BuildASoil

Craft Blend

amendment explicit recommendation 9 mentions

Use case: Regenerating used Earthbox soil by mixing with chopped cover crop so worms decompose it into fresh castings

Specs: Broken down much faster when paired with kashi and compost, BuildASoil in-house top-dress amendment blend, Higher NPK and trace mineral numbers than bokashi, NPK nutrient feeding amendment, The rest sits on the surface for feeder roots to dig into

Model: Craft Blend

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 004: Jeremy chops the cover crop, mixes in Craft Blend and Kashi Blend, and in under two weeks worms have turned it back into soil — he literally sees worms feeding on residual Craft Blend particles.
• Ep 012: Jeremy pulls a cup out to show the diversity, then applies a half cup at the front and a half cup at the back of the 3.0 Earth Box for a full cup total. He also plans to use it on his 3x3 pots before flower and on the greenhouse tomato pot to hold fruit.
• Ep 014: Central top-dress input for this pre-flower episode — Jeremy plans to put Craft Blend on every plant, and says he sometimes scoops it into the tea brew as well.

Mentioned in: ep 004, ep 012, ep 014, ep 017, ep 022, ep 026

BuildASoil Craft Blend

amendment explicit recommendation 5 mentions

Use case: Dry amendment paired with Kashi blend during cover crop regeneration of spent soil

Specs: 15 different ingredients, added to recycled Earth Box soil, alfalfa meal, balanced minerals, crustacean meal

Model: Craft blend

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 001: Jeremy says the mycelium in the regenerating EarthBox comes from the Kashi blend and the Craft blend he put in there.
• Ep 002: Jeremy mentions craft blend alongside kashi blend as the reason the tilled cover crop in the no-till earth box is rapidly turning into soil.
• Ep 010: Jeremy adds craft blend and Kashi blend to the used Earth Box during the cover crop phase, so by transplant the bed is already fed

Mentioned in: ep 001, ep 002, ep 010, ep 011, ep 015

BuildASoil Kashi Blend

amendment explicit recommendation 4 mentions

Use case: Soil inoculation with beneficial microbes and fungi; used during cover crop regeneration to accelerate decomposition

Specs: Also produced in a 1-pound size (for a municipal food composting system), Compostable bag packaging, Contains organic inputs similar to the soil itself, Contains probiotics, Fully fermented

Model: Kashi blend

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 001: Jeremy credits the mycelium blooming in the regenerating EarthBox to the Kashi blend applied with the cover crop.
• Ep 002: Jeremy credits kashi blend with the visible decomposition of the tilled-in cover crop in the no-till earth box and says it is one reason the earth box cover crop is already turning into soil.
• Ep 003: Jeremy: 'this is full of probiotics it's been all fermented together and it's got organic inputs as well that are similar to our soil and so it just kind of brings it all together on the surface.'

Mentioned in: ep 001, ep 002, ep 003, ep 010

BuildABloom

amendment explicit recommendation 4 mentions

Use case: Mid-flower soluble complement to living soil — delivers calcium and phosphorus at the start of flower when small containers skew potassium-heavy from compost

Specs: Bridge feed while waiting on a top dress to become available, Maximum frequency once per week, Safe to stack with Build-A-Flower, Start at the low dose and increase only if needed, Water-in soluble format

Model: Build-a-Bloom

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 024: Jeremy added BuildABloom at one teaspoon per gallon on yesterday's watering even though he'd already top-dressed. He wanted to get ahead of feeding before leaving town. Describes it as a product they developed so living soil growers don't have to resort to blo
• Ep 026: AJ recommends Build-A-Bloom as a soluble water-in companion to Build-A-Flower. Don't push harder than once a week, start low, use as an immediate food bridge if a top dress hasn't kicked in yet.
• Ep 027: Host lists Build A Bloom as an option he would reach for if the plants showed they needed supplemental food around week 6 of flower

Mentioned in: ep 024, ep 026, ep 027, ep 028

BuildASoil Saponaria

amendment explicit recommendation 3 mentions

Use case: Natural saponin wetting agent and mild plant tonic added to irrigation water

Specs: foams heavily when agitated, initial packaging, label in progress, label in design with J. Plant Speaker, less than 1/4 teaspoon per gallon dose, natural saponins

Model: Saponaria (Quillaja soap bark extract)

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 002: Jeremy introduces the new BuildASoil Saponaria as a twenty percent saponin Quillaja soap bark extract. He drops under a teaspoon into the sprayer and it foams up immediately, showing how little is needed to disperse moisture.
• Ep 010: Jeremy uses 'just under one teaspoon' in about 3.5 gallons of warm filtered water to produce a foam base, saying it spreads moisture side to side through the soil and has plant growth promotant effects documented in Google Scholar studies on saponins
• Ep 018: Upcoming BuildASoil product — Jeremy mentions label design in progress.

Mentioned in: ep 002, ep 010, ep 018

BuildASoil Take-and-Bake Kit

substrate explicit recommendation 3 mentions

Use case: Complete living soil kit for home growers — everything pre-measured so you just layer and mix. Designed as a target window for the home grower most likely to give them success.

Specs: 1 cubic foot rice hulls, 2 cubic feet pumice, 5% moisture mentioned, Approximately 70 gallons / 9 cubic feet finished soil, Earthy Mountain fish compost

Model: Take-and-Bake (approx 70 gallons / 9 cubic feet finished soil)

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 003: Jeremy's entire episode is making the Take-and-Bake from scratch. 'Everything that we put in here like literally everything the wetting agent the biochar it's all comes in the taken bait kit there's not one piece you're missing it's all properly weighed and me
• Ep 005: Jeremy calls it 'the perfect soil' for 4-5 gallon autoflower pots and says it should beat any bottled-nutrient results the grower has seen
• Ep 010: Jeremy sends a couple of cups of Take and Bake soil to the lab for a saturated paste test to show viewers how it compares to the other recipes

Mentioned in: ep 003, ep 005, ep 010

Kashi Blend

amendment explicit recommendation 3 mentions

Use case: Fermented microbial inoculant/amendment added to chopped cover crop for Earthbox regeneration

Specs: adds biology, fermented Kashi-style amendment, fermented grain product, grows a white mycelium layer when applied, top dress amendment

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 004: Jeremy notes he can't find the Kashi Blend in the soil anymore — it's all been decomposed and taken down into the soil by the worms.
• Ep 012: Jeremy says 'this step isn't 100% necessary, I already put the craft blend in' but he likes it because of the biology. He points viewers to the BuildASoil website to learn more about it, and says it will grow the same white mycelium look as the Earth Box build
• Ep 030: Paired with gnarly barley as a top dress last episode. Jeremy says the bloom you see under the cover happens as soon as the kashi goes in, especially paired with barley.

