Healthy soils grow healthy plants. There's no doubt about that. Healthy soils require organic matter, like compost, microbes, and moisture that supports a healthy environment for plants. The result is strong plants and healthier flowers and higher quality fruits and vegetables. Healthy plants are better able to resist diseases and pests.
EM•1® Microbial Inoculant is an organic soil amendment that provides a broad spectrum of beneficial microorganisms, enzymes, vitamins, and various organic acids. These are all essential components for healthy soil and plants. The microbes introduced by EM•1® also support the growth of other beneficial organisms including mycchorrizae, earth worms, and insects already in your soil. It is best used with garden and lawn fertilizers, and is an excellent compost accelerator.
Since microbes convert organic matter to a usable food source for plants, fruits and vegetables will not only taste better, they will be more nutritious, and last longer. Beneficial microbes also produce lots of polysaccharides, glues that hold the soil together and hold in moisture, improving drought resistance.
Applying EM·1® is very simple. Just fill the reservoir of a hose-end sprayer with EM•1® as you would with any fertilizer and spray all your plants. One hose-end sprayer will treat about 1/8 acre. For best results spray once per week throughout the growing season and pre-treat all your organic matter (potting soil, peat moss, compost, etc.) with EM·1® (this is also known as a drench). Some hose-end sprayers let you dial in the dilution rates. You can use the rates suggested on our label to set the application rate. We suggest one ounce per gallon (2 TBS) for all plants. The best time to spray is early evening.
