Dark Horse · Jason & J-Lo
A living page for what we’ve been talking about, kept up to date as we go.
This is a bit of an experiment — instead of notes buried in a text thread, here’s a page that updates after each conversation we have. Trial data, links, and next steps, all in one spot you can check back on any time.
From our chat
Quick recap of where things are right now.
Good hanging out for a few hours — here’s a running summary of the threads we touched on, so nothing gets lost between conversations.
Seeds & genetics, outside the US
Talked through the long-term legality question and where a seed/genetics business can live outside the US — including your Spain entity, Rob’s import-export licence out of Australia, and Ahmet’s UK connection. Worth exploring what could line up between those three.
Product access while you test
Given the scale of your trials right now, use whatever you want from the Bloom range while you’re testing — no need to hold back. Tell me what you want and I’ll get it out to you.
The trial data
Same room, same feed — different flower.
This is the side-by-side I was showing you. Two batches of the same cultivar, same room, same base program. The only thing that changed was what got hand-fed through the back end of flower: one lot ran Phat, the other ran Ooze. Flower grown by @macksterps, lab numbers on the trial page.
Quick way to think about the pair: Phat works the middle weeks of flower, putting energy into bract and surface area. Ooze takes the back half, where the resin and the terp profile get sorted. Phat builds the canvas, Ooze paints it.
Total terps came out near enough identical. What moved was the shape of them. That’s the bit worth putting in front of your customers — the headline percentage didn’t budge, the profile did.
Grower reviews
Real growers, real flower.
Same page we pulled up on the night. Every one of these is a grower who ran the line and sent the photos back themselves — no studio shots, no stock. This is where your customers’ side-by-sides could end up too.
@greendiamondgarden_est2015
@apollos_oasis
@brooklyn_buddah_garden2.0
@eyesonfire19988For J-Lo — mother plants
Healthy mothers, better cuts.
A mother only gives you cuts as good as her root zone and her structure, so this set works from the bottom up — roots and biology in the feed, Groigen on the leaf. All four are on the shelf now, and they’re on us while you’re testing. Have a play and tell me what you see.
RootsRoot development. A bigger, busier root zone keeps a mother pushing clean new growth for longer.1 ml/L to start · 0.5 ml/L ongoing
SeaweedKelp extract in the feed. The steady all-rounder for even, compact growth between cuttings.1 ml/L
SWTNRFeeds the biology in the root zone rather than the plant directly. Carries live microbes to keep the root zone working.1 ml/L
GroigenFoliar spray built for clone and veg. The one that goes straight on the leaf.20 ml/L foliar · lights offOther growers running these in veg
@griffbain13Roots
“Still using Roots and Seafuel in my cloning regime and they love it.”
@deogrowRoots
“I love the smell of Roots — it’s my go-to. Works amazing. I double down on it for clones, a drop per cube.”
@squidward_organicsRoots · SWTNR
“Watered some Roots, SWTNR and minerals — they’re loving life and starting to grow fast.”
@highvoltagepeppersRoots
“Day 10 since switching to Bloom — the seedlings only got Roots and they’re really happy. The growth in the tent is nuts, they’re popping!”
How to run it
Roots, Seaweed and SWTNR go in the tank together at the rates above. Groigen gets mixed separately and sprayed on the mothers with the lights off.
What I’d love back
A few photos of the mothers now and again in a few weeks, and how the cuts off them root compared with what you’re taking at the moment. That’s what ends up on this page.
Pre’s been out of stock since 17 September 2026, which is why it’s not in this set. If you’ve still got a bottle from me on the shelf, by all means run it — but everything above is ready to go out now.
Coco
Coco from people I know well.
Coco Core are a big coconut operation out of India — they own the whole thing, palms to bag — and I know the owners personally. Buffered, triple washed, low salt, and in the formats a grow room actually runs.
Bigger than a bag order
Coco Core are keen to work with growers who genuinely rate the product. If you run it and like it, and depending on your volumes and how freight works out, there’s room to talk about a proper partnership or sponsorship. First step’s just getting some in your hands.
Pairs with the Bloom side
Coco hangs on to calcium and magnesium, so Bloom Cal-Mag at 1 ml/L covers that gap, and Roots gets a fresh root zone established quickly. Full range at thecococore.com.
IPM · Algix sticky traps
Sticky traps built by growers, for growers.
Algix Block Top Cards sit on top of the pot rather than hanging, so they catch pests right at the medium and keep algae off the surface too. Yellow or blue, 4×4 or 6×6, 50 to a box — same price whichever colour you pick.
Leave the top paper layer on the card until around day 21, or your first big defoliation. That’s what keeps the algae blocking working and the medium clean early on.
Next up
What’s still in motion.
Podcast, take two
Pulling the old episode with Caesar down, and lining up a new one — good timing to show off what’s new with Bloom.
Reversal spray (SRS?)
Checking whether this is something already in motion elsewhere — small market, but worth a look.
UK & Australia connections
Seeing if there’s a relationship worth building between what you’ve got through Ahmet and Rob, and what’s happening on the UK side.
Nathan “Nate” Chan · Bloom Yellow Bottles
nathan@bloomyellowbottles.com · (970) 556-1678 · bloomyellowbottles.us
@bloomyellowbottles@bloom_crew_nate