KKOCustom Mix Lab
Tessman Show • Get Your Soil Roasted

Grab the imaginary loader

Build a mix.
Face the KKO crew.

Pick a crop. Add scoops. Run the test. If the roots would complain, Max, Maggie or Kristy will tell you why—with absolutely no indoor voice.

1

Choose your crop

Different roots, different job.

2

Build your blend

Bulk ingredients use relative scoops. Additives use dose levels. Real KKO formulas remain safely out of roasting range.

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Reed-sedge peatNo reed peat selected—Max will question what is carrying the base.
0
none8 scoops
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Sphagnum peatNo sphagnum selected. Fine when reed peat, coir or bark is doing the job.
0
none8 scoops
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Coconut coirNo coir selected. Moisture and structure must come from the other base materials.
0
none8 scoops
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Aged pine bark finesNo bark selected. Air and structure must come from another ingredient.
0
none8 scoops
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SandNo sand selected. Fine—sand is optional and only belongs where its weight and particle size serve the formula.
0
none8 scoops
♻️
CompostNo compost selected. Nutrition and biology must come from the rest of the program.
0
none8 scoops
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PerliteNo perlite selected. Bark or rice hulls must provide the extra air space.
0
none8 scoops
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Rice hullsNo rice hulls selected. Perlite or bark must handle the aeration work.
0
none8 scoops
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VermiculiteNo vermiculite selected—normal for many KKO mixes unless a customer requests it.
0
none8 scoops
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Worm castingsNo castings selected. Fine when another feeding plan covers the crop.
0
none8 scoops
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LimestoneNo lime selected. A peat-heavy mix may need pH adjustment.
0
noneheavy dose
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Nutrient chargeNo nutrient charge selected. Compost, castings or fertigation must bring lunch.
0
noneheavy dose
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Wetting agentNo wetting agent selected. High-peat mixes may become difficult to rewet.
0
noneheavy dose

Meet your totally unbiased judges

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Max

Soil Mixologist

Protects the root zone and quietly questions every extra scoop.

🤝

Maggie

Mix Matchmaker

Knows what growers need, matches them with the right mix and refuses to sell root-zone nonsense.

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Kristy

Dreamer + Namesake

Loves the ambition. Will still tell you when the roots need shoes.

Ready for a mix that survives the roast?

Want your own custom mix?

Talk with the KKO team about your crop, containers, watering program, ingredients and production goals. We blend growing media for greenhouses, nurseries and professional growers.

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Five grandchildren smiling together

Jim would like everyone to know

Our future depends on custom mixes.

No pressure. Just the grandkids counting on us.

— Jim, apparently 😂