Mentioned in: ep 004, ep 012, ep 030

BuildASoil 3.0 Living Soil

substrate explicit recommendation 3 mentions

Use case: Primary fill for the fresh Earth Box and one of the four recipe comparison beds

Specs: 1 cubic foot bag, approximately 7.5 gallons per cubic foot, contains Malibu compost, contains Oldy Mountain fish compost, contains worm castings

Model: 3.0

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 010: Jeremy dumps one cubic foot bag directly into the Earth Box and says 3.0 is so loaded he doesn't need to add anything after filling. He shows the woody bits from the Oldy Mountain fish compost in the bag
• Ep 011: Jeremy says the 3.0 recipe is the same in the fresh Earth Box and the quadrant-three back bed, and emphasizes it's a real soil not a potting mix.
• Ep 019: Jeremy applies the predator mites into the freshly set-up BuildASoil 3.0 Earthbox, noting the compost is not sterilised so predators arrive already

Mentioned in: ep 010, ep 011, ep 019

Worm Castings

amendment explicit recommendation 2 mentions

Use case: Light top dress to add biological life to a regenerating EarthBox

Specs: Jeremy uses roughly half a bag per Earth Box top dress, sold in bags

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 001: Jeremy says he sprinkled a little bit of worm castings on top of the cover crop over the weekend and now the soil is growing with life.
• Ep 012: 'I want to get the worm castings up against it, get all the biology'. Jeremy dumps roughly half the bag across the new 3.0 Earth Box and smooths it out.

Mentioned in: ep 001, ep 012

BuildASoil Light Mix

substrate explicit recommendation 2 mentions

Use case: Seedling and young plant living soil mix scooped into one-gallon containers for transplant

Specs: balanced nutrition not hot, compost fraction is worm castings only, fine worm castings, peat moss, pumice

Model: Light Mix

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 002: Jeremy scoops BuildASoil Light Mix into each rigid plastic one-gallon, the same recipe the seedlings were rooted in, so the transplant moves them into more of the same medium rather than a richer blend.
• Ep 030: Jeremy fills the tulsi, tomato and pepper cups with Light because 3.0 has too much nutrition for fresh seed. He says the name refers to balanced nutrition, not physical lightness.

Mentioned in: ep 002, ep 030

Therm-X 70

amendment explicit recommendation 2 mentions

Use case: Wetting agent added to irrigation water to break peat hydrophobicity

Specs: adds soapiness to water, few drops per bucket, looks like molasses out of bottle, molasses-like texture, saponin-based wetting agent

Model: Therm-X 70

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 002: Jeremy pulls a bottle of Therm-X 70 out and notes BuildASoil bottled their own after COVID caused a bottle shortage. He describes it as molasses-like with dried residue on the bottle and calls it important for brand new peat-based soil.
• Ep 028: Jeremy uses thermex 70 as the wetting agent in his feed cocktail. He mentions BAS was briefly bottling it themselves during the covid bottle shortage. Also notes you can use any saponin-containing agricultural wetting agent.

Mentioned in: ep 002, ep 028

BuildASoil Light

substrate implicit use 2 mentions

Use case: Germinating vegetable seedlings (cucumber, tomato, pepper) in trays inside the tent

Specs: 100% germination observed on most trays, dropped slightly this week to hit target PAR for flower, light seed-starting potting medium, used to harden off tomatoes and peppers in the tent before moving to greenhouse

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 004: Jeremy reports fantastic 100% germination on most trays in BuildASoil Light and uses it throughout the seedling station on the tent racks.
• Ep 012: Jeremy calls out that the tomatoes and peppers in quadrant four are 'looking really good in the build of soil light' and that he dropped 'the lights just a little bit' this week to get into target PAR range for flower.

Mentioned in: ep 004, ep 012

BuildASoil Take and Bake

substrate explicit recommendation 2 mentions

Use case: Living soil base for the 3x3 bed in quadrant 2

Specs: bagged beginner-friendly complete mix, complete pre-mixed living soil recipe, made from scratch in a 100-gallon pot, soil currently in the 3x3 bed, used in the 3x3 no-till quadrant for Season One

Model: Take and Bake

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 006: Jeremy reminds viewers that the bed is filled with the Take and Bake recipe that was mixed from scratch in the 100-gallon mixing pot and then carried into the tent.
• Ep 041: Jeremy noticed from initial soil testing and stem colour in-run that Take and Bake could be tweaked, and he wants to add one ingredient to soup it up slightly without changing the cost. He plans to re-amend the 3x3 and rerun the exact same no-till top-dress wo

Mentioned in: ep 006, ep 041

BuildASoil Light recipe

substrate explicit recommendation 2 mentions

Use case: One of the four recipes in the 3x3 side-by-side comparison bed

Specs: best veg soil, designed for customers who want to add to it and top dress, most balanced BuildASoil recipe, very productive

Model: Light

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 010: Jeremy calls it 'our most balanced recipe' and transplants Branson's Royal Revenge number 2 into it
• Ep 020: Jeremy calls the Light recipe his best veg soil and says customers who like to top dress and build on top tend to choose it. Many customers use Light in veg then transfer into 3.0 for flower.

Mentioned in: ep 010, ep 020

BuildASoil website

other explicit recommendation 2 mentions

Use case: Retail source for the Earth Boxes and all BuildASoil inputs

Specs: affordable Earth Box package without the trellis/fertilizer extras, point of reference for learning more about Kashi Blend, sells Earth Boxes in multiple colors

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 010: Jeremy says 'we do carry them at our website at buildasoil.com, we have a few different colors and we have an affordable package where you don't have to get like the trellis kit and all the extra fertilizer'
• Ep 012: 'You can learn more about it on our website' — regarding the Kashi Blend fermented grain product.

Mentioned in: ep 010, ep 012

BuildASoil Worm Castings

amendment explicit recommendation 2 mentions

Use case: Top dress layer under/over the Craft Blend

Specs: Balanced with better nutrients and ideally higher calcium, Best castings they can find at scale, Selected to avoid high sodium and high potassium, Sourced for scale production, come with life in them

Model: BuildASoil Castings

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 015: Already had an open bag so used it today; notes they are a 'beautiful casting' used as the base to make BuildASoil Light.
• Ep 031: Jeremy differentiates their scale castings from the Colorado Worm Company castings: 'the build a soil castings that we offer are the best we're able to find for scale and the colorado worm company castings that we offer are the best that we can find in mom and

Mentioned in: ep 015, ep 031

BuildASoil Light (soil)

substrate explicit recommendation 2 mentions

Use case: The light mix used in these cloth containers; Jeremy says he has just been watering in with a little RootWise

Specs: 1 cubic foot top-dressed into 7.5-gallon starting volume to reach effective 10-gallon container, lighter amendment load than 3.0, made using BuildASoil castings as a component, supports top-dress feeding through the run

Model: BuildASoil Light

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 015: Referenced as the soil he is growing the 10x10 project in and as what the BuildASoil castings are built around.
• Ep 041: Branson's #12 in Light Soil was the biggest yielder of the entire Season One — 6 ounces 24 grams — which Jeremy uses as proof that all BuildASoil recipes work and quality in equals quality out, with the Light mix holding its own even against the heavier 3.0.

Mentioned in: ep 015, ep 041

Build-A-Flower top dress

amendment explicit recommendation 2 mentions

Use case: Top dressing all containers and Earth Boxes at the flip to flower to create a stretch-ready nutrient layer for feeder roots

Specs: also brewed in compost tea at 1.5 cups per 4 gallons, applied half-inch to one-inch layer, compost plus castings plus amendments pre-mixed, contains Oly Mountain compost, flower top dress

Model: Build-A-Flower

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 017: Jeremy says it is very popular because small-container growers just want to top dress with worm castings, compost, and amendments all mixed. He uses it as the top dress across all quadrants today.
• Ep 018: Jeremy top-dressed BuildAFlower on Quadrants 1 and 3 and brewed a nutrient tea for all quadrants. He deliberately skipped the top dress in the larger 3x3 Quadrant 2 because soil volume depletes slower.

