{"product_id":"buildasoil-horticultural-aloe","title":"BuildASoil Horticultural Aloe","description":"\u003c!--\n  BuildASoil Horticultural Aloe\n  Product description block, paste ready.\n  Paste this entire file into the \u003c\/\u003e HTML editor in the Shopify product description field.\n  Scope class: .bas-aloe\n  Shopify renders title, price, variants, and images above this block. Nothing here duplicates them.\n--\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"bas-aloe\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Barlow:wght@400;500;600;700;800\u0026family=Barlow+Condensed:wght@600;700\u0026display=swap');\n\n.bas-aloe {\n  --al-ink:        #16241b;\n  --al-ink-2:      #3d4f43;\n  --al-soil:       #1c3225;\n  --al-green:      #2f5d3f;\n  --al-green-2:    #3f7a52;\n  --al-paper:      #f2f4ee;\n  --al-paper-2:    #e8ece1;\n  --al-line:       #d5dccd;\n\n  --al-accent:     #167a6c;\n  --al-accent-soft:#d6ebe6;\n\n  --al-sans: 'Barlow', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;\n  --al-cond: 'Barlow Condensed', 'Barlow', system-ui, sans-serif;\n\n  max-width: 960px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  color: var(--al-ink);\n  font-family: var(--al-sans);\n  font-size: 17px;\n  line-height: 1.6;\n  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\n}\n.bas-aloe * { box-sizing: border-box; }\n.bas-aloe p { margin: 0 0 1em; }\n.bas-aloe strong { font-weight: 700; 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}\n.bas-aloe__card--alt p { margin: 0 0 12px; }\n.bas-aloe__grid { display: grid; gap: 18px; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }\n\n.bas-aloe__callout {\n  background: var(--al-accent-soft);\n  border-left: 4px solid var(--al-accent);\n  border-radius: 0 14px 14px 0;\n  padding: 22px 24px;\n  margin: 22px 0 0;\n}\n.bas-aloe__callout p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }\n\n\/* SIGNATURE MODULE: the lab ledger, present and absent *\/\n.bas-aloe__ledger {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;\n  gap: 20px;\n  margin-top: 20px;\n}\n.bas-aloe__col {\n  border: 1px solid var(--al-line);\n  border-radius: 14px;\n  padding: 22px;\n  background: var(--al-paper);\n}\n.bas-aloe__col--absent { background: #fff; }\n.bas-aloe__coltitle {\n  font-family: var(--al-cond);\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  letter-spacing: .1em;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  font-size: 14px;\n  margin: 0 0 4px;\n  color: var(--al-accent);\n}\n.bas-aloe__colsub { font-size: 14px; color: var(--al-ink-2); margin: 0 0 16px; 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}\n.bas-aloe details.bas-aloe__q \u003e summary::after {\n  content: \"\";\n  position: absolute;\n  right: 6px; top: 21px;\n  width: 8px; height: 8px;\n  border-right: 2px solid var(--al-accent);\n  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--al-accent);\n  transform: rotate(45deg);\n  transition: transform .18s ease;\n}\n.bas-aloe details.bas-aloe__q[open] \u003e summary::after { transform: rotate(-135deg); }\n.bas-aloe details.bas-aloe__q p { margin: 0 0 16px; color: var(--al-ink-2); }\n\n\/* buttons *\/\n.bas-aloe a.bas-aloe__btn {\n  display: inline-block;\n  background: var(--al-green);\n  color: #fff;\n  text-decoration: none;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  font-size: 16px;\n  padding: 13px 22px;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n  margin-top: 6px;\n}\n.bas-aloe a.bas-aloe__btn:hover { background: var(--al-green-2); color: #fff; }\n.bas-aloe a.bas-aloe__link { color: var(--al-green); font-weight: 600; }\n\n@media (max-width: 720px) {\n  .bas-aloe { font-size: 16px; }\n  .bas-aloe__hero { padding: 30px 20px 26px; border-radius: 14px; }\n  .bas-aloe__stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 16px; }\n  .bas-aloe__grid,\n  .bas-aloe__ledger { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n  .bas-aloe__card { padding: 20px; }\n  .bas-aloe__col { padding: 18px; }\n  .bas-aloe__callout { padding: 18px 20px; }\n  .bas-aloe details.bas-aloe__panel { padding: 0 18px; }\n  .bas-aloe details.bas-aloe__panel \u003e summary { font-size: 21px; padding: 18px 34px 18px 0; }\n  .bas-aloe details.bas-aloe__panel \u003e summary::after { top: 24px; }\n  .bas-aloe__table thead { display: none; }\n  .bas-aloe__table, .bas-aloe__table tbody, .bas-aloe__table tr, .bas-aloe__table td { display: block; width: 100%; }\n  .bas-aloe__table tr {\n    display: flex;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    align-items: baseline;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--al-line);\n    padding: 14px 0;\n  }\n  .bas-aloe__table tr:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }\n  .bas-aloe__table td { border: 0; padding: 0; width: auto; }\n  .bas-aloe__table td:nth-child(1) {\n    flex: 1 1 auto;\n    padding-right: 12px;\n    font-weight: 700;\n  }\n  .bas-aloe__table td:nth-child(2) {\n    flex: 0 0 auto;\n    text-align: right;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    color: var(--al-accent);\n    white-space: normal;\n  }\n  .bas-aloe__table td:nth-child(3) {\n    flex: 1 0 100%;\n    margin-top: 5px;\n    font-size: 14px;\n    color: var(--al-ink-2);\n  }\n  .bas-aloe__transparency .t-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- HERO --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__hero\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__eyebrow\"\u003eAloe barbadensis Miller\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eWhole leaf aloe vera, freeze dried into a soluble powder\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eIt goes in the water. Use it as a soak for seeds and clones, and as a drench or foliar through veg. One teaspoon per gallon, one ounce makes 10 to 25 gallons, and it dissolves in a minute of stirring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eRind, inner skin, and gel all go in, which is why it is dark rather than clear. We were the first to put aloe in front of home growers as a finished