General
Is bio365 growing media sterilized?
bio365 soils are not sterilized. They contain a wide spectrum biology. This wide spectrum biology is the key to having a resilient growing system.
Are your products also for outdoor growers?
Yes! Though our media is manufactured indoors and excels in the controlled environments of greenhouse and indoor growing spaces, our products are also stellar outdoor soils. Because we have created a great growing environment that maximizes the ...
Can I use your product as an amendment?
For those looking to use our soils as amendments / top-dressing, we especially recommend BIOFLOWER. It is a great way to revitalize your existing mix by adding nutrients, living biology, and bioCORE biochar!
Will you make a custom blend for me?
We can work with customers to tailor a formulation of our materials (including bioCORE biochar and our biologically active base, bioCHARGE) to meet your needs. However, given the nature of our operation minimum quantities apply.
Is your growing media organic?
Yes! Our patented bioCHARGE is OMRI certified, along with all our blends. In addition, our products are suitable for production under the National Organic Program. We are listed for organic production with NOFA and routinely work with certifiers for ...
I don't switch out my outdoor soil each year what can you do for me?
Our horticultural media can be used to amend and top-dress in-ground soils or depleted container-based soils. Our media is a great way revitalize your existing mix by adding nutrients, living biology, and bioCORE biochar. For those looking to use our ...
I have a great super soil recipe will you make it for me?
We specialize in soils that use our patented bioCORE and bioCHARGE technologies, which we have extensively tested and developed over years. However, let's do the math together. It may be that our growing media offers considerably better value.
What does bio365 do for quality control?
bio365 prides itself in produces the highest quality living horticultural media for controlled environment agriculture. Our commitment to quality starts with careful selection of raw materials, all these raw materials are rigorously inspected upon ...
What is the expiration date of your growing media? What are the possible consequences of using expired media?
We recommend using our media within one year of purchase. Many customers have used our product when it is more than a year old, however we do not recommend it as we cannot be sure your plants will receive the full benefits our living soil provides ...
What types of crops can I grow in bio365 media?
Just about anything! Any crop that can be grown in horticultural media can be grown using bio365 media. Although much of our media is designed for controlled environment agriculture, we also have blends that will work in outdoor settings as well.
You claim your growing media is unique. Does this mean they are dificult to use? Will I have a steep learning curve?
Our soils are unique! Our proprietary, patented manufacturing process uses principles of biomimicry to create horticultural media. It's easy to get started with our growing media, much easier than other soil transitions you may have experienced. We ...
Are your products vegan?
We source our materials from ethical and clean vendors, and our products do contain ethically sourced animal byproducts such as bone char and feather meal. bio365 is always innovating! If there's enough demand in the market, we may look into creating ...
Can I reuse your growing media?
At bio365 we encourage recycling of our products, but we don't recommend reusing bio365 horticultural media within high-intensity controlled envirnment agriculture (CEA). Reuse of soil in CEA carries significant risks: 1. Carryover of pathogens or ...
I found something that is not soil in my soil?
bio365 works very hard to keep garbage out of our materials and production processes. We carefully select raw material suppliers who follow good practices, and we evaluate our raw materials when they arrive at our facility, looking for contamination. ...
A seedling I didn't plant sprouted in my soil?
bio365 makes every effort to keep errant seeds out of our materials and production processes. Our production, raw materials storage, and finished goods storage all happen indoors in controlled spaces. We carefully select raw material suppliers who ...