Mentioned in: ep 017, ep 018

Build-A-Flower

amendment explicit recommendation 2 mentions

Use case: Flowering-stage top dress on the 10 gal no-till pots

Specs: Can be stacked several inches deep, Should not fill the entire pot — leave headroom for future top dresses, Top dress format, compost plus worm castings blend, used as a layering amendment during rebuild

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 026: AJ tells the shop crew to lay Build-A-Flower today so tomorrow's watering activates it, always pairing it with a little kashi to accelerate breakdown.
• Ep 029: Jeremy says he uses Build-A-Flower (compost and worm castings) and stacks it on top of craft blend during the rebuild protocol.

Mentioned in: ep 026, ep 029

BuildASoil 3.0

substrate implicit use 2 mentions

Use case: Living soil base in one of the 10x10 quadrants

Specs: absolutely loaded with nutrients after recycling with cover crop, fully-amended heavier living soil, newer formulation, pre-mixed living soil bag, stacked water-only for a while then fed towards the end of the run

Model: 3.0

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 037: Jeremy mentions the quadrant in question was a newer bag of BuildASoil 3.0 and they didn't top dress nearly as heavily there, which is why that plant was slightly hungry and faded hard.
• Ep 041: Jeremy mentions the 3.0 was loaded to start but even more fertile after running cover crop through it for recycling, which may have contributed to Halitosis #4's lighter yield alongside the fact its genetics leaned different from seed.

Mentioned in: ep 037, ep 041

BuildASoil Soil Recipes (one bag each)

substrate implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Comparing each BuildASoil recipe head-to-head in Quadrant 3's 10-gallon containers

Specs: 7.5 gallon bag volume per recipe

Model: 7.5 gallon bag per recipe

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 001: Jeremy says he will use one of each BuildASoil recipe in the 10-gallon containers to really highlight the differences and talk about when a grower would reach for each one.

Mentioned in: ep 001

BuildASoil Compost Teas

amendment implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Liquid biological and nutrient input applied to the 10-gallon recipe comparison containers

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 001: Jeremy previews brewing teas as one of the techniques he will demonstrate in the 10-gallon recipe comparison quadrant.

Mentioned in: ep 001

BuildASoil Organic Fertilizers

amendment implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Supplemental feed for pushing yield and quality out of the 10-gallon containers

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 001: Jeremy says they will use some of our organic fertilizers here to get the quality we are after while still getting yield out of a smaller container.

Mentioned in: ep 001

Horticultural aloe

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Plant tonic and natural saponin source added to transplant drench

Specs: label rate one teaspoon per gallon

Model: horticultural aloe

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 002: Jeremy sprinkles a small amount of BuildASoil horticultural aloe into his drench. He says many customers swear by it and he wants it in the mix so everything works well on camera in the coming weeks.

Mentioned in: ep 002

BuildASoil 12-species cover crop blend

cover_crop implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Cover crop mix tilled into no-till earth boxes for biodiversity

Specs: diverse blend, twelve species

Model: 12 seed cover crop blend

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 002: Jeremy mentions that in the earth box he uses BuildASoil's twelve-seed cover crop blend and calls it beautiful and very diverse. He is using single-species clover on the smaller one-gallons because of their size.

Mentioned in: ep 002

BuildASoil gourmet mushroom grow products

other explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Home gourmet mushroom cultivation, and as a CO2 source for the 10x10

Specs: made locally, top shelf

Model: organic mushroom growing products

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 002: Jeremy previews a separate 4x4 outside the 10x10 where BuildASoil will demonstrate new organic mushroom growing products made locally by top shelf growers, and plans to duct the fruiting CO2 into the 10x10.

Mentioned in: ep 002

BuildASoil Saponaria Wetting Agent

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Wetting agent stirred into water (3.5 gal for a 70-gal batch) to foam the water with saponin so moisture spreads evenly through the hydrophobic peat moss, eliminating dry pockets.

Specs: One bottle lasts multiple grows, Organic certified (BAS paid extra for the organic version), Saponin extract powder, Very potent — pinch (~1/10 tsp) is enough for 3.5 gallons water

Model: Saponaria saponin extract powder (organic version)

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 003: Jeremy: 'You can use any wetting agent this is my preferred it's organic — we paid extra to get the organic version it's a saponin extract.' He notes the only thing from the kit you don't use up is the Saponaria — it's so potent it lasts multiple grows.

Mentioned in: ep 003

BuildASoil Pre-Inoculated Biochar (beetle-kill)

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Carbon-rich amendment that holds nutrients and microbes in the soil. Target use range: 2–10% by volume. At 70 gallons a 2-gallon bag is about 3%.

Specs: Made from local beetle-kill wood, Pre-inoculated with Roots Organics Microbe Complete, Pre-loaded with organic amino acids and nitrogen, Professionally tested for ideal properties, Pyrolyzed (burned without oxygen) into high-carbon charcoal

Model: Beetle-kill wood biochar, pre-inoculated

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 003: Jeremy: 'if you just dump biochar in your soil it'll actually absorb your nutrients like a sponge and steal from your soil so what we do is we pre-inoculate this with root wise microbe complete and some organic amino acids some nitrogen to help it absorb nutri

Mentioned in: ep 003

BuildASoil Worm Castings (double-bagged)

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Primary worm casting amendment in the Take-and-Bake recipe — provides bioavailable nutrients and beneficial biology.

Specs: Black 'humic rich' texture, Consistent batch-to-batch, Double-bagged: breathable outer bag + plastic inner liner, Sourced by the truckload, Worms fed organic vegetable material

Model: Vermicompost from organically fed worms

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 003: Jeremy: 'these worm castings we specifically get by the truckload and they're fed organic vegetable material and that makes it so that soil mixing is very consistent.' He draws attention to the double-bag packaging: 'in our worm castings we double bag it becau

Mentioned in: ep 003

BuildASoil Mineral Kit

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Mineral component of the Take-and-Bake — sprinkled on top of the layered mix before the final stir.

Specs: Calcium sources, Full ingredient list published online, Other minerals, Pre-measured for 9 cubic feet of soil, Rock dust

Model: Pre-measured mineral pouch (9 cubic feet dose)

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 003: Jeremy: 'we're talking rock dust and calcium and all the good stuff if you want to look online we have all of the ingredients listed we're totally transparent there's no secrets here at all as far as ingredients.'

Mentioned in: ep 003

BuildASoil Nutrient Kit

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Nutrient component of the Take-and-Bake — sprinkled on top before the final mix.