product, and we have been selling and teaching it for over a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__stats\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__stat\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e5.0\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom 460 ratings\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__stat\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e96%\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewould recommend\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__stat\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e1 tsp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eper gallon\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__stat\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e25 gal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom one ounce\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- BEFORE YOU MIX --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__sec\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__callout\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne thing to be clear about.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is not a fertilizer. There is no guaranteed analysis on the bag and it does not replace your soil or your amendments. It runs alongside what you are already doing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- RATES --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__sec\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__eyebrow\"\u003eRates\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"bas-aloe__h2\"\u003eHow much to use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eWe recommend aloe from seedlings and clones through veg. Some growers keep using it in flower, which is fine, but we have no evidence it helps at that stage so we do not tell you to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ctable class=\"bas-aloe__table\"\u003e\n    \u003cthead\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eUse\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRate\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNotes\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/thead\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Use\"\u003eClone soak\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Rate\"\u003e1 tsp per 16 oz of water\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Notes\"\u003eConcentrated on purpose. Soak cuttings 4 to 12 hours before sticking them, 24 hours at the outside. If you are not ready to plug them, swap them into clean water until you are. This is how we run it.\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Use\"\u003eSeed soak\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Rate\"\u003e1 tsp per gallon\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Notes\"\u003eSoak 4 to 12 hours before planting.\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Use\"\u003eDrench or foliar\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Rate\"\u003e1 tsp per gallon\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Notes\"\u003eSeedling through veg. The standard working rate for hand watering and sprayers.\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Use\"\u003eBatch mixing\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Rate\"\u003e100 g per 33 gallons\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Notes\"\u003eFor mixing by weight into a tank or tote.\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Use\"\u003eLarge batch\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Rate\"\u003e1 kg per 330 gallons\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Notes\"\u003eSame ratio, scaled up.\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Use\"\u003eField, per acre\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Rate\"\u003e100 g per 33 gallons\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd data-label=\"Notes\"\u003eCovers one acre as a foliar application.\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__note bas-aloe__note--rate\"\u003eThe 1 ounce bag looks small when it lands on your porch. Aloe leaf is about 99 percent water, and freeze drying takes all of that out, so what is left in the bag is the solids from a lot of leaf. Spray foliar in the morning, before plants are in full sun, and stir before each use since the solids settle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- PROOF TEASER --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__sec\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__eyebrow\"\u003eThe proof\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"bas-aloe__h2\"\u003eWe test this ourselves, and we publish what comes back\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__lede\"\u003eSpectrum Analytic ran a heavy metal panel on our aloe, and everything came back low. Arsenic, cobalt, and selenium were below detection at under 0.01 mg\/kg, cadmium at 0.01, lead at 4.5, and mercury under 0.2. Separate proton NMR work confirmed the whole leaf markers and found no maltodextrin, no added preservatives, and almost none of the compounds that show up when aloe degrades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- COLLAPSIBLES --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__more\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__panel\"\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eSee the full lab panel\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eAlongside our own heavy metal testing, Process NMR Associates ran proton NMR on this material. NMR is useful here because it sees everything in the sample at once, which means it shows what is missing as clearly as what is present. Aloe powder is a category with real adulteration problems, so the empty column matters as much as the numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__ledger\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__col\"\u003e\n          \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__coltitle\"\u003eConfirmed