Fix My Soil

What Fix My Soil does

Fix My Soil, LLC is a privately held, bootstrapped direct-to-consumer e-commerce business headquartered in Plato, Minnesota, that sells a Dr. Carey Reams RBTI (Reams Biological Theory of Ionization) based soil fertility program alongside premium garlic and testing equipment. The core product is a $75 comprehensive soil test that yields custom fertility recommendations and follow-up consulting, designed to move growers from store-bought or average-quality produce into the "Good and Excellent" high-brix range within roughly three years. The supporting product set is organized into three customer-facing buckets — Nutritional Products (Feed The Soil, Feed The Plant, Feed The Leaf, Transplant Formula, Primal Plant Food), Gourmet Garlic (German Hardy, Montana Giant, and Porcelain White hardneck varieties in culinary and seed grades, plus a freeze-dried peeled/minced SKU with a 5-year shelf life), and Testing Equipment (BrixTek refractometers, plant sap extractors, and Spectrum Field Scout EC meters ranging from $45 to $1,135).

The underlying methodology emphasizes full-spectrum mineral nutrition — major minerals (N, P, K, Ca), secondary minerals (Si, Mg, Na, S), trace minerals, and rare earth elements — and ties soil electrical conductance, energy management via the Krebs cycle, and microbial digestion of rock minerals to plant-available nutrition. Custom-blended "annual broadcast" mineral mixes and liquid fish-based nutrient drenches are produced per soil test result, with optional in-house mineral blending and bulk sourcing assistance. The technology stack is a Lightspeed e-commerce storefront with PayPal payment processing, FedEx Ground shipping across the Continental USA Lower 48 (international by inquiry), and a content-led marketing layer (blog, downloadable Brix Chart and Soil Test Order Form, email newsletter, social sharing).

Revenue mechanics are transactional and one-time across all streams — soil testing, nutritional amendments, garlic, and equipment are each sold as discrete purchases, not as subscriptions or licensing — with a multi-year implicit retention cycle driven by the soil improvement timeline. Customers are horizontal across home gardeners (primary), farmers and commercial growers (including cannabis/hemp and specialty crops), greenhouse/market garden/orchard/turf operators, and professional chefs. The company employs a small founder-led team (founder Luke plus long-time fertility consultant Jon Frank, in a 15+ year collaboration) and has no disclosed funding, no institutional investors, and no parent company.

Name

Fix My Soil

Legal name

Fix My Soil, LLC

Website

https://fixmysoil.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fix My Soil is a bootstrapped, Minnesota-based DTC e-commerce company that sells RBTI-based soil testing, custom fertility programs, soil amendments, gourmet garlic, and testing equipment to home gardeners, commercial growers, and professional chefs across the Continental USA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Soil Amendments & Agronomic Testing

NAICS

Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers (4442), Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Soil Testing & Nutrient Analysis Services (AFACAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Soil Health & Biological Testing Services (Microbial Activity, Organic Matter, Respiration) (AFACAKAD), Nutrient Management Planning & Fertility Programs (AFACABAB)

Keywords

• Soil testing services
• Soil amendments
• Organic fertilizers
• High-brix agriculture
• Agronomic testing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Minnesota City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Soil Testing Services: Comprehensive soil testing with custom fertility recommendations and follow-up consulting. The soil test is the entry point product that drives the entire customer relationship and subsequent product sales.
2. Nutritional/Soil Amendment Products: Sale of soil amendments including Transplant Formula, Primal Plant Food, mineral blends, microbial inoculants, nutrient drenches, and foliar sprays. Products available in various sizes with tiered pricing.
3. Testing Equipment: Sale of BrixTek refractometers, plant sap extractors, and Spectrum Field Scout EC meters. Equipment necessary for customers to measure and monitor soil and plant quality metrics.
4. Gourmet Garlic: Sale of gourmet hardneck garlic varieties (German Hardy, Montana Giant, Porcelain White) in culinary and seed sizes, plus freeze-dried garlic products. High-margin specialty product line.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fix My Soil sells a comprehensive high-brix fertility program anchored by a $75 soil test that delivers custom fertility recommendations and follow-up consulting under Dr. Carey Reams' RBTI framework. Based on the test results, customers purchase custom-blended soil amendments (Transplant Formula, Primal Plant Food, annual broadcast mineral mixes, nutrient drenches, foliar sprays) along with agronomic testing equipment (refractometers, sap extractors, EC meters) and a specialty gourmet garlic product line.

