White paper 08 · Food crops · Grower proof series
It isn’t just a
cannabis line
Peppers, chillies and herbs: a short, early paper on where Bloom has turned up outside its main market, and what it would take to make this a real one.
Reading time ~4 minutes · Label figures transcribed from the product labels · Sources listed at the end · October 2026
Who this is for
Short on purpose, because the proof is thin
Three growers outside cannabis have reported on Bloom: two pepper growers and one grower running it on herbs and house plants. They describe healthy, fast-moving young plants, the same things the cannabis growers talk about.
Bloom’s labels read ADVANCED FLORICULTURE, not cannabis. The range was never built as a cannabis line; that’s just where the US market took it.
3
Growers on record outside cannabis · counted 30 Oct 2026
2
Products those growers name most · ROOTS and SEA MINERALS
0
Commercial food-crop trials on record · we’re looking for growers
What’s actually different
Three things worth knowing
The label was never cannabis-specific
ADVANCED FLORICULTURE, made in Australia for horticulture generally.
Same products, same reports
The food-crop growers describe the same behaviour on ROOTS and SEA MINERALS as the cannabis growers do.
Not certified organic
Food growers ask this first, and the answer is no. Bloom is not USDA-certified organic.
Worth knowing. Three growers is an interesting signal, not a market. Treat this as early notes.
What growers are reporting
In their own words
Quotes come from Bloom’s grower review records. Some are lightly trimmed for length and spelling, with the meaning unchanged; the original messages are on file. Growers in the trial program agreed to their feedback being shared.
“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!”
@highvoltagepeppers
Roots · 10 Dec 2025
“Dude… the Roots are KILLER!”
@jason_capsaicin_
Roots · 11 Aug 2025
“I’ll tell you this much, the Roots and Sea Minerals are AMAZING.”
@jason_capsaicin_
Roots · Sea Minerals · 22 Sep 2025
“That last vid of the BLOOM ROOTS… 100% unadulterated and undeniably beautiful. You got a hell of a product there, Nate.”
@jason_capsaicin_
Roots · 9 Nov 2025
“I’ve been feeding Bloom to my herb garden and house plants and everything’s thriving. I feed Bloom to anything with roots!”
@karmapharma
Roots · 15 Aug 2025
The numbers
What’s on the label
Guaranteed analysis is the figure printed on the product label, not a marketing claim. Rates are Bloom’s standard schedule.
ROOTS
Guaranteed analysis 0.0083-0-0.43
Total Nitrogen (N)
0.0083% (0.0021% ammoniacal, 0.0062% water-soluble organic)
Soluble Potash (K₂O)
0.43%
Derived from
Durvillaea potatorum (seaplant extract)
Also contains (non plant food)
0.075% humic acid (from leonardite), 0.054% thiamine hydrochloride (vitamin B1)
Rate
0.5 ml per litre in feed; 1 ml per litre as a dip for cuttings and plugs
SEA MINERALS
Made from sea water
Rate
1 ml per 8 litres of nutrient solution (about 0.13 ml per litre)
What we can stand behind
Sourced, or it isn’t here
3 growers outside cannabis have Bloom reviews on record: two pepper growers and one herb and house-plant grower.
Source: Bloom grower review records, counted 30 Oct 2026
Bloom labels read ADVANCED FLORICULTURE, not cannabis-specific.
Source: Bloom product labels
Bloom is not USDA-certified organic.
Source: Bloom product labels (no organic certification claim)
Growing something other than cannabis?
Tell Nate what you grow and how you grow it. We’re building this paper out as more growers report in.
See every grower review →Talk to Nate directly: nathan@bloomyellowbottles.com · (970) 556-1678 · bloomyellowbottles.us · @bloomyellowbottles · @bloom_crew_nate
Sources
- Bloom grower review records, counted 30 Oct 2026 — 3 growers outside cannabis have Bloom reviews on record: two pepper growers and one herb and house-plant grower.
- Bloom product labels — Bloom labels read ADVANCED FLORICULTURE, not cannabis-specific.
- Bloom product labels — Bloom is not USDA-certified organic.
- Bloom product labels — Agricultural Organics (Aust) P/L, Green Fields, South Australia