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Light Recipe or 3.0?

Which bag should you take home?

Both are real living soil. Both grow incredible plants. The only question is how much fuel is already loaded in the bag.

BuildASoil Light Recipe potting and planting mix, green bag
Light Recipe
The green bag · Balanced & gentle

Take this one if you're starting seeds or clones, running autoflowers, growing most veggies and herbs, or you like to add your own inputs as you go.

  • All-purpose potting soil, refined for veg
  • A perfect base to build your own program on
  • Gentle enough for seedlings and sensitive plants
  • Won't stunt an autoflower
See the Light Recipe
Best seller
BuildASoil 3.0 Recipe potting soil, orange bag
3.0 Recipe
The orange bag · Loaded & ready for flower

Take this one if you're flowering, growing heavy feeders like tomatoes, peppers, or cucumbers, or you want maximum yield with the least fuss.

  • Our #1 best seller, packed with amendments and compost
  • Short veg, quick flip to flower
  • Water-only for most of the run
  • Use on its own, or transplant into it at the flip
See the 3.0 Recipe
Can't decide? Lots of growers run both: start in Light Recipe through veg, then transplant into 3.0 at the flip to flower. If you're only buying one bag and you're growing something hungry, take the 3.0.
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  Light Recipe 3.0 Recipe
Nutrient level Balanced, moderate High, loaded
Best for Veg, seedlings, autoflowers, most veggies Flowering, heavy feeders, big yields
Amending Easy to amend, build your own program Pre-loaded and ready to go
Typical use Base soil, seed starting, longer veg Short veg then flip, or transplant at flip
Vegetables Most veggies and herbs. Top dress with Craft Blend for bigger plants. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, anything you want to push.
Reusable Yes. Re-amend and keep it forever. Yes. Re-amend and keep it forever.
Independently tested

Why this bag and not the cheaper one next to it?

Because you don't have to take our word for it.

#1of 26 bagged soils, independently ranked
1st & 2nd3.0 and Light swept "Soil Wars"
$0we paid for either result
An outside crew bought our soil at retail, tested it against 25 competitors, and published the results without telling us. We found out when the video went live. No sponsorship, no partnership, no paid placement.
What you're actually paying for
Twice mixedMixed, composted for weeks, then mixed again before it's bagged.
Batch testedEvery batch goes to a lab. We publish the results.
Real ingredientsSourced and tested by us. No mystery filler.
Keep it foreverBuilt with minerals and pumice to be re-amended, not thrown out.
See the full proof, test results and all →

While you're here, grab these too

The soil does the heavy lifting. These three make it sing.

Craft Blend The top dress. One handful re-feeds the soil for weeks and replaces a whole shelf of bottles. A mulch layer Straw, bark, or a cover crop. Keeps moisture in and the biology alive at the surface. Grab it locally or get ours clean and weed-free. A big enough pot Living soil rewards volume. More soil means more buffer, less watering, better plants.
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