Nutter Budder x Pistachio

Week 5: Finally got the main tent cleaned and prepped, and the EB's amended and top watered. Transplant went fine besides the stupid cheap covers they provide. I am sure if you zoom in enough there is dirt on these plants from trying to slip them through the not so tiny holes I made in those plastic covers. Of note this week: They are now in a better humidity controlled zone, it does take a couple days but I do dial in the VPD to 1-1.1 eventually. The lights in this tent are a bit stronger possibly, Mammoth White 680w 6 bar vs. ACInfinity T22 130w. PPFD at leaf height is around 550. They have been poorly kept and it shows. Though as I write this I have just taken a peek into the tent and I will say that think it is going well despite my absence. These plants can live through a lot, if I ever get around to posting the clone grow it is an interesting journey. *This is an aside, but I have been giving more and more thought to just buying a big living soil bed. I like the idea of a 4'x4' bed in the 4'x4' tent (humidifier will be routed into tent). Logic: EB's can contain around 15 gallons of soil, 3x3 bed 84 gallons, and 4x4 164 gallons. I can reasonably fit and manage three EB's, one 3x3 bed, or one 4x4 bed in the 4x4 tent at a time. Soil per Plant via Earthbox x3: 3 plants = 15 gal/plant 6 plants = 7.5 gal/plant Soil per Plant via 3x3 LS bed: 3 plants = 28 gal/plant 4 plants = 21 gal/plant 9 plants = 9 gal/plant Soil per Plant via 4x4 LS bed: 4 plants = 41 gal/plant 9 plants = 18 gal/plant 16 plants = 10 gal/plant So as you can see, giving myself that massive 4x4 bed allows me to do a (mini-) pheno/geno-type hunt more easily and with 10 or 18 gals of soil per plant to fight over still. I still believe the EB's work very well but to make them work at their best I must be much more attentive than I have been, and I am busy with life so a large bed with more soil should give me a better buffer. I may wait until I can give the EB's a better effort at least before moving on from them but time will tell. Update: Recent BuildaSoil YT video, Jeremy states a new "basically larger earthbox" is in the works with him and the livingsoil company, so that might be an option as well.