Specs: Ingredient list publicly available online, No blood meal, No bone meal, Pre-measured for 9 cubic feet of soil

Model: Pre-measured nutrient pouch (9 cubic feet dose)

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 003: Jeremy: 'look at this nutrient kit beautiful no bone meal no blood meal none of that fake organic that you get from a lot of the other lower priced quasi-organic companies and it's because we weren't educated when we're all educated we know what's good it's ha

Mentioned in: ep 003

3x3 Fabric Bed

container strong positive 1 mentions

Use case: The primary growing container for quadrant two of the 10x10

Specs: 3 foot by 3 foot fabric bed, ships with PVC corner fittings, straight PVC bought locally

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 004: Jeremy fills this hand-mixed with living soil from the 100 gallon container and discusses the PVC corner trellis kit that ships with it.

Mentioned in: ep 004

PVC Corner Trellis Kit

tool strong positive 1 mentions

Use case: Building a trellis and support frame around/inside a 3x3 fabric bed

Specs: corners ship with the 3x3 kit, custom PVC corner fittings, legs go inside the bed, straight PVC bought and cut by the user for shipping sustainability

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 004: Jeremy says the corners 'you can't buy at any store' — BuildASoil supplies them with the kit, and you cut your own straight PVC to length. He should have installed it before filling the bed.

Mentioned in: ep 004

Coots nutrient kit (Take and Bake)

amendment strong positive 1 mentions

Use case: Complete dry nutrient package for building living soil from scratch

Specs: dry amendment kit for living soil, follows Clackamas Coot recipe, includes kelp meal

Model: Take and Bake

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 004: Jeremy says 'part of the take and bake kit is part of the Coots nutrient kit and in that there is kelp meal, dry kelp' — his primary source of kelp in the soil build.

Mentioned in: ep 004

Cover crop seed mix

cover_crop strong positive 1 mentions

Use case: Regenerating Earthbox and 3x3 bed soils between cycles; mulch layer germination

Specs: multi-species cover crop seed

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 004: Visible as the cover crop growing in the mulch layer in quadrant two and previously in the reused Earthbox. Chopped and mixed with Craft Blend / Kashi Blend for regeneration.

Mentioned in: ep 004

BuildASoil live chat

other explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Live customer support on BuildASoil.com for grow questions

Supplier: BuildASoil.com

• Ep 005: Jeremy points viewers there for urgent questions that don't fit the FAQ

Mentioned in: ep 005

BuildASoil Instagram DM

other explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Channel for grower questions outside of YouTube

Supplier: Instagram

• Ep 005: Jeremy says Instagram is the behind-the-scenes of the YouTube series and pulls questions from there

Mentioned in: ep 005

BuildASoil worm bin (retail store)

container implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Vermicompost waste recycling and source of red wigglers for the 3x3 bed

Specs: in-store worm bin, recycles organic waste into castings and supplies worms for beds

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 006: Jeremy says they have a worm bin in the store that lets them recycle organic waste and feed it right back into the beds — and the red wigglers going into the 3x3 bed will come from it.

Mentioned in: ep 006

BAS 12 Seed Cover Crop Mix

cover_crop explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Standard living-soil cover crop sprinkled on the 3x3 take-and-bake bed and all four 10-gallon recipe containers

Specs: scales from small containers to farms, twelve species mix

Model: 12 Seed

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 007: Jeremy uses this as the default cover crop, pre-inoculates the bag with Rootwise by dry-shaking, and spreads by hand straight from the bag

Mentioned in: ep 007

BAS Saponin Wetting Agent

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Wetting agent added to irrigation water to break surface tension and help Rootwise disperse

Specs: approximately a quarter teaspoon per 3.5 gallons, extract form, foam/soapy action on water, goes into solution easily, little beads

Model: unnamed extract (voted naming in progress, 'What's Happening' name mentioned)

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 007: Jeremy is in the process of renaming the product with viewer votes, mentions J Plant Speaker may be involved in the naming; currently uses a tiny dose per can

Mentioned in: ep 007

BAS Organic Mushroom Block Straw Mulch

mulch explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Indoor mulch layer for living soil beds and containers

Specs: certified organic, full of mycelium, grown on an organic mushroom farm, one block mulched the 3x3 plus four 10-gallons plus earlier 1-gallons with material left over, pre-pasteurized straw

Model: Certified Organic Spent Mushroom Block

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 007: Jeremy's preferred indoor mulch — recycled waste from an organic mushroom farm, pasteurized so it ships free of weed seed and pathogens

Mentioned in: ep 007

BAS Regular Straw Mulch

mulch alternative mentioned 1 mentions

Use case: Budget alternative mulch offered by BAS for growers who don't need pasteurized

Specs: can germinate weed seed inside your pots, not pasteurized

Model: Regular Straw

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 007: Jeremy says BAS has offered this for years but the mushroom block is now his preferred method because of seed germination in regular straw

Mentioned in: ep 007

BAS Craft Blend

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: All-purpose dry top-dress to recharge used soil

Specs: approximately 15 ingredients, balanced all-purpose top-dress, safe at label rate

Model: Craft Blend

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 007: Jeremy says Craft Blend will not burn at label rate and pairs well with Coco castings for recharging dried soil

Mentioned in: ep 007

BAS Los Malibu Recipe

substrate implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: One of four living soil recipes being trialled side-by-side in 10-gallons

Specs: 10 gallon container in the test

Model: Los Malibu (made with Malibu compost)

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 007: Jeremy describes this as the BAS recipe with Malibu compost as the compost source

Mentioned in: ep 007

BAS Los Oli Recipe

substrate implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Second recipe in the 4-way 10-gallon side-by-side trial

Specs: 10 gallon container, visually very dark compost

Model: Los Oli (made with Oly Mountain compost)

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 007: Jeremy says 'that olie is so dark it's beautiful' while sprinkling cover crop on this pot

Mentioned in: ep 007

BAS Light Mix Recipe

substrate explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Third recipe in the 4-way 10-gallon side-by-side trial

Specs: one of the most balanced and most popular BAS recipes

Model: Light

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 007: Jeremy calls Light one of BAS's most balanced and popular mixes

Mentioned in: ep 007

BAS 3.0 Recipe

substrate explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Fourth recipe in the 4-way 10-gallon side-by-side trial

Specs: newest and most popular water-only recipe

Model: 3.0

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 007: Jeremy says the 3.0 is their newest and most popular water-only style soil, the biggest contrast to the Light Mix

Mentioned in: ep 007

BAS Take and Bake Soil

substrate implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: The base living soil filling the 3x3 bed in this episode

Specs: 70 gallons used in the 3x3 bed, pumice as aeration (not perlite)

Model: Take and Bake

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 007: First amendment added to the take-and-bake beyond plain water is Rootwise in this episode

Mentioned in: ep 007

BuildASoil.com Saturated Paste Test Reports

other explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Reference data for comparing BAS recipes over time

Specs: published in the product photo sections for each recipe, updated quarterly (four times a year)

Model: quarterly saturated paste lab reports

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 007: Jeremy says every recipe has a published lab report and they will track all four plus the take-and-bake every quarter

Mentioned in: ep 007

BuildASoil

supplier explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Jeremy's own company, the source of the 10x10 project's entire product and philosophy stack

Specs: living soil brand, vegetable farm arm, vetting and lab-testing process

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 008: Jeremy repeatedly references BuildASoil's sourcing standards, customer relationships, internal vetting, and rigorous testing procedures

Mentioned in: ep 008

BuildASoil liquid fish hydrolysate

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Liquid fish fertilizer in the BuildASoil product line

