EM - Liquid Culture
EM (Efficient Microbes) is a balanced culture of beneficial (probiotic) bacteria.
Applications include:
Composting
Soil remediation (garden tonic)
Household hygiene
Animal Husbandry & Silage
Farming
EM-Liquid Culture works as a soil tonic and a compost activator. It contains food-grade probiotics that can safely ferment food waste into super-nutritious soil, and help re-establish the complex soil ecologies responsible for delivering nutrients and anti-oxidants to plants.
EM-Liquid Culture can also be used as a cleaning or hygiene agent can also contribute to a healthy home through its antioxidant qualities and its ability to exclude pathogenic bacteria.
EM is produced through a natural fermentation process therefore it is not chemically synthesized or genetically engineered. EM is sold as a concentrate and can be added to water and applied as is or activated and extended up to 2000 times its volume.
EM-Liquid Culture (1 litre) - £35
(capable of creating 7.5 tons of organic Bokashi compost, rich in beneficial microbes. Price includes postage)
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Uses in Farming, Gardening, Permaculture
EM works to nurture soil health, from which the plants derive strong immune systems and nutrients. Not only does using EM help efficiency thus raise profit margins, in many cases it substantially adds to the lifespan and sustainability of soil, plant and animal health – the bedrocks of agriculture in all its forms.
A depleted, neglected or compromised soil can be transformed into a microbial rich, nutrient rich soil with disease-suppressive potential if effective microorganisms are applied. (Higa, 1991;1994; Parr et al, 1994). For example, in a maize, lettuce and onion farm, it is reported that significant