present\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__colsub\"\u003eWeight percent of the powder\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__lrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__mark bas-aloe__mark--yes\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMalic acid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__val\"\u003e16.55\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__lrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__mark bas-aloe__mark--yes\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIsocitrate, whole leaf marker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__val\"\u003e16.26\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__lrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__mark bas-aloe__mark--yes\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcemannan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__val\"\u003e10.16\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__lrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__mark bas-aloe__mark--yes\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlucose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__val\"\u003e9.01\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__lrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__mark bas-aloe__mark--yes\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIsocitrate lactone, whole leaf marker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__val\"\u003e5.54\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__lrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__mark bas-aloe__mark--yes\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCitric acid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__val\"\u003e1.59\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__col bas-aloe__col--absent\"\u003e\n          \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__coltitle\"\u003eLooked for, not found\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__colsub\"\u003eAdulterants, preservatives, and degradation\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__lrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__mark bas-aloe__mark--no\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaltodextrin, the common filler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__val--none\"\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__lrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__mark bas-aloe__mark--no\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePotassium sorbate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__val--none\"\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__lrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__mark bas-aloe__mark--no\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSodium benzoate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__val--none\"\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__lrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__mark bas-aloe__mark--no\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuccinic and fumaric acid, enzymatic breakdown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__val--none\"\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__lrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__mark bas-aloe__mark--no\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormic acid, thermal breakdown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__val--none\"\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__lrow\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__mark bas-aloe__mark--no\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFermentation products\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bas-aloe__val--none\"\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__source\"\u003eProton NMR, Process NMR Associates. Report prepared by John C. Edwards, PhD, reviewed by Paul Giammatteo, PhD. Lactic acid was present at 0.62 percent and acetic acid at 0.18 percent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__source\"\u003eThose breakdown compounds in the right column are what shows up when aloe sits after cutting. Finding almost none of them is the closest thing there is to a preservation record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__panel\"\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhy whole leaf, and why it is dark\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eAn aloe leaf is three things. An outer rind, a yellow inner skin just beneath it, and the clear gel in the middle. Anthraquinones and anthrones concentrate in that yellow inner layer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eAloe headed for food and beverage goes through decolorization, which strips those compounds out because of the laxative effect. What is left is the clear inner gel you see in a drink. This powder skips that step and keeps the whole leaf, which is why it is dark rather than clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__leaf\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__band bas-aloe__band--rind\"\u003eOuter rind \u003cem\u003ekept\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__band bas-aloe__band--skin\"\u003eYellow inner skin \u003cem\u003eremoved for human products, kept here\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__band bas-aloe__band--gel\"\u003eInner gel \u003cem\u003ekept\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__band bas-aloe__band--skin\"\u003eYellow inner skin \u003cem\u003ekept\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__band bas-aloe__band--rind\"\u003eOuter rind \u003cem\u003ekept\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__source\"\u003eThe isocitrate and isocitrate lactone in the lab panel are the whole leaf markers. They are how a lab tells whole leaf material apart from filleted gel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__panel\"\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhy