How to use EM for soil treatment

It is important to build up the organic matter content in your soil. EM lives on the organic matter and clay particles in your soil. To accelerate the conversion of plant residue to stable humus, spray all plant residue and mulch your garden beds with EM-1/EM-A.

When irrigating a garden with EM, moisten the top 5-10cm of soil to ensure that the EM penetrates into the rhizosphere (root zone).

EM-1/EM-A soil treatments should be more frequent during your first couple of years of use to ensure the populations of beneficial microbes are established. Over time, EM will improve soil structure, moisture retention, and nutrient cycling allowing the EM application frequency to be reduced.

You may wish to have a soil analysis before using EM-1/EM-A. Soils that have higher levels of organic matter and have not been treated with conventional synthetic fertilizers will require significantly less EM than soils with low organic matter and those that have been treated with synthetic fertilizers that kill the microbial populations in the soil.

Soil enrichment:

1-2 times annually after the harvest or before sowing (winter and summer sowing) depending on the crop sequence.

Regular spraying:

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*Sprayer with running stirrer
**The less EM-Bokashi, the more EM-X Super Cera C ceramic powder