Whether you are trying to plant seeds to grow useful plants and crops in your base or looking to make new tools, you must know how to get Soil and Sand in LEGO Fortnite and use it, too.

While farming has been available from day one in LEGO Fortnite, many players don’t know how to get started with it as they lack the essential material, Soil. Moreover, with the Gone Fishin’ update, we got a new type of Soil in the game, Sand, which you need for making new survival tools. 

So, if you are one of the new players, keep reading our guide as we explain in detail how you can get and use Soil and Sand in LEGO Fortnite. 



How to get Soil and Sand in LEGO Fortnite

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So you’re wondering how to get Soil and Sand in LEGO Fortnite? Use a Shovel on the ground. Depending on the biome, you will either get Soil or Sand. If you use the Shovel in the Desert biome, Dry Valley, you will get sand. On the other hand, if you use the Shovel in biomes like the Grasslands, you will get Soil.   

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Now, if you haven’t got a Shovel on you, no problem, as you can make one via the Crafting Bench using the following materials:

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You can make Knotroot Rod using Knotroot at the Lumber Mill that you can craft via the “Utility” section of the Build menu using Wood x8 and Granite x15. 

As for Plank, it’s comparatively more straightforward to make than the Knotroot Rod, as all you need is Wood and the Lumber Mill. You can use a single piece of Wood to craft a Plank. 

How to use sand and soil in LEGO Fortnite
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Once you have these Knotroot Rod and the Plank, head to the Crafting Bench and craft the Shovel. Now, open your inventory and drag and drop the Shovel in your hotbar. Now, press the respective key to equip the Shovel and press the action button to dig up Soil from the ground. 

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That being said, if you haven’t yet found the Desert biome in LEGO Fornite, head to the following coordinates: 0.24, -0.02, 0.03, and you will find yourself in the Desert biome, Dry Valley. 

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How to use Soil and Sand in LEGO Fortnite

How to get sand and soil in LEGO Fortnite
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Soil is used for building Garden Plot in LEGO Fornite where you can plant seeds. Meanwhile, you need Sand to make Glass using the Metal Smelter, which is required to craft some new tools like Spyglass and the Compass. 

That sums up our guide on how to get Soil and Sand in LEGO Fortnite and how to use Soil and Sand in LEGO Fortnite. 

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