Specs: organic-use-approved, same phosphoric acid as soda pop, stabilized with food-grade phosphoric acid

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 008: Jeremy uses this as a worked example of how an 'organic-approved' product can contain a non-organic stabilizer while still being above-board under NOP rules

Mentioned in: ep 008

BuildASoil compost

substrate explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Compost component in the BuildASoil living soil system

Specs: multiple types offered, rigorous vetting, yard-waste source questions

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 008: Jeremy uses compost as an example of why BuildASoil offers multiple types and does due diligence on yard-waste sources rather than simply chasing an organic label

Mentioned in: ep 008

BuildASoil how-to-water blog post

other explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Reference document Jeremy points viewers to for deeper watering detail

Specs: linked in video description, searchable by googling 'how to water build a soil'

Supplier: buildasoil.com blog

• Ep 008: Jeremy explicitly recommends googling this post for the full treatment he can't fit in the episode

Mentioned in: ep 008

BuildASoil growing organic shirt

other mentioned in use 1 mentions

Use case: Merchandise shirt Jeremy was wearing in the video Trevor Gordon referenced

Specs: 'growing organic' slogan

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 008: Trevor's question mentions Jeremy was wearing a 'growing organic' shirt, prompting the organic-certification discussion

Mentioned in: ep 008

Saponaria powder (saponin extract)

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Drench or foliar additive leveraging saponins for pest protection and soil wetting

Specs: $40 with free shipping, 2 ounce bag, <1/4 tsp per gallon normal dose, higher dose for foliar pest protection

Model: Saponaria 2 oz bag

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 009: Jeremy confirms it is live at buildasoil.com under the name Saponaria, may be rebranded/co-branded with Jay Plant Speaker, and one bag lasts him many grows.

Mentioned in: ep 009

Los Olly Malibu recipe

substrate explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: One of the four recipes in the 3x3 side-by-side

Specs: darker color from fish compost and hardwood, more humic rich, uses Malibu compost and Oldy Mountain fish compost

Model: Los Olly Malibu

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 010: Jeremy points out Los Olly is darker in color right away and takes two years to make the compost components

Mentioned in: ep 010

BuildASoil filtered water filter

tool explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Producing clean, chlorine-free warm water for the transplant drench

Specs: allows mixing hot and cold for warm water, connects to sink

Model: sink-connect water filter

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 010: Jeremy says 'we use filtered water and I make sure that on the filter that we offer it connects to the sink so I can actually turn the hot water on just a little bit, balance it to a nice warm temperature of like 80 degrees or so'

Mentioned in: ep 010

BuildASoil grow bag (1 gallon)

container implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Nursery size for the plants being transplanted out of

Specs: branded plant tags, corner-pull bag opening

Model: 1 gallon fabric grow bag

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 010: Jeremy demonstrates the BuildASoil one-gallons each have a plant tag labeled with cultivar and number

Mentioned in: ep 010

BuildASoil 1 cubic foot soil bag

substrate implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Packaging for the 3.0 soil that fills the Earth Box

Specs: 1 cubic foot = ~7.5 gallons, corner pull release

Model: 1 cu ft bag

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 010: Jeremy shows viewers to 'grab the corner and pull' to release the BuildASoil bag

Mentioned in: ep 010

BuildASoil Ollie soil recipe

substrate implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: One of the four comparison bags in quadrant three, running a Branson's Royal Revenge

Specs: loaded with nutrients, one cubic foot / 7.5 gallon bag, one of four BuildASoil recipes being tested

Model: Ollie

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 011: Jeremy says the back-row bags — 3.0, Ollie, and Malibu — are all loaded with nutrients and transplanted well with great turgor.

Mentioned in: ep 011

BuildASoil Malibu soil recipe

substrate implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: One of the four quadrant-three comparison bags, running a Branson's Royal Revenge

Specs: loaded with nutrients, one cubic foot / 7.5 gallon bag, one of four BuildASoil recipes being tested

Model: Malibu

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 011: Jeremy includes Malibu in the 'loaded with nutrients' back row along with Ollie and the 3.0, all doing great post-transplant.

Mentioned in: ep 011

BuildASoil Light mix (lighter recipe)

substrate implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Quadrant-three comparison bag — the light recipe in the four-recipe test

Specs: lighter soil, transplants easily, one of the four comparison recipes

Model: light recipe (unnamed in this episode)

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 011: Jeremy says 'the plants usually transplant really well into the light soil' as he points out the lighter recipe alongside the three heavier ones.

Mentioned in: ep 011

Cover crop seed (general)

cover_crop implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Living mulch and soil recharge under no-till bed and recycled Earth Box

Specs: turned into recycled Earth Box, visible sprouts coming through the mulch in the 3x3 bed

Model: general cover crop mix

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 011: Jeremy shows cover crop shoots coming up through the mulch layer in the 3x3 bed and mentions turning cover crop into the recycled Earth Box during recharge.

Mentioned in: ep 011

Plant tags (green, labelled)

tool implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Tracking cultivars and pheno numbers in mixed beds

Specs: green colour, handwritten label e.g. 'Branson's Royal Revenge number 9 female', pushed down into the mulch layer

Model: green plastic plant tag

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 011: Jeremy pulls a green tag labelled 'Branson's Royal Revenge number 9 female' out of the mulch layer to show viewers how he tracks which plant is which.

Mentioned in: ep 011

Specialty vine clips

tool explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Clipping tomato stems and cannabis branches to a vertical string or bamboo stake

Specs: BuildASoil has always carried them, also usable on bamboo stakes, plastic clip with a pinching wedge, string fits into the wedge and is pinched in place

Model: wedge-style vine clip

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 011: Jeremy shows the tomato rolled onto a string up to the ceiling with these clips pinching the string — doesn't hurt plants, easy to apply, lots of customers use them for branches.

Mentioned in: ep 011

BuildASoil Instagram

other explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Viewer reference for plant training techniques

Specs: contains training and plant-control examples

Model: instagram profile

Supplier: instagram.com/buildasoil (implied)

• Ep 011: Jeremy points viewers to Instagram for examples of the plant training techniques he's used over the years.

Mentioned in: ep 011

Max Stomper

amendment mentioned in use 1 mentions

Use case: Amendment used in the recycled Earth Box's previous grow cycle

Specs: ran in the recycled Earth Box's previous cycle

• Ep 012: Jeremy references it to identify which Earth Box is the recycled one: 'this is the one that we ran the max stomper in last time'.

Mentioned in: ep 012

Take and Bake Kit

substrate explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Living soil recipe used for the 3x3 quadrant plants

Specs: exact recipe used in the 3x3, undergoing Logan Labs soil test

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 012: Jeremy mentions this is the mix used in the 3x3 and that even before the Logan Labs results come back, 'it doesn't look like i need a soil test to determine if it's working, the plants are really liking it'.

Mentioned in: ep 012

Los Oli recipe

substrate explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Living soil recipe being trialled in the 10x10 alongside Los Malibu and Take-and-Bake

Specs: living soil recipe used in quadrant three

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 012: Jeremy says 'the los oli and the los malibu are very similar' and that both soil tests 'look really really good'. The weaker plant in this recipe turned out to be a watering issue, not a soil issue.

