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BuildASoil Complete Soil Building Kit - Coot Approved - 2.2 CF Bale Kit is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Complete Soil Building Kit
Everything that turns peat, aeration, and compost into a living soil: the Nutrient Kit and the Mineral Kit, sized to your bale. You bring the base, mix it once, let it rest, and plant.
What is in the box
Rock dust holds natural moisture, so the minerals ship in their own bag and stay away from the raw nutrient meals until mixing day.
2 cups per cubic foot
4 cups per cubic foot
No high phosphorus inputs, on purpose. The recipe leaves out heavy phosphorus amendments like bone meal so mycorrhizal fungi have a reason to partner with the roots.
The recipe
The base is one part each of peat, aeration, and compost. Every cubic foot of that base gets both kits.
If you use worm castings, keep them to 5 to 15% of the compost third. More than that can push sodium too high.
| Kit size | Peat (fluffed) | Aeration | Compost | Finished soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 CF bale kit | About 3 cu ft | 3 cu ft | 3 cu ft | About 9 cu ft |
| 3.0 CF bale kit | About 4.67 cu ft | 4.67 cu ft | 4.67 cu ft | About 14 cu ft |
| 3.8 CF bale kit | About 6 cu ft | 6 cu ft | 6 cu ft | About 18 cu ft |
Pick the kit that matches the peat bale you are buying. Rounding to the nearest cubic foot is fine.
How to build it
Which one is right for you
This kit is for growers who want to source their own base. If you would rather have everything in one box, or skip the mixing entirely, those options are here too.
You are here
Complete Soil Building Kit
Both kits. You buy the peat, aeration, and compost locally and mix it yourself.
You source the base
Turnkey
Take 'N Bake
The complete version. The base comes in the box with the kits, so you have every ingredient on mixing day and nothing to source.
The recipe's author
This recipe comes from Clackamas Coot, who has given a great deal to the growing community over the years. He is retired now, and 10% of the price of every kit goes to him.
Questions
No. This kit is the nutrients and minerals. If you want the base in the box too, get the Take 'N Bake.
Match it to your peat bale: 2.2 CF, 3.0 CF, or 3.8 CF. The table above shows how much finished soil each one makes. Our soil volume calculator tells you how much your containers or beds hold.
Let it rest 1 to 2 weeks after mixing, kept slightly moist.
Yes. The Nutrient Kit and Mineral Kit are each sold on their own. Buying them together here costs 10% less.
Our whole team grows. Reach out through our contact page or use the chat on this site.
Questions?
We are here to help and our entire staff knows how to grow. Just reach out via chat, email or even phone. We are passionate about growing and want you to succeed.
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Built my own used cowoco castings and everything rocked thanks coots and BAS.
This really shines when you used malted barley and other sst
It almost makes growing cannabis easy it’s a great product not a lot of work except for mixing everything in the beginning and letting the soil cook so far I’ve had a great experience. My plants are thriving. Thanks to the build a soil products and great customer service..
The complete soil building kit - Coot was amazing The soil I created from it smelled so fresh and fragrant and it looked amazing.
My grow started out fine and then I had a nap infestation. So things didn't come out exactly the way I wanted but now I'm looking for an entire kit that I can automate and start again. One that I don't have to open the door for more than once a week or two weeks.
great!
Bas is best organic soil company I know of. Great videos on YouTube also
Complete Soil Building Kit
Everything that turns peat, aeration, and compost into a living soil: the Nutrient Kit and the Mineral Kit, sized to your bale. You bring the base, mix it once, let it rest, and plant.
What is in the box
Rock dust holds natural moisture, so the minerals ship in their own bag and stay away from the raw nutrient meals until mixing day.
2 cups per cubic foot
4 cups per cubic foot
No high phosphorus inputs, on purpose. The recipe leaves out heavy phosphorus amendments like bone meal so mycorrhizal fungi have a reason to partner with the roots.
The recipe
The base is one part each of peat, aeration, and compost. Every cubic foot of that base gets both kits.
If you use worm castings, keep them to 5 to 15% of the compost third. More than that can push sodium too high.
| Kit size | Peat (fluffed) | Aeration | Compost | Finished soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 CF bale kit | About 3 cu ft | 3 cu ft | 3 cu ft | About 9 cu ft |
| 3.0 CF bale kit | About 4.67 cu ft | 4.67 cu ft | 4.67 cu ft | About 14 cu ft |
| 3.8 CF bale kit | About 6 cu ft | 6 cu ft | 6 cu ft | About 18 cu ft |
Pick the kit that matches the peat bale you are buying. Rounding to the nearest cubic foot is fine.
How to build it
Which one is right for you
This kit is for growers who want to source their own base. If you would rather have everything in one box, or skip the mixing entirely, those options are here too.
You are here
Complete Soil Building Kit
Both kits. You buy the peat, aeration, and compost locally and mix it yourself.
You source the base
Turnkey
Take 'N Bake
The complete version. The base comes in the box with the kits, so you have every ingredient on mixing day and nothing to source.
The recipe's author
This recipe comes from Clackamas Coot, who has given a great deal to the growing community over the years. He is retired now, and 10% of the price of every kit goes to him.
Questions
No. This kit is the nutrients and minerals. If you want the base in the box too, get the Take 'N Bake.
Match it to your peat bale: 2.2 CF, 3.0 CF, or 3.8 CF. The table above shows how much finished soil each one makes. Our soil volume calculator tells you how much your containers or beds hold.
Let it rest 1 to 2 weeks after mixing, kept slightly moist.
Yes. The Nutrient Kit and Mineral Kit are each sold on their own. Buying them together here costs 10% less.
Our whole team grows. Reach out through our contact page or use the chat on this site.
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