Farm
Generated
Fertility!
There is no small thing that we
are doing on this planet.  You
can even go outside and water
the dirt and give seeds life.
--Terry Beam, Jason's Mom
Dr. Dirt's "Old Farm Boy"
Potting Soils
Specially formulated for soil blockers, used by all.
This soil...is alive.
  • Why?
After one million soil blocks grown to perfection, we got to thinking.....
Would others be interested in a soil blocking mix as good as ours?  Many people want simplicity with reliable results.  Many people are
already buying potting soil for their block maker and not getting the results of home made soils, and then become skeptical of the machine.  
Or, people want to make their own but can't find the ingredients, especially vegetable-based compost and glacial rock dust, or don't have
good garden soil.  Problems solved with environmentally friendly and ecologically safe,
OLD FARM BOY Potting Soil.
Gardeners are interested in a ready-to-use blocking soil with fool-proof results.  Now,
Old Farm Boy Potting Soil has created the world's
first and only potting soil specifically formulated for use in a soil block maker with slow-release fertilizers and amendments.  But wait, it also
works wonders for pots and containers.  In fact, we're willing to "bet the farm" it's the best certified organic potting soil on the market.  Why?
Our blocking mix is made from certified organic ingredients* and contains the perfect blend of biologically composted peats, vermicompost,
fertilizers and amendments.  We work with a local vermicompost builder who builds composts that are really biologically alive.  This compost
is key to seedling health without sterilizing the soil.  Why not put billions and billions of soil micro-organisms to work for you?   We've even
added some secret ingredients like rock dust, red worm eggs, yucca extract and mycorrhizal fungi.  We know the best results from soil
blockers comes from the right blocking mix, proper moisture and good compaction.  We simply guarantee it.

  • Which One Should I Buy?
Old Farm Boy Potting Soil comes in 2 varieties:  Micro Maker is for use in the Micro 20 and Mini 5 soil block maker. It is an excellent and
easy way to start seeds.  There is nothing like it on the planet, since it is scientifically perfected to be used in the Micro 20 soil blocker to
germinate seeds in a wet compacted soil without drying out.  
 Old Farm Boy Original is or use in the 2", 3", and 4" block maker.  It is an
incredible blocking mix used to make soil-block transplants on our farm.  It is truly unique:  OFB has a powerful long lasting fertilizing growth
formula.  It also utilizes special long fibers from the coconut pith and sphagnum peat moss.  And, it contains advanced organic wetting
agents made from a newly discovered yucca-type plant so your soil-blocks will not dry out so fast like all other potting soils can.

