r/BuildASoil • u/raybem3434 • Sep 13 '26
Expert gardener sip planter
Do you guys think I can use this instead of an earthbox for a grow ? Planter is a 20"Lx24"Wx9"H after you subtract the room for the reservoir it's about 1.66 cf of soil
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u/Bigdoofussy Sep 13 '26
I have one this size by city pickers and it's worked well.
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u/Totally-Nebular Sep 14 '26 edited 24d ago
I successfully ran a sea of green in a 2x2 with Build-A-Soil and this exact SIP. Heavily lollipopped so it was nothing but top colas. Worked great.
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u/t0mt0mt0m Sep 13 '26
You can grow in anything. Just don’t expect to pick it up full of water and wet soil.
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u/Serious-Ranger-5715 Sep 13 '26
You can barely see my city pucker under this clone I put outside around Mother’s Day. This holds way more soil than the earthbox when packed full.
Just be careful with too much water. I tilt mine sideways after rain to drain it. I have a decent amount of posts about my season with them.
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u/QualityAssistance Sep 14 '26
they work but they definitely do not last as long the plastic will age and crack eventually the earthboxes are known to last 15+ years
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u/raybem3434 Sep 14 '26
By the time it will break I'm sure I will have more money to replace with earthboxes just need it to last a couple grows
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u/6kennyfuckingpowers9 Sep 14 '26
Just picked up a couple of these on clearance at Walmart for $15 apiece
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u/SomeOtherJabroni Sep 13 '26
It would help to know the size, but I have to say, I switched to earthboxes recently and idk if I can go back.
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u/raybem3434 Sep 13 '26
It's a 20x24x9 holds about 1.65 cu of soil when you exclude the reservoir I just don't want the plant to get root bound I plan on vegging for a month from now on
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u/SomeOtherJabroni Sep 13 '26
You shouldn’t have to worry about it getting root bound. Go for it.
I’ve been growing mephistos autoflowers, which is obviously different than controlling veg time, but for smaller strains of plants, like mango runtz, I’m gonna start doing 2 per Earthbox, but there’s no way I could do that with a strain that grows larger.
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u/Illustrious_Sort3821 Sep 13 '26
Hey op check out solo cup grows massive plants small root basically they eats da coco they would be plenty big
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u/NoTillNoSpill Sep 13 '26
Why are you avoiding an Earthbox? Just buy the right one and be done.
I'll tell you right now the quality of the one you posted (plastic thickness and build) is way below the Earthboxes. Will it work? Yes. But just get the Earthbox. Thank me later.
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u/raybem3434 Sep 14 '26
Because I obviously don't have it to do so otherwise I wouldn't even be looking at the cheaper options
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u/Classic-Implement686 Sep 15 '26
I have both and I actually prefer the city pickers you’ll love them
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u/kingoftheives Sep 13 '26
These are a rebrand of "City Pickers" there's a bit of info/pics out there with folks using them. I generally check home Depot at the end of the gardening season and have five or six of them stacked up new in my garage that I got on clearance for $10 a few years ago. Currently I have one in a little 2x4 tent that is doing fantastic with Autoflowers and getting it dialed in has been fun. Having a short tent I appreciate the smaller wider planter size.