Mentioned in: ep 012

Los Malibu recipe

substrate explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Second living soil recipe in the quadrant three trial

Specs: living soil recipe used in quadrant three, soil test confirmed

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 012: Jeremy notes it is very similar to Los Oli and 'this one's crushing right now', meaning it is outperforming visually in that quadrant.

Mentioned in: ep 012

BuildASoil Worm Castings (bagged)

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Ready-to-use worm castings for compost tea or top dressing when you don't have a home worm bin

Specs: bag-aged biology still works, darker in color, more finished than fresh

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 014: Jeremy holds up bagged BuildASoil castings alongside his home-bin harvest, notes the bag is darker and more finished but the biology is less active after sitting in the bag.

Mentioned in: ep 014

BuildASoil Organic Molasses

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Simple sugar source for compost tea at 1/3 cup per 4-5 gallon brew

Specs: bottled by Molasses Corporation for BuildASoil, larger volume than grocery-store bottles, multipurpose — also used for baking, organic

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 014: He explains they stock their own organic molasses because grocery-store organic bottles are tiny and expensive per ounce, so BuildASoil sells a larger-volume bottle.

Mentioned in: ep 014

BuildASoil Compost Tea Brewer

tool implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Aerating the compost tea brew inside a 5-gallon bucket

Specs: air holes on the bottom of the diffuser, comes with small-diameter tube and small air pump, fits inside a 5-gallon bucket, snaps together for easy shipping, upgrade kit available with larger-diameter tube

Model: snap-together kit

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 014: Jeremy assembles it on camera, removes the stock small-diameter nozzle, replaces it with the upgrade kit's larger tube, and clamps it to the side of the bucket.

Mentioned in: ep 014

BuildASoil Compost Tea Brewer Upgrade Kit

tool explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Increases airflow and dissolved oxygen in the brew by bypassing the restrictive stock nozzle

Specs: includes oversized tube and hardware, larger-diameter air tube, replaces stock small-diameter tube for more airflow

Model: upgrade kit

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 014: He credits Tim Wilson with the rationale — open up the pumps for more air — and sells this upgrade so customers can bypass the stock restriction.

Mentioned in: ep 014

BuildASoil PVC Trellis Kit (green corners)

tool explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Building a flat scrog screen for the 3x3 quadrant two bed

Specs: green corner connectors, hard to ship so cost more, snap-together PVC system, sold in 4-packs

Model: PVC trellis corner four-pack

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 014: Jeremy demonstrates assembling this trellis system on camera, noting the green corners are hard to ship and expensive but super easy to use.

Mentioned in: ep 014

BuildASoil 3x3 No-Till Bed

container implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: The main 3x3 no-till bed in quadrant two of the 10x10

Specs: Jeremy runs same genetics across it, connected system, fits 4 or up to 16 plants

Model: 3x3 connected bed

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 014: Jeremy discusses how he usually runs all the same genetics in a connected bed and how the green corner trellis system snaps into the 3x3.

Mentioned in: ep 014

BuildASoil blog DIY airlift tutorial

other explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Reference for growers wanting to build an airlift brewer from scratch

Specs: free tutorial on building your own airlift compost tea brewer

Supplier: buildasoil.com blog

• Ep 014: Jeremy: 'we give you a free tutorial on our blog how to build your own airlift compost tea brewer.'

Mentioned in: ep 014

BuildASoil Take-and-Bake (3x3 bed)

substrate mentioned in use 1 mentions

Use case: Soil mix used in the 3x3 bed in the tent

Specs: high in calcium, slightly low on flowering nutrients — needs Craft Blend top dress, soil test came back loaded

Model: Take-and-Bake

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 015: Jeremy references a soil test on the take-and-bake and says it only needs a light top dress of Craft Blend for the whole flower cycle.

Mentioned in: ep 015

Compost tea (BuildASoil simple recipe)

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Watered in over fresh top dress to deliver biology and instantly available nutrients

Specs: brewed for 24 hours, recipe available at buildasoil.com, worm castings + molasses

Model: simplest worm-castings-and-molasses recipe

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 015: Jeremy says this is BuildASoil's simplest compost tea recipe — worm castings and molasses — and sends viewers to the blog for it.

Mentioned in: ep 015

BuildASoil blog — The Real Secret to Cloning Plants

book explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Reference resource for viewers who want the principles behind cloning

Specs: article on the principles behind cloning, humidity lowering leaf pressure, lower light for rooting

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 015: Jeremy tells viewers to check out the BuildASoil blog — this article explains the theory behind humidity, light and temperature for cloning.

Mentioned in: ep 015

BuildASoil blog — cloning process walkthrough

book explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Second BuildASoil blog post covering the practical cloning process

Specs: step-by-step process article, uses aloe and AgSil in the recipe

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 015: Companion blog to the principles article, focusing on Jeremy's exact process.

Mentioned in: ep 015

Worm bin (BuildASoil)

other explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: On-site source of fresh worm castings for top dress

Specs: pretty active, source of fresh castings

Model: active worm bin

• Ep 015: Jeremy says he could harvest fresh castings from the bin but they're busy so used the already-open bag.

Mentioned in: ep 015

BuildASoil Kashi (bokashi-style blend)

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Sprinkled salt-and-pepper style in Earth Boxes and all containers after chopping defoliation leaves into the mulch — accelerates leaf breakdown into soil

Specs: breaks down leaves back into soil faster, local family product — husband and wife make it, probiotic product, remains active and fuzzy for a long time, supports pot worms and predator mites

Model: Kashi blend

• Ep 017: Jeremy says him and his wife make these products and he really likes the Kashi blend. He prefers to sprinkle not layer — works better with space between.

Mentioned in: ep 017

BuildASoil Light soil recipe

substrate implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Starter soil for the 2000+ seeds started in various trays

Specs: lighter soil mix for starts, used to start lots of seeds in trays

Model: BuildASoil Light

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 017: Jeremy mentions they popped around 2000 seeds in trays using BuildASoil Light and other bagged soils.

Mentioned in: ep 017

BuildASoil Essential Oil Blend

ipm_product explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Foliar additive for IPM rotations

Specs: blended from Liberty Naturals essential oils, unlabelled bulk bottle

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 018: BuildASoil buys bulk favourite essential oils from Liberty Naturals and blends them in-house. Customers use it as part of their IPM. A few drops per gallon up to 1 oz/gal.

Mentioned in: ep 018

EM-5

ipm_product explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Gentle preventative plant wash, tray and algae cleaner, rotation rinse

Specs: 1 oz/gal normal, 2 oz/gal clones/young plants, 2–6 oz/gal heavy cleaning, EM-1 + organic apple juice concentrate + organic grape alcohol + organic apple cider vinegar + yucca extract + organic peppermint essential oil, fermented plant wash

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 018: Jeremy's most gentle product and one of his favourites. Also used between other IPM sprays to clean the plant so it better receives the next product.

Mentioned in: ep 018

BuildASoil IPM Bundle #3

ipm_product explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Ready-to-go IPM rotation kit

Specs: includes Procidic + Dr Zymes Eliminator + EM-5, sold at a discount, three-way IPM kit

Model: Bundle 3

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 018: Jeremy's recommended rotation pack for home growers.