not just use the aloe plant on your windowsill\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eYou can, and it is free, and that is not nothing. Plenty of growers have done it for years and gotten results. If you want to cut a leaf and blend it into your watering can, go ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eWhat you give up is repeatability. One leaf of unknown age from one plant in one set of conditions, used once, with no way to reproduce it next month. A grocery store fillet is further off, because it was cut some unknown number of weeks ago and has been degrading since, and it is inner fillet only with the rest already discarded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eThis is the same plant at a known concentration, from mature field grown leaf, whole, with lab work behind it. One teaspoon per gallon, the same every time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__panel\"\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhere this came from\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eWe learned this way of growing from Clackamas Coot. He was teaching people to put aloe in the watering can back when almost nobody was, and that is what sent us looking for the best aloe we could find rather than the most convenient one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eWhat we found traces back to a tomato farm next to an aloe farm. The aloe farm had waste material to get rid of, the tomato farm put it in the ground, and their tomatoes came in better than anything they had grown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eThat observation is what led to work on aloe as an agricultural input rather than a human product, and to the finding that the useful material was in the whole leaf rather than the filleted gel. All of that early work was aimed at commercial agriculture, at field crops and orchards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eBringing it to home growers is where we came in. We were the first to sell it as a finished product for the watering can rather than for a hundred acre spray program, and we have been selling and teaching it for over a decade. Everything on this page comes out of running it here, in our own garden, at the rates we publish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__panel\"\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhere it fits in a living soil garden\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eAloe is not the engine of your garden. The soil is. This is something you add to the water on top of a soil that is already built and already being fed. If your plants are struggling and the soil has never been amended, start there and come back to this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__grid\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__card bas-aloe__card--alt\"\u003e\n          \u003ch3 class=\"bas-aloe__h3\"\u003eBuild the soil\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eA finished living soil that does not need a bottle schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003ca class=\"bas-aloe__link\" href=\"https:\/\/buildasoil.com\/products\/buildasoil-premium-potting-soil-version-3-0\"\u003ePotting Soil 3.0\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__card bas-aloe__card--alt\"\u003e\n          \u003ch3 class=\"bas-aloe__h3\"\u003eFeed the soil\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eDry amendments top dressed into the soil, which is what actually feeds the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003ca class=\"bas-aloe__link\" href=\"https:\/\/buildasoil.com\/products\/buildasoil-craft-blend\"\u003eCraft Blend\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__card bas-aloe__card--alt\"\u003e\n          \u003ch3 class=\"bas-aloe__h3\"\u003eWater it in\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eAloe, BuildAVeg, and the rest of the solubles go in the can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003ca class=\"bas-aloe__link\" href=\"https:\/\/buildasoil.com\/products\/buildaveg-vegetative-plant-booster-by-buildasoil\"\u003eBuildAVeg\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__follow\"\u003eFor how much of what and when, run your garden through the \u003ca class=\"bas-aloe__link\" href=\"https:\/\/buildasoil.com\/pages\/the-buildasoil-way-complete-schedule-calculator\"\u003eBuildASoil feed schedule calculator\u003c\/a\u003e, or read \u003ca class=\"bas-aloe__link\" href=\"https:\/\/buildasoil.com\/pages\/the-complete-system\"\u003eThe Complete System\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__panel\"\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eLab documentation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eIf you need any of this for a compliance file, email \u003ca class=\"bas-aloe__link\" href=\"mailto:support@buildasoil.com\"\u003esupport@buildasoil.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__transparency\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"t-row\" data-doc=\"heavy-metals\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan class=\"t-name\"\u003eHeavy metal panel, our own testing\n            \u003cspan class=\"t-desc\"\u003eSpectrum Analytic, sampled March 2022, lab number FF58720. Arsenic, cobalt, and selenium under 0.01 mg\/kg. Cadmium 0.01, mercury under 0.2, nickel 0.92, molybdenum 1.10, lead 4.5, copper 6.9, zinc 21 mg\/kg.\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cspan class=\"t-status\"\u003eAvailable on request\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"t-row\" data-doc=\"coa\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan class=\"t-name\"\u003eNitrogen analysis, our own testing\n            \u003cspan class=\"t-desc\"\u003eSpectrum Analytic, sampled August 2022, lab number FF60407. Water soluble and water insoluble nitrogen. This is not a guaranteed analysis and this product is not sold as a fertilizer.