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Emro USA  |  SKU: EM108

EM 1 Microbial Inoculant

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Regular price $35.00
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Shipping Policy

Shipping is expensive, and it gets more expensive almost every year. We are not going to pretend otherwise. What we can tell you is that we work hard to find the most reliable and affordable way to get your order to you, and we pass along free shipping wherever it makes sense.

Free shipping on any order with two or more items. The one exception is bulk items, meaning the large or heavy products that have to move by freight or oversized parcel. If your cart qualifies, free shipping is applied automatically at checkout.

Why two items and not a dollar amount?

Most stores set free shipping at a dollar threshold. That works when you sell light things like clothing. We don't. We ship soil, amendments, and heavy real goods that are expensive and awkward to move, so a dollar minimum doesn't reflect what shipping actually costs us.

We are a small business with no outside financial backing, and we are not Amazon. We manufacture, pack, and ship everything in house so we can control quality, which means real people picking, boxing, taping, and labeling every order, and that means real jobs. When we ship a single item for free, the only way to cover it is to raise prices across the board, and we would rather not do that. Asking for two or more items on free orders lets us keep prices lower for everyone and keep shipping sustainable. We hate high shipping costs as much as you do, and this is the fairest way we have found to keep them down.

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Description

NOTICE: Because this product is full of microbial life, please be aware that if you live in a cold climate this product cannot be left in the cold and freeze or the microbes may die off. Please be certain that however your packages are delivered, that you can get to them before the cold does. If this product is delivered frozen, it is nonrefundable, please make sure that it can get to your address without freezing.

EM-1 Microbial Inoculant is a naturally-fermented, live microbial blend of beneficial food grade microorganisms. EM-1 Microbial Inoculant is a safe probiotic for all plants, soils, cut flowers, fish ponds, composting, and deodorizing.

  • Great Microbial Treatment for all plants (flowers, veggies, trees, etc.), compost, and soils.
  • Improves Soil Structure and Drainage
  • Bioremediation Bacteria Eliminates Foul Odors In The Home (Pets, Smoke, Garbage, Drains, Paint, etc.)
  • Improves Water Quality In Aquariums, Ponds and Rivers
  • Effective Soil Conditioner

Disclaimer: This product comes in manufacture packaging and is not discrete. Please contact us to ensure discretion if needed.

Ingredients:

*Not all microbes are listed on the actual label

Active:

Microorganisms: 1 million colony forming units/cc (units/ml), 1%: Lactic Acid Bacteria, Yeast, and Photosynthetic Bacteria

Inactive:

96% Water and 3% Molasses

How To Use

USES: For all garden & horticultural applications.

DIRECTIONS: Apply EM•1® with a water can, any type of sprayer, or inject through an irrigation system at the rate of 1 ounce per gallon of water.

For best results, apply EM•1® once a week.

Do not store EM•1® in direct sunlight. Store in closed container at room temperature. Do not freeze.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: Microorganisms: 1 million colony forming units/cc (units/ml), 1%: Lactobacillus casei

INACTIVE INGREDIENTS: 96% Water and 3% Molasses


Specifications

  • Length (in)
    6
  • Width (in)
    4
  • Height (in)
    2
  • OMRI

Questions?

We are here to help and our entire staff knows how to grow. Just reach out via chat, email or even phone. We are passionate about growing and want you to succeed.

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Em-1

Product arrived in good condition and in a timely manner. Mixing and curing was easy. Results will be shown in the longer term.

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Bought as a gift.

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Havent trued it yet, but Jeremy from BAS recommended it, so you already know

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Microscopes don’t lie

Had it a month mixed 2 different 3.0 soil mix 15# size for trial one batch I didn’t use em-1 on the other I did (I did spray it on the peat mix with sappion q-60 while mixing soil together added a few other build a soil products and let the 2 mixes sit for 1 month kept mix’s at 40% moister and turned over the mixed every 2 days when putting samples from both under my microscope no comparison the microbial life in em-1 mix was 4 to 5 times more then life in mix without em-1 when same plants planted same time the ones in em-1 after 1 month are double in size MUST HAVE

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