  • Who is Dr. Dirt?
Dr. Dirt is the name for Jason Beam, who is a Certified Compost and Compost Tea Technician.  It's all about passion for plants that drives
me to create the best potting soil for the soil block maker.  We
know where things can go wrong.  That's why we've made a fool-proof soil
blocking mix and an easy-to-use complete soil block fertilizer.  Customers have never been happier with their soil block makers and their
soil block plants.  We have an obligation to create potting soils that work with soil blockers.  Your success is all that counts to us.  We've
thoroughly researched and tested what will work and we are proud to bring you our finest.   We inspect the work of our suppliers to ensure
purity, quality, and potent biologically symbiotic ingredients are used.
*Note:    All Peat Mosses are registered from the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss
Association.  Material data available upon request.
Certified Organic by OMRI.  Call Jason at 541-913-6689
Farmer-Pledged Super Growth Guarantee:  
I, Jason Beam, do hereby pledge, that this is the same certified organic potting soil I have
used for over one million soil blocks to grow herb, flower, and vegetable starts with
consistent, reliable results and huge succulent transplants that are incomparable by
anything available on the commercial market.  My
email is always open for free online
consulting; a potting soil with a face on it!  Environmentally and ecologically responsible
due to customer demands, and completely safe to human health!  
Old Farm Boy Potting Soils are Trademark Secrets Patentable by the United Stated Patent
and Trademark Office.  
New Product in 2011
OFB Base Fertilizer 7-3-4
OFB Micro Maker Blocking Mix
OFB Original-- "Betting the Farm on the
Best Blocking Mix!"
Old Farm Boy OrganicsTM
Farm Generated FertilityTM
  • What is Farm Generated Fertility?
The customer has demanded a truly sustainable potting soil, or else they won't support it.  We've responded by
creating potting soils from environmentally sensitive ingredients that are:
Sourced locally from certified environmentally sound companies.*
Certified Organic products like vegetable compost, worm castings, compost teas, and fertilizer meals.*
Products that leave a permanent fertility on your land by adding microbe-rich organic matter and long lost
trace minerals.   This stimulates and creates long lasting fertility the way American soils were originally
intended to be, long before large scale agriculture depleted them.
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New and
Improved
  • Who is Old Farm Boy?
The Old Farm Boy trademark is the name of my great grandfather who settled our family land in Wisconsin.  He was a quiet,
hard working farmer who used his land to grow food.  He used a complete sustainable cycle in farming and business.
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(c)  2007-2012 by Jason Beam.  All rights reserved.  Any reproduction without written consent strictly prohibited.  Thank you.  Jason Beam, Eliot
Coleman, PottingBlocks.com, Season Cycles,  Old Farm Boy,  Ladbrooke, Micro 20, Mini 4, Mini 5, Maxi 1, Multi 12, Multi 20, Multi 6, Multi 4, Mega 1,
Millions Grown and Potting Blocks, are all trademarks of Jason Beam, Oregon.
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NEW and IMPROVED!
The famous Micro Mix now comes completely pre-soaked with pure
Northwest purified spring water and is ready for your mini-blocker-- Just
add water and block!  No need to let the peats soak up water, we've
done it for you.  Micro Maker is so convenient!  And, the advanced
recipe uses organic wetting agents, coco fiber, worm castings, and
glacier rock dusts.  This is it.  Won't dry out.  Try it.
Sold in 1/2 cubic foot
compressed boxes or
loose-filled in large orders.
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This is the famous Eliot Coleman recipe for a base fertilizer used in soil blocking mix, but with
advanced ingredients.  We've replaced blood meal with environmentally safer
Organic GMO-
free soybean meal
and cottonseed meal as the slow-release nitrogen meals that won't
inhibit germination.  
We use
glacial rock dust found up here in the Northwest so that your plant can access over
70 trace minerals.   And, we include potent strains of fresh
Mycorrhizae fungi, a symbiotic
beneficial fungus that feeds the plant's roots with nutrients and water.   (Think "Spoon-Fed
Nutrition for Plants.")  
Colloidal Phosphate which is a Soft Rock Phosphate, a vital immediate-release plant mineral.
It is not to be confused with any other hard-rock phosphate you can buy.
Included are the basics:
Greensand, a superior trace mineral, it adds the porous air holding
qualities of sand and weight to blocks.
And, last but not least, a very hard to find
Horticulture Grade Limestone (97% Calcium
Carbonate, 3% Magnesium Sulfate) which is the ONLY lime used in soil blocks.  This buffers
the acidity of the peat moss and cottonseed meal for perfect pH balance.
How to Use:
  • Add to existing potting soils or use this as a complete replacement for
    all of the dry powdered ingredients in soil-block making recipes.
  • Each easy-to-use 3 pound coffee bag sack contains 32 dry oz. (4 cups), which makes
    about 2.5 Cubic Foot  or 20 gallons of Blocking Mix, which will yield about 180-240 soil
    blocks, depending on your personal compression volume.
  • Fertilizes for 3-5 weeks without fertilizer or until block is transplanted into the garden.
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Finally, an excellent blocking mix!  Encourages expansive root development and
efficient nutrient uptake in tight compacted soil blocks with a New "Don't Wilt" Formula.
Partially made from the
coconut pith fiber (and other proprietor blends of long-fibered
sphagnum peat moss*),  large chunky perlite, and diatomite rock.  
Diatomite rock is a natural mineral composed of microscopic plankton skeletons which
holds 100% of its weight in water acting as a reservoir for plant available water and
nutrients.  It improves oxygen exchange, and prevents drying out.
Our potting soil will actually hold a block together
and stay moist!  
OFB Original is now made with 100% worm compost/castings, which is the SUPERIOR
replacement for soil and compost in a blocking mix.   We figured this out years ago.
To round it off, we've added mycorrhizae fungi, bloodmeal for the best slow-release
nitrogen meal for lush green growth, greensand, medium-soft rock phosphate and
Azomite rock dusts (over 70 trace minerals), horticulture-grade dolomitic limestone and
Yucca Schidigera Extract.
Features:
  • Coconut Pith Fiber is a very fine grade of coir fiber with superior water, air and
    nutrient holding properties.  We hydrate the dry coir with compost tea for added
    beneficial microorganisms.
  • 100% Worm Compost replaces the soil/compost ingredients.
  • Certified Organic Wetting Agents (Yucca Schidigera Extract)
  • Environmentally Responsible Peats*
  • OMRI Listed--available upon request.  Call Jason at 541-913-6689

Sold in a compressed 18 quart box that contains 2/3 cubic foot of mix.
Makes 60-80+ 2" soil blocks, depending on your personal compression rate.

$14.99 per box + shipping each box  
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OFB Micro Maker
New and Improved!
  • Now made with Organic Wetting Agents (Yucca plant
    juice) to prevent drying!  
  • Made with worm compost for easier hydration.
  • Comes pre-moistened so you don't have to wait to soak
    your "slur",  just add water and make blocks.
  • The only potting soil of it's kind, Micro Maker delivers
    excellent results for your Micro 20 machine!  Thoroughly
    Tested!
  • The only Vegan-Safe Potting Soil.
Micro Maker is an all organic finely sifted potting soil used
specifically for the Micro 20 Soil Block Maker.
Contains:  coconut pith fiber, sphagnum peat moss*,
greensand, glacial rock dust, colloidal phosphate, and worm
compost
No more sifting, no more germinating guesswork!  Just block
and plant!  Do not waste any more time or effort, get a box of
this trouble-free blocking mix!
Each box makes about 260 3/4" soil cubes.
Sold in 12 quart boxes compressed to 15 quarts
$9.99+ shipping each box
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Contains:
  • Organic Soybean meal* & Cottonseed meal*
  • Horticultural-Grade Limestone
  • Glacial Rock Dust
  • Colloidal Phosphate (soft rock phosphate)
  • Greensand
  • Mycorrhizae fungus
*NON GMO Listed
*(Cottonseed meal is a feed-grade certified Low to
NO residue, but is not certified Organic.)
Organic farmers call
541-913-6689 for customizing.
This is the only dry powdered fertilizer blend of its kind on the market for
proven results in soil blocks.
Original recipe for "Millions Grown" now improved!  We've added diatomite
rock and organic wetting agents for a premium "
Don't Wilt" formula.
Remember, many people give up because they don't get consistent, excellent
results using the Micro 20 soil blocker.  
It all has to do with the potting soil used!  
This is the only product specifically formulated for the Micro-blocker.
Use on your own
soils or
store-bought soils,
NOT Old Farm Boy
Soils, which are
complete.
Complete Blocking Mix--Needs Nothing Added