Mentioned in: ep 018

BuildASoil Horticultural Aloe

ipm_product explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Gentle foliar wetting agent and preventative

Specs: high in saponin, not sold as a pesticide

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 018: Jeremy notes aloe itself has no pest issues. Some growers use it to eradicate fungal issues on citrus. Sold as horticultural aloe only.

Mentioned in: ep 018

BuildASoil Cold-Pressed Neem Oil

ipm_product explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Gold-standard preventative and eradication foliar

Specs: 3,000+ ppm azadirachtin, cold-pressed wild-harvested Indian neem, emulsify with AgSil 16H or saponin/soap, needs warming in hot water bath to liquefy, vs hydro-store neem at 200–800 ppm

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 018: Jeremy's 'go-to' when there is a real problem. He imports the premium grade from India and has lab-tested azadirachtin repeatedly. Apply at 1–2 oz/gal on a 3-day cycle through pest egg hatch.

Mentioned in: ep 018

BuildASoil IPM Report (free PDF)

book explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Reference for spray recipes and per-gallon ratios

Specs: contains all IPM recipes and ratios, free on buildasoil.com blog

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 018: Jeremy tells viewers to google 'buildasoil ipm report' — contains everything he's discussing today in writing.

Mentioned in: ep 018

BuildASoil beneficial insects (resale)

supplier alternative mentioned 1 mentions

Use case: Alternative fulfilment path for BuildASoil customers already ordering other products

Specs: BuildASoil offers the same beneficials but Jeremy recommends going direct to Evergreen during busy season

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 019: Jeremy says 'we offer them at buildasoil but it's a lot easier during busy season to just go direct'

Mentioned in: ep 019

BuildASoil 3.0 recipe

substrate explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Living soil base mix for the 3.0 earth box quadrant

Specs: most popular for customers who want less work, newer science-based recipe, typically catches up and beats the Light recipe in previous tests

Model: 3.0

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 020: Jeremy describes 3.0 as the go-to for customers who don't want to do as much work — more amendments built in, typically outperforms the Light recipe in head-to-head flower tests.

Mentioned in: ep 020

BuildASoil original recipe (with 33 percent compost)

substrate mentioned in use 1 mentions

Use case: Living soil base mix in one of the four quadrants

Specs: 33 percent compost, loaded with compost, the original recipes that a lot of people copied to make from scratch

Model: original

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 020: Two of the four quadrants are running the original recipes. Jeremy notes BuildASoil doesn't sell as many of these any more but they're legacy recipes many growers still copy.

Mentioned in: ep 020

Los Alamos Malibu recipe

substrate mentioned in use 1 mentions

Use case: Soil recipe reference mentioned in the recipe comparison discussion

Specs: an older-school recipe

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 020: Jeremy mentions Los Alamos Malibu as one of the older-school recipes — it almost doesn't matter which one you pick as long as you follow cardinal rules.

Mentioned in: ep 020

BuildASoil incubator plug pucks

substrate explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Rooting medium for cuttings

Specs: arrive moist but not moist enough, biochar, coco coir, peat moss, pre-made hole in the top

Model: Incubator Plugs

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 021: Jeremy 'just started offering them'. He hopes their natural ingredients (no proprietary peat-moss glue) will finally let them compost in the beds after a cycle, unlike every other brand he's tried where the old pucks don't decompose and keep showing up.

Mentioned in: ep 021

BuildASoil aloe product

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Added to pre-soak water for cuttings and to first-watering of transplanted clones

Specs: liquid aloe concentrate

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 021: Jeremy adds about half a teaspoon per cup of water when soaking cuts, and again into the 1-gallon first watering. Credits aloe as a natural source of rooting hormones/enzymes.

Mentioned in: ep 021

Pure saponaria (yucca) extract

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Wetting agent in the first watering so water soaks into dry fresh soil rather than running out

Specs: dose about 1/8 teaspoon per gallon, kyu yaha plant extract, new label coming, true extract with no sugars, very potent

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 021: Jeremy calls it the saponaria/yucca extract and contrasts it with Therm X70 which contains sugars. He says this one is a true, potent extract and only needs a tiny dose.

Mentioned in: ep 021

BuildASoil cloning kit

other explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Turnkey cloning setup for the BuildASoil method

Specs: includes black tray, includes humidity dome, includes incubator plugs, includes orange lift insert

Model: Cloning Kit

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 021: Jeremy mentions it almost as an afterthought, laughing that he keeps forgetting to be salesy — just search 'cloning kit' on buildaswell.com (BuildASoil).

Mentioned in: ep 021

BuildASoil light mix soil

substrate explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Transplant medium for rooted clones into solo cups

Specs: comes in a bag with a sewing strip closure, light nutrient strength

Model: Light Mix

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 021: Jeremy uses it straight out of the bag for the 10 keeper clones. 'They take really well to this.'

Mentioned in: ep 021

BuildASoil blog tutorials

other explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Deeper reference for the cloning method and environment theory

Specs: two articles: one on method, one on environment

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 021: Jeremy points viewers to his two blog articles on buildasoil.com — one covers the method, the other covers why environment matters (lighting, humidity, what causes rooting).

Mentioned in: ep 021

PVC trellis frame (second layer)

tool explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Second horizontal trellis layer over quadrant one during stretch

Specs: PVC uprights pre-cut to about 14 inches taller than first layer, corner connectors (three-way and four-way), no glue — friction fit so it can be disassembled, trellis screen zip-tied to frame

Model: PVC trellis kit

Supplier: BuildASoil (carries the corners)

• Ep 022: Jeremy calls it lego-style assembly, says BuildASoil carries the corner connectors if you cannot find them, and mentions PVC furniture connectors as a colorful alternative online

Mentioned in: ep 022

BuildASoil mushroom growing kits

other explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Mushroom cultivation that will also generate CO2 ducted into the cannabis room

Specs: grown in a 4x4 tent right outside the 10x10, new product

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 022: Jeremy says they will be growing mushrooms with their new mushroom growing kits in a 4x4 tent right outside this room and plan to duct the CO2 in to boost plant growth

Mentioned in: ep 022

BuildASoil clothing merch

other mentioned in use 1 mentions

Use case: Retail merchandise available in the BuildASoil shop

Specs: branded apparel line

Supplier: BuildASoil retail shop

• Ep 027: Host walks past a clothing rack on the way to the main tent

Mentioned in: ep 027

Oil to the Soil

amendment implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Biologically active liquid soil input for living-soil beds

Specs: biologically active liquid, bottles bulge from microbial gas production, very active with microbes

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 027: Host picks up a bulging bottle on the shelf and releases the cap pressure on camera, explaining the bulge is from live microbial activity and is normal and expected at home

Mentioned in: ep 027

Take-and-Bake Living Soil

substrate explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Quadrant three 3x3 bed — easily outperforms 10-gallon containers at day 30

Specs: 3x3 bed format, phenomenal amount of soil for 4 plants

Model: Take-and-Bake

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 028: Jeremy says that amount of soil is just phenomenal for four plants — really more than they require — which means the plants can keep up easily. Only adds water plus root wise and wetting agent, no supplementation needed.