Product overview

Fix My Soil offers a comprehensive fertility program centered on soil testing and custom mineral recommendations to help growers produce high-brix, nutrient-dense food. The core offering is the Comprehensive Program, which includes a Soil Test ($75), custom fertility recommendations, and follow-up consulting. Supporting products include three categories: Nutritional Products (Feed The Soil, Feed The Plant, Feed The Leaf, Transplant Formula, Primal Plant Food), Gourmet Garlic (German Hardy, Montana Giant, Porcelain White varieties in seed and culinary grades, plus Freeze Dried Garlic), and Testing Equipment (BrixTek Refractometer, Plant Sap Extractor, Spectrum Field Scout EC Meters, and combo packages). The company also offers mineral blending and bulk sourcing services. Their approach is based on principles of Carey Reams, emphasizing full-spectrum nutrition including major minerals, secondary minerals, trace minerals, and rare earth elements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Comprehensive Soil Test A $75 comprehensive soil testing service for gardens, farms, greenhouses, market gardens, orchards, turf, medicinal herbs, and specialty crops that delivers a custom fertility recommendation and follow-up consulting to interpret the report and order amendments.
• Comprehensive Fertility Program The company's core fertility program that starts with a soil test, provides custom fertility recommendations and follow-up consulting, and offers mineral blending with options for gardeners, farms, greenhouses, orchards, turf, and specialty crops.
• Transplant Formula A mineral and microbe soil amendment blend (3 lb, 10 lb, 30 lb sizes at $38, $72.50, $178) for vegetable transplants, seeds, berries, flowers, shrubs, and potting mixes, containing calcium powders, volcanic rock powders, microbial packages, humic/fulvic acids, and rock-digesting bacteria.
• Primal Plant Food (30 lb bulk) A 100% organic bulk plant food made with micronized ingredients, microbes, and rock powders for vegetables, fruits, flowers, shrubs, and houseplants, sold at $170 for a 30 lb bulk bag (35%+ discount vs. retail) with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
• German Hardy Gourmet Garlic A high-brix hardneck Porcelain garlic variety noted as the least 'hot' of the three Fix My Soil varieties, sold as both seed garlic ($6.00 1/4 lb, $11.00 1/2 lb, $20.00 1 lb) and culinary garlic ($5.00 1/4 lb, $9.00 1/2 lb, $15.00 1 lb).
• Montana Giant Gourmet Garlic A high-brix hardneck Porcelain garlic variety with medium heat level, producing large bulbs with large cloves, sold as seed garlic and culinary garlic in 1/4 lb, 1/2 lb, and 1 lb sizes.
• Porcelain White Gourmet Garlic A high-brix hardneck Porcelain garlic variety described as the hottest of the three Fix My Soil varieties, with 4-6 large cloves per bulb, sold as seed garlic ($6.00-$20.00) and culinary garlic ($5.00-$15.00) in 1/4 lb to 1 lb sizes.
• Freeze-Dried Garlic (Peeled & Minced) A freeze-dried peeled and minced garlic product made from a blend of all three Porcelain Hardneck garlic varieties, retaining over 90% of flavor, aroma, and nutritional benefits with a 5-year shelf life, sold in 1 oz ($10), 2 oz ($19), 4 oz ($36), and 8 oz ($68) sizes.
• BrixTek Refractometer (RHB-32ATC) An $82.50 Brix refractometer with 0-32° Brix range, automatic temperature compensation, and 5-year warranty for measuring sugar content in produce juices, wines, and other liquids as part of the high-brix growing program.
• 10" Plant Sap Extractor A $45 locking-plier-style plant sap extractor with stainless steel jaws used to squeeze juice from plant leaves, fruits, or vegetables for brix refractometer testing.
• Spectrum Field Scout EC Meter with 8" Probe A $675 professional-grade direct soil EC meter with an 8-inch probe for measuring soil electrical conductivity in potted plants and greenhouse environments.
• Spectrum Field Scout EC Meter with 24" T-Handle Probe A $1,135 professional-grade direct soil EC meter with a 24-inch T-handle probe and patented paired sensor tip for measuring soil electrical conductivity in in-ground field conditions.
• Refractometer / Extractor Combo Package A $120 bundle that pairs the 10-inch Plant Sap Extractor with the BrixTek RHB-32ATC refractometer (with ATC) as a combined starter kit for brix testing, offered as the company's best-value testing kit.