\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cspan class=\"t-status\"\u003eAvailable on request\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c!-- PLACEHOLDER: link the Process NMR report once Coats grants permission --\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"t-row\" data-doc=\"batch-test\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan class=\"t-name\"\u003eIdentity and authenticity, proton NMR\n            \u003cspan class=\"t-desc\"\u003eProcess NMR Associates. Confirms whole leaf markers and rules out maltodextrin, added preservatives, and fermentation.\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cspan class=\"t-status\"\u003eAvailable on request\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c!-- PLACEHOLDER: link SDS when the content database is live --\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"t-row\" data-doc=\"sds\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan class=\"t-name\"\u003eSafety data sheet\n            \u003cspan class=\"t-desc\"\u003eHandling and storage for the dry powder\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cspan class=\"t-status\"\u003eAvailable on request\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"bas-aloe__source\"\u003eSee how we publish lab work across the catalog on our \u003ca class=\"bas-aloe__link\" href=\"https:\/\/buildasoil.com\/pages\/batch-soil-testing\"\u003ebatch testing page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__panel\"\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__q\"\u003e\n        \u003csummary\u003eThe bag is tiny. Did I get the right amount?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eYes. Aloe leaf is about 99 percent water. Freeze drying removes all of it, so what you are holding is almost entirely solids, and the volume in your hand is not a useful measure of how far it goes. One ounce makes 10 to 25 gallons at one teaspoon per gallon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/details\u003e\n      \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__q\"\u003e\n        \u003csummary\u003eCan I use more than a teaspoon per gallon?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eFor a drench or foliar, there is no advantage to it. The one place we go stronger is the clone soak at 1 tsp per 16 oz, and that solution is for soaking cuttings, not for watering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/details\u003e\n      \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__q\"\u003e\n        \u003csummary\u003eWill it dissolve in cold water?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eIt will, though it takes a minute or two of stirring. Give it time before you assume it is not going into solution, and stir again before each use since solids settle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/details\u003e\n      \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__q\"\u003e\n        \u003csummary\u003eCan I use it in flower?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eGrowers do, and there is no problem with it. We recommend it from seedlings and clones through veg because that is where we are confident in it. We are not going to claim a flower benefit we cannot back up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/details\u003e\n      \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__q\"\u003e\n        \u003csummary\u003eWhat if I am not ready to plug my clones?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eTwenty four hours in the soak is the outside limit, and it is not the end of the world if you hit it. If you need more time than that, move the cuttings into clean water and hold them there until you are ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/details\u003e\n      \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__q\"\u003e\n        \u003csummary\u003eAnything to know about handling the powder?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eTry not to work with the raw powder bare handed more than you need to, and wash up afterward. Whole leaf aloe carries aloin, which has a laxative effect in concentrated form. Once it is mixed into your water it is a non issue. It is for plants, not for drinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/details\u003e\n      \u003cdetails class=\"bas-aloe__q\"\u003e\n        \u003csummary\u003eDoes this replace my nutrients?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eNo. It carries no guaranteed analysis and it is not a fertilizer. Keep feeding your soil and your plants the way you already are, and run aloe alongside that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- CTA --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__sec\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bas-aloe__card\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 class=\"bas-aloe__h3\"\u003eStart with one ounce\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eRated 5.0 from 460 ratings, and 96 percent of reviewers say they would recommend it. One ounce runs a lot of clones and a lot of watering cans. Size up when you know how much you use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ca class=\"bas-aloe__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/buildasoil.com\/products\/buildasoil-plant-growth-enhancer-horticultural-aloe\"\u003eChoose your size\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"BuildASoil","offers":[{"title":"1 Ounce","offer_id":45808717824175,"sku":"GA104","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 Ounce","offer_id":45808717856943,"sku":"GA105","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16 Ounce","offer_id":45808717889711,"sku":"GA106","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Kilo","offer_id":45808717922479,"sku":"GA107","price":615.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0008\/7471\/files\/horticulturalaloefamily.png?v=1787157291","url":"https:\/\/shop.tiagcommunity.com\/products\/buildasoil-horticultural-aloe","provider":"Lulus Garden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}