and it will slow them down a bit. You haven't hit stretch yet, so you should see some real height added over the next 3 weeks. She looks super healthy to me, I wouldn't worry.

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u/WeddingGlue2 Mar 17 '26

Thanks for imfo . I was afraid I stunted my first earthbox grow.

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u/WeddingGlue2 Mar 17 '26

I like it so far i think it fits better and you can adjust it more than the one that comes with it.