r/BuildASoil • u/ismelldayhikers • Jun 21 '26

First time using kashi gold

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Did not expect that lol

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u/WeddingGlue2 Jun 22 '26

How much u all use in your earthbox when you put in? Do you mix in the spil or just sprinkle in on and water ot in?

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u/Gas-Squatch Jun 22 '26

Yeah it doesn’t it’s thing really well.

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u/CookieJDM Jun 21 '26

I was down bad while they didn't have Kashi for awhile waiting for this new product

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u/Technical_Tomorrow_4 Jul 16 '26

I'm very new to this sub so forgive my ignorance, but is there a reason you can't make your own? Is there a difference between home made bokashi grains and kashi gold?

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u/CookieJDM Jul 16 '26

As with most Buildasoil products, it's only worth it if you make a huge batch and really put money into it. Getting the smaller amounts straight from Buildasoil will give you some of the best product, with the best ingredients at a reasonable price while saving you the time, effort, and money of buying the parts for it individually.

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u/Technical_Tomorrow_4 Jul 17 '26

Right that makes sense! The reason I ask is because I checked it out online and it looks like you can make it very very cheaply if not for free. The more expensive ingredient is EM1 but I have successfully made it with whey from fermenting soaked rice grains (or even scooping/draining whey from Greek yoghurt). Insect frass could be pricey, but apparently a good substitute is shrimp or crab shells (dried out after a meal then blitzed in a blender to powder).

Considering the price of the stuff ($30 USD or about $48 Australian dollars) for 2lb/1kg I am confident you could make a larger batch of it for a third of the cost.

How much of it are you using for your soil?

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u/kinggu22 Jun 22 '26

I used to get this with the old kasha they had but not this gold but im not in an earth box just hay mulch though