SOL Soils

LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate) is becoming one of the most popular and versatile substances in horticulture. As a soil component or medium, it retains moisture while providing excellent drainage for excess water. Use as a soil topper for a unique desert or Martian theme!

The Houseplant Mix was designed to offer quality soil options for all types of plant lovers, not just those with cacti and succulents. This mix contains the most organic matter of all our products to ensure that your houseplants get all the moisture and nutrients they need to thrive. This mix utilizes recycled coconut chips and coir, an otherwise wasted byproduct of the coconut industry.

Chunky Perlite is a large and super lightweight, naturally occurring volcanic glass. When heated to the appropriate temperature during processing, it expands like popcorn. As a soil amendment perlite keeps mixes lighter and allows water to flow through. Popular with many leafy plants like Aroids and orchids especially.

Succulent Gritty Mix is ideal for a wide variety of succulents and other dry-weather plants. It contains more organic matter and retains more moisture/nutrients than our cactus soil. This mix utilizes recycled coconut chips and coir, an otherwise wasted byproduct of the coconut industry.

The Houseplant Mix was designed to offer quality soil options for all types of plant lovers, not just those with cacti and succulents. This mix contains the most organic matter of all our products to ensure that your houseplants get all the moisture and nutrients they need to thrive. This mix utilizes recycled coconut chips and coir, an otherwise wasted byproduct of the coconut industry.

Pumice (filtered 3/8" to 1/4" size) is relatively lightweight volcanic rock used as an amendment in all types of soil. Its porous composition allows it to retain moisture and nutrients during watering, and release them slowly over time as the root system requires. Think of these components as little batteries for your plants!

Orchid Mix is designed to be extra light and avoid compaction to provide maximum oxygen to the root system, a must for these unique plants. As orchids typically are not found in the ground, they obtain water and nutrients from the air, rain, and debris that collects in the crevices in which they grow

The Kona Grey topper is comprised of the finest St. Cloud grey granite. Toppers serve as a protective layer against bugs and other pests, as well as a decorative flair for your favorite plants.

Succulent Gritty Mix is ideal for a wide variety of succulents and other dry-weather plants. It contains more organic matter and retains more moisture/nutrients than our cactus soil. This mix utilizes recycled coconut chips and coir, an otherwise wasted byproduct of the coconut industry.

The Seedling and Propagation Mix is perfect for seed starting or propagating a stem or leaf cutting. It is designed to be much finer and moisture retentive than our other mixes and is compatible with all plant types. The components in this mix provide seeds and seedlings with an ideal physical structure ensuring adequate water retention, ideal oxygen flow, as well as excellent drainage.

The Sedona Red topper features sparkling pink quartz, evoking the famous reds of the American Southwest. Toppers serve as a protective layer against bugs and other pests, as well as a decorative flair for your favorite plants.

The Original Sol topper blends grey, gold, and red rock to create a unique and colorful landscape. Toppers serve as a protective layer against bugs and other pests, as well as a decorative flair for your favorite plants.

Sol Biotics lines are designed to give you options of a limited set of complimentary items to use all year round on all your plants without the worry of misusing them by accident and burning or hurting your plants.

Soil toppers offer a customizable finishing touch to complement all your potted plants. Our Saharan Gold topper features beautiful yellow dolomite, inspired by the golden hues of the Sahara Desert. Toppers serve as a protective layer against bugs and other pests, as well as a decorative flair for your favorite plants.

LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate) is becoming one of the most popular and versatile substances in horticulture. As a soil component or medium, it retains moisture while providing excellent drainage for excess water. Use as a soil topper for a unique desert or Martian theme!

Orchid Mix is designed to be extra light and avoid compaction to provide maximum oxygen to the root system, a must for these unique plants. As orchids typically are not found in the ground, they obtain water and nutrients from the air, rain, and debris that collects in the crevices in which they grow.

LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate) is becoming one of the most popular and versatile substances in horticulture. As a soil component or medium, it retains moisture while providing excellent drainage for excess water. Use as a soil topper for a unique desert or Martian theme!

Cactus Gritty Mix is the mix that started it all! This puts a more eco-friendly spin on the traditional gritty cactus soil by utilizing coconut chips and coir, an otherwise wasted byproduct of the coconut industry.

Chunky Perlite is a large and super lightweight, naturally occurring volcanic glass. When heated to the appropriate temperature during processing, it expands like popcorn. As a soil amendment perlite keeps mixes lighter and allows water to flow through. Popular with many leafy plants like Aroids and orchids especially.

Sol Biotics - Necessary Nutrients Think of this like a probiotic supplement and three square meals a day, but for your plant's long term well-being. Also includes Mycorrhizal fungi (inocluant), beneficial microbes like Bacillus, humic acids, and biochar to continually supplement some structure for microbes. Our Sol Biotics line of all-natural fertilizers, repotting shock treatments, soil enhancers, and soil revitalizers are all designed to give you options of a limited set of complimentary items to use all year round on all your plants without the worry of misusing them by accident and burning or hurting your plants. Feed your plants a blend of top-quality macro-and micronutrients derived from nature to keep them happy and support vigorous growth. Necessary Nutrients is your new go-to fertilizer option amended with biochar and beneficial microbes to keep your soil ecosystem thriving! MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI Glomus intraradices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 spores per g Glomus deserticola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 spores per g Glomus etunicatema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 spores per g Glomus clarum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 spores per g BENEFICIAL BACTERIA Bacillus subtilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 x 105 CFUs per g Bacillus licheniformis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 x 105 CFUs per g Bacillus amyloliquefaciens . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.65 x 105 CFUs per g Bacillus maegaterium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 x 104 CFUs per g Bacillus polymyxa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 x 104 CFUs per g

Sol Biotics - Mycorrhizae is a similar concept to taking pro biotics for your own gut health. These 4 species of Mycorrhizae [my-kuh-rai-zee] are beneficial fungi which form a symbiotic relationship with the plant and increase the surface area of root systems which may aid in nutrient and water absorption.

Sol Biotics - Soil Salvation is like adding little 5-Star hotels throughout the root ball for the beneficial microbes in your potting mix, kind of like a spa day.

Our Seedling and Propagation Mix is perfect for seed starting or propagating a stem or leaf cutting. It is designed to be much finer and moisture retentive than our other mixes and is compatible with all plant types. The components in this mix provide seeds and seedlings with an ideal physical structure ensuring adequate water retention, ideal oxygen flow, as well as excellent drainage. Note in the comparison image the material looks quite different when bagged dry vs. damp. We will try to dry most batches when we can so it keeps that more distinctive look, but if it all looks dark, rest assured its the same recipe and performs the exact same! Its just bagged damp, right after mixing sometimes. Our core chunky & gritty mixes are built for more robust root systems, but this mix is compatible with all plant types that might need to be started from seed/cutting. Because it is more moisture retentive, you may see color variation bag-to-bag (we still mix and bag by hand!). WHATS IN IT Coconut Husks, Calcined Clay, Hardwood Biochar, Earthworm Castings *Note: This mix also works well blended 50/50 (or less) into any of our other mixes for a finer, more water retentive hybrid mix. This mix on its own isn't designed for adult plants to live in long-term. As a Please also be aware: We packed this baby with beneficial microbes, so you'll likely see a little bit of mycelium which will look like the beginning of mold in some cases. Definitely don't discard this "white gold" and just blend it all together if you see this and plant in the mix as-is!