Mentioned in: ep 028

No-Till Bundle

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Beginner shelf of organic water-soluble products for smaller containers

Specs: collection of BAS water-soluble and top-dress products

Model: No-Till Bundle

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 028: Jeremy notes a lot of BAS customers buy the no-till bundle or pick their favorite products to build an arsenal on the shelf so they don't have to order when they get behind.

Mentioned in: ep 028

Saponin extract product

amendment alternative mentioned 1 mentions

Use case: Alternative wetting agent Jeremy's company carries

Specs: agricultural product, saponin-based

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 028: Jeremy says we also carry a saponin extract product as another wetting agent option. Agricultural products are more cost-effective than consumer options.

Mentioned in: ep 028

Pure Protein Dry

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Water-soluble amino acid nitrogen supplement for flower

Specs: basically pure amino acids, freeze-dried fish hydrolysate, half tablespoon added to bucket, most water-soluble digestible organic nitrogen, up to a tablespoon per gallon without burning

Model: Pure Protein Dry

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 028: Jeremy says this became a legendary product — big outdoor growers swear by it. It's a very premium freeze-dried fish hydrolysate. Won't burn the plant, won't foxtail, unlike harsher nitrogen like blood meal which has to be broken down.

Mentioned in: ep 028

Build-a-Soil Aminos

amendment alternative mentioned 1 mentions

Use case: Plant-based water-soluble amino nitrogen option

Specs: plant-based alternative to fish hydrolysate, soy-based amino acid product

Model: Aminos

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 028: Listed as the plant-based alternative to pure protein dry. Jeremy notes soy has GMO issues even with non-GMO sourcing, so neither plant-based nor fish is without concerns — BAS still tries to get the best products.

Mentioned in: ep 028

Build-a-Bloom 2-10-5 (approximate)

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Jeremy gives the approximate N-P-K of build-a-bloom when combined with his cocktail additives

Specs: 2 on the front end N number, cocktail can push it more toward 5-10-10 equivalent after other adds

Model: Build-a-Bloom

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 028: Jeremy notes the first number on build-a-bloom is a 2 (low N), and adding amino acid plus gypsum plus seaweed has upped his overall cocktail to roughly a 5-10-10 equivalent for the 10-gallon containers.

Mentioned in: ep 028

Clackamas Coot's Gnarly Barley

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Ground in a bullet blender and used as an enzymatic top dress on EarthBoxes and no-till beds

Specs: a portion of the money from each sale plants trees and supports Coot, enzymatically active even though dried, sprouted and dried at food-grade sprouting lab, sprouted barley seed, sprouted corn seed

Model: Clackamas Coot Gnarly Barley seed mix

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 029: Jeremy grinds it fine so no hemp seed can germinate in the tent and drop pollen. He uses it on Quadrants 1, 3 and 4 today. Developed in collaboration with Coot.

Mentioned in: ep 029

Gnarly Barley

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Top dress in no-till beds to feed microbes and trigger mycelial bloom

Specs: ground up before application

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 030: Jeremy ground it up and applied it alongside kashi blend last episode — this is what set off the fuzzy white mycelial mat now visible under the mulch.

Mentioned in: ep 030

BuildASoil 3.0 mix

substrate explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Filling the non-recycled EarthBox with fully amended living soil

Specs: good for flower and smaller containers, more extra nutrients than Light

Model: 3.0

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 030: Jeremy contrasts it with the Light blend — 3.0 has more amendments, good for flower and small containers but too hot for cups of fresh seed.

Mentioned in: ep 030

Koboko (P-K amendment)

amendment explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Late-flower P-K boost on plants in take-and-bake mix that didn't have heavy phosphorus loading

Specs: Does not add general nitrogen, Super loaded in P and K (phosphorus and potassium), Used for a big late-flower swell

Model: Koboko

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 031: Jeremy says 'I might put some coboko in here now it doesn't need any general like nitrogen or anything but... the take and bake mix I don't think was heavy on phosphorus... so I'm going to add some koboko it's super loaded in the p and k and I think that will

Mentioned in: ep 031

BuildASoil potting soil

substrate mentioned in use 1 mentions

Use case: BuildASoil's bagged potting soil product line

Specs: Balanced with better nutrients, calcium preferred, Cannot be high in sodium or potassium, Uses BuildASoil scale worm castings, Very specific nutrient profile requirements when sourcing incoming castings

Model: potting soil

Supplier: BuildASoil

• Ep 031: Jeremy mentions it while explaining casting sourcing: 'when we have a production issue where we need more incoming for just even for making potting soil we have a very specific profile that we're looking for'.

Mentioned in: ep 031

BuildASoil organic blue corn (sprouting)

seed alternative mentioned 1 mentions

Use case: Source seed for Sprouted Seed Tea — germinated and blended for enzyme-rich plant feed

Specs: Blue corn variety, Organic, Unique properties vs generic popcorn

Model: Organic blue corn

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 033: Jeremy uses the BA blue corn in the SST demo but openly says any organic popcorn from a grocery store will do — does not gatekeep the product. Explicitly says 'just because we sell a cool blue corn does not mean you have to buy this from us'.

Mentioned in: ep 033

BuildASoil support email

other mentioned in use 1 mentions

Use case: Customer support channel

Specs: support@buildasoil.com for questions

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 033: Jeremy points viewers to the BA support email, Instagram DMs, and the YouTube comments for Q&A.

Mentioned in: ep 033

Mountain Compost

amendment implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: The compost input on the finicky over-watered Branson's #5 plant

Specs: only compost used in the back-right container of the living soil quadrant, standalone compost input for Branson's #5

• Ep 041: Branson's #5 was grown in the living soil with only Mountain Compost in the back right of the quadrant and was the over-watered underwatered finicky plant Jeremy joked about on day one. He is adamant that despite the water stress it came back with a vengeance

Mentioned in: ep 041

3x3 no-till bed

container implicit use 1 mentions

Use case: Multi-plant shared no-till bed — the Take and Bake quadrant

Specs: 3 feet by 3 feet no-till bed footprint, held Halitosis #8, #2, Branson's #9, #1 in shared soil

Model: 3x3

• Ep 041: The 3x3 was the site of most of the cannibalization — Halitosis stretchers dwarfed the Branson's non-stretchers in shared soil. Jeremy plans to rerun the exact same no-till workflow in it for Season Two after re-amending and adding one ingredient to the Take a

Mentioned in: ep 041

BuildASoil gift card

other mentioned in use 1 mentions

Use case: End-of-Season-One giveaway prize to let new and experienced growers try BuildASoil products

Specs: $100 third prize, $200 second prize, $300 grand prize, name and email entry, one per person, random number generator draw

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 041: Jeremy pitches the giveaway as a way to buy some products maybe you would have never purchased — whether you are a first-timer or experienced grower wanting to jump into something new.

Mentioned in: ep 041

BuildASoil.com gift card

other explicit recommendation 1 mentions

Use case: Season 1 giveaway prizes redeemable on BuildASoil.com for any product

Specs: $100 honorary fourth prize, $100 third prize, $200 second prize, $300 first prize

Supplier: buildasoil.com

• Ep 042: Jeremy says winners can spend the gift cards on whatever they'd like from BuildASoil.com — first time they've done a giveaway like this.

Mentioned in: ep 042