Structural Crop Media System

YIELDFORGE

YIELDFORGE is a peat-free structural crop substrate built for container vegetables, peppers, tomatoes, herbs, and other fruiting plants that need a stable mix through repeated watering cycles. The blend is designed to help preserve pore space, drainage, and oxygen availability in small containers and nursery-style production.

~3–6 mm Class Coarse Structural Class

Castings Enriched Earthworm Castings

Measured Batch Repeatable Crop Formula

$6.99 4 Dry Cups • Crop Blend

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BLACKACRE SUPPLY CO.™ YieldForge Structural Crop Substrate with a live Juniper Bell pepper specimen

Ingredient Profile

YIELDFORGE is built as a structurally durable crop substrate using screened aggregate, carbon, mineral components, earthworm castings, and controlled-release fertility. Each batch is mixed by measured formula and screened for repeatable structure. Ingredient categories are disclosed for transparency while blend ratios remain proprietary.

Label Disclosure

Base Structure

Coco Coir + Coarse Horticultural Perlite

Expanded coco coir and coarse-screened horticultural perlite create the open physical framework used in container vegetable production.

Mineral + Carbon

Biochar + Volcanic Zeolite

Biochar and natural volcanic zeolite are included as carbon and mineral components within the crop substrate profile.

Crop Support

Earthworm Castings + Controlled-Release Fertility

Earthworm castings and a controlled-release micronutrient fertilizer component are included for crop-focused container use without exposing the proprietary amendment balance.

Component Preparation Protocol

Before blending, key inputs are prepared for the role they play in the finished crop substrate. Coco-based materials may be rinsed, buffered, screened, and batch-checked as needed to support cleaner handling, better calcium and magnesium balance, and more consistent container performance.

Prepared Before Blending

Coir Preparation

Buffered When Needed

Coco-based inputs are reviewed before use and may be rinsed or buffered when a component lot calls for additional preparation.

Crop Media QC

Salinity-Aware Handling

YIELDFORGE is built for repeated watering cycles, so component preparation focuses on stable structure, moisture movement, and salts management before the finished mix is packed.

Internal Review

Batch Checks

Internal quality checks may include EC review, pH awareness, moisture behavior, and texture inspection depending on the component lot and finished batch.

Aggregate Calibration Reference

YIELDFORGE uses the coarse structural class from the BLACKACRE SUPPLY CO.™ screening workflow. The image is shown against the metric side of a ruler; sizing represents a nominal screen-class range rather than a guarantee that every particle is identical.

Coarse Class

YIELDFORGE coarse structural perlite class measured against the metric side of a ruler

Reference Image

Coarse Structural Class

Mid-sized aggregate architecture screened between the micro and macro classes, selected for container crops, up-potting, and longer watering cycles.

Nominal Range

~3–6 mm / 0.3–0.6 cm

This class balances drainage, moisture holding, and structural pore space for container vegetables and fruiting plants.

Natural Variation

Screened, Not Machined

Perlite is a natural expanded volcanic material. Screening targets a functional class range, so small variation within the finished mix is expected.

Substrate Architecture Check

A close inspection of the dry YIELDFORGE mix. The blend combines biochar, earthworm castings, and coarse aggregate to create a gritty, open structure for container root growth.

Batch Texture Checks

Macro texture photograph of YieldForge crop media highlighting aggregate distribution

Macro Detail

Macro view showing the screened coarse aggregate class distributed through the organic fraction.

Tactile Density

Hand check reviewing particle distribution, density, and how the blend handles during potting.

Raw manual friction test checking structural resilience of media aggregates

Friction Profile

Bare-hand texture check showing the mix’s gritty structure and coarse profile.

Root-Zone Application Checks

Visual checks showing surface establishment and root development in standard 4-inch containers under normal use.

Crop Performance

Juniper Bell pepper establishing cleanly at surface level in YieldForge substrate

Metric 01

Surface Establishment

Early vegetative check on a Juniper Bell pepper. The open surface structure supports airflow around the stem while avoiding a heavy, wet crown.

Metric 02

Cotyledon Preservation

Macro profile of healthy primary leaves. Clean color and leaf retention are shown as an application check, not a guaranteed outcome.

Metric 03

Lateral Root Density

Root system check from an Anaheim pepper plug. Lateral branching and fresh white root tips are shown as a container-use reference, not a guaranteed outcome.

Use Notes

Best used in containers with drainage. Water thoroughly after potting, then allow the mix to cycle normally between watering based on plant size, container size, and growing conditions.

Customer Use

Best For

Container Vegetables and Fruiting Crops

Container vegetables, peppers, tomatoes, herbs, fruiting crops, up-potting, nursery starts, and 4-inch containers.

Fill Disclosure

Settling Allowance

Labeled at 4 dry cups. Packed above stated volume to allow for natural settling from screening, packing, and transit.

Handling

Coarse Crop Structure

Use as a crop-focused container substrate where drainage, moisture movement, and pore space matter over repeated watering cycles.

Package

4 Dry Cups

Measured by dry volume. Natural variation in perlite shape, color, and particle size is expected.