Gardening

An essential part of having healthy plants is to have healthy soil teaming with beneficial microbes in your soil.

EM•1^® Microbial Inoculant provides enzymes, trace minerals, vitamins, and various organic acids ...and live beneficial cultures that support the growth of other beneficial microbes (including mychorrizae) worms, and insects already in your soil, bringing nature back in balance. This balance of beneficial microbes, with the addition of plenty of organic matter, produces a disease-suppressive soil in which plants will grow more resistant to pests and disease. Since microbes also 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.

How to Apply EM•1^® Microbial Inoculant:
It is very simple. Just fill the reservoir of a hose-end sprayer with EM•1^® (activated or not) 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^® as instructed in other parts of our website. Some hose-end sprayers let you dial in the dilution rates. You can use the rates suggested on our label to set application rate.

In this section, we offer several guidelines for your success with Effective Microorganisms™ or EM•1^®

Composting

Compost With Effective Microorganisms™:
A simple way to increase the organic matter in your soil is by using lots of compost made with EM•1^®. Once you have some high quality compost, you can make a rich compost tea and inoculate it with EM•1^®. Worm castings and castings teas have been receiving a tremendous amounts of attention lately and can also be made better with the addition of EM•1^®.

For more information, please visit our section on composting.

Spraying Plants

Foliar Treatments with Effective Microorganisms™:
Once the soil is treated and foliage starts to appear, foliar applications will maintain the plants above ground. Whatever falls off the leaves will help inoculate the soil. EM•1^® is sprayed on the leaves of plants throughout the growing season to help drop disease and pest pressure. In addition to spraying EM•1^® directly onto plants, some other formulas can be made for natural pest and disease control. These formulas include EM5 and EM Fermented Plant Extract (EM FPE).

Testimonial

I have been using EM•1^® in the gallons for years and all my plants are growing bigger and much more tolerant of temperature extremes.

Thanks so much,

Kelly J.

Sedona, AZ

Ingredients in EM•1®

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
Microorganisms: 1 million colony forming units/cc (units/ml), 1%: Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Bacillus subtilis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rhodopseudomonas palustris.

INACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
96% Water and 3% Molasses

OMRI Listing

MSDS

EM•1^® (Effective Microorganisms™) Microbial Inoculant

PREPARED: 09/01/06

PRODUCT NAME: EM•1^® Microbial Inoculant

PRODUCED BY:
EMRO USA, Inc. dba EMRO USA Effective Microorganisms
2440 N. Coyote Drive Suite 126
Tucson, AZ 85745
Phone: (520) 792-3143 Fax: (928) 563-1037>

SECTION I - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
GENERAL OR GENERIC NAME: Liquid Microbial Inoculant
HAZARD RATING:
HEALTH - 0 Normal Material
FIRE - 0 Will not burn
REACTIVITY - 0 Stable

SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
If present, carcinogens and chemicals subject to reporting are identified in this section:

INGREDIENTS %(By Volume) Note

No hazardous ingredients present; not hazardous to humans, animals or plants.

SECTION III - PHYSICAL DATA
BOILING POINT: >100 °C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.2 (25°c)
VAPOR PRESSURE: N/D
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: Complete
VAPOR DENSITY: Air = 1
MELTING POINT: N/A
% VOLATILE BY VOLUME: 0
EVAPORATION RATE: Equal to water
APPERANCE AND ODOR: Brown liquid; mild
pH OF SOLUTION: 3.5

SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION INFORMATION
FLASH POINT: N/A
EXPLOSION LIMIT: 0
EXTINGUISHING: N/A
FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: N/A
SPECIAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS: None
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION BYPRODUCTS: None

SECTION V - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
HEALTH HAZARDS: None
CARCINOGENICITY: Non-carcinogenic
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE: None
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVEL: None; see Section II
PRIMARY ROUTES OF ENTRY: Skin contact, Eye contact, Ingestion, Inhalation
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
SKIN - None
EYES - May cause eye irritation
INHALATION - None
INGESTION - May cause gas

FIRST AID:
IF ON SKIN - None
IF ON EYES - Flush with fresh water
IF INHALED - None
IF INGESTED - Drink fresh water

SECTION VI - REACTIVITY DATA
INCOMPATIBILITY: None
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: Will not occur
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BYPRODUCTS: None; biodegradable
STABILITY: Stable, not effected by freezing. No toxic fumes.

SECTION VII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
IN CASE OF LEAK OR SPILL: Mop up with fresh water, sewer disposal
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: Sewer disposal
HANDLING AND STORING PRECAUTIONS: Store at room temperature
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: Not recommended for human consumption

SECTION VIII - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO BE USED
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: None
VENTILATION: None
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: Optional
EYE PROTECTION: Safety glasses recommended
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: None
WORK PRACTICES: Clean up spills immediately; floor will be slick