Quantifiable outcome

• Most crops should reach Good and Excellent brix range by the third year on the Fix My Soil Fertility Program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Jon Frank (Independent Consultant)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJon Frank has been working with Fix My Soil for over 15 years, writing the fertility recommendations and sharing the same philosophy of helping people grow the highest quality crops. He has extensively studied the principles of Cary Reams and provides the roadmap/expertise for the fertility program. This is a long-standing collaborative relationship where Frank's expertise in soil science and high brix growing principles is central to Fix My Soil's service offering.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Logan Labs: Independent agricultural soil testing laboratory offering comprehensive soil analysis and fertilizer recommendations to farmers and growers. Directly comparable as a commercial soil testing service with custom fertility recommendations, the same core offering as Fix My Soil's $75 test.
• Dr. Earth: Organic fertilizer and soil amendment brand selling premium mineral- and microbe-based products to home gardeners and specialty growers. Directly comparable as a retail-facing organic soil amendment company with a similar premium, biologically-focused positioning.
• SoilKit: Mail-in soil testing service offering DIY soil test kits with lab analysis and custom fertilizer recommendations. Directly comparable as a consumer-facing soil test product with digital delivery of custom recommendations, the same entry-point business model as Fix My Soil.
• ARBICO Organics: Direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer of organic pest control, soil amendments, fertilizers, and biological inputs for growers. Comparable as a fellow DTC biological-input retailer serving home gardeners and small-scale commercial growers with education-driven marketing.
• Tainio Biological Center: Long-standing proponent of Reams Biological Theory of Ionization (RBTI) soil testing and consultation, the exact same methodology that Fix My Soil applies. Directly comparable as the most philosophically aligned peer, sharing identical RBTI-based soil testing and fertility recommendation services.
• Down To Earth Fertilizers: Organic and natural fertilizer manufacturer selling soil amendments, mineral blends, and specialty plant foods through garden retail and online channels. Comparable as a directly competing organic amendment retailer with overlapping product categories (all-purpose fertilizers, transplant mixes, mineral amendments).

Emerging players

• Holganix: Biological soil and plant health company marketing microbe-rich 'Bio 800+' products to lawn care operators and farmers. Comparable as an emerging player in the biological/soil-microbiome amendment space, intersecting with Fix My Soil's emphasis on microbial digestion of rock minerals.

Broad incumbents

• Espoma: Long-established organic lawn and garden brand selling fertilizers, soil amendments, and potting mixes through mass retail and garden centers. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the organic soil amendment category with overlapping SKU structure (Transplant mixes, plant foods, soil conditioners).
• Spectrum Technologies: Established manufacturer of professional agricultural measurement instruments including the Field Scout EC meter line that Fix My Soil resells. Comparable as a broader incumbent providing the testing equipment infrastructure underpinning soil and plant health measurement.
• Premier Tech: Large horticulture and agriculture company producing professional growing media, peat-based substrates, and biological inputs for greenhouse, nursery, and turf markets. Comparable as a broader incumbent supplying specialty growing inputs and custom blends to commercial horticulture operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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