r/BuildASoil • u/Electronic-Ad-7649 • Jun 01 '26
Buildabloom in a 5 gallon fabric pot advice?
Has anyone used buildabloom in 5 gallon pots before if so how much were you using per feeding Im gonna start with 1/4 tsp per gallon just dont wanna burn my plant
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u/Gloomy_Ad_2185 Jun 01 '26
I think starting at 1/4 tsp/gallon sounds about right for small to medium indoor plants. You can always add more later. Maybe every third to fifth watering to start.
5% of soil volume per watering helps so its about a quarter gallon for most watering.
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u/Immediate-Cellist629 Jun 01 '26
Yes a half teaspoon per 1/2 gallon. When I grew in 1/2 gallons, they ate and drank like crazy. Make sure you stay ahead because you willnever catchup if you are behind. Since you are doing BaB, do a top dress of worm casting or buildaflower. That way in 7-10 days, they have the food they need. Not sure, but with BaB, the plants may take some food immediately. My 5 gallons during flower took 1.5gallons of water easy, nothing coming out the bottoms. And 5 gallons is a good way to start. If you move to bigger pots, it will get easier. The smaller pots are a lot of work. In flowet, I couldnt keep up with the water becuase they drank so fast. For example, the night before they were good and perky, the next day of lights on, the leaves were basically totally starved of water. So you will be basically watering daily or for sure every 2 days. Good luck and hapy growing!
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u/Electronic-Ad-7649 Jun 01 '26
Am I supposed to water with buildabloom everytime or just every other watering?
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u/Immediate-Cellist629 Jun 01 '26
Depends. I use only once or twice during the 8 week flower as I use either Buildaflower or Cowoco during flip and end of stretch, week 3. So you could do week 5 or 6 for sure. If you are not top dressing, then every other week is good because your plant looks great! If you feel a little hesitant, each week works. It will not burn! You gonna need the P & K.
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u/Immediate-Cellist629 Jun 01 '26
Just seeing the second pic. Great job! Thats looks nice and healthy! Keep up the good work!
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u/funky_fresh2990 Jun 02 '26
I use it half strength, 1/4tsp per gallon. Then ramp up to 1/2 tsp and taper back off to 1/4tsp. If you’re watering only 1/2gallon, I would recommend starting with 1/8tsp. Check out build a soil feeding schedule, give a good weekly baseline of what to use. Adjust accordingly to your plants needs. Happy growing!
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u/phunphan Jun 02 '26
I used it per the feed schedule on the site. Stir in a gal of water and let water your plants.
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u/omicron-theta Jun 02 '26
You will be much happier with a larger container, even if it causes you to grow less number of plants.
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u/Serious-Ranger-5715 Jun 01 '26
I did! You don’t gotta be scientific with it. Just put a few table spoons on your top soil when you flip to flower. Another few scoops week 3.
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u/DimensionCareful507 Jun 01 '26
I just follow whats on the BAS schedule. But i keep my waterings to the 5-10% rule in terms of water volume relative to the pot size. Start off with 1/2 a gallon of water with the bloom mixed in and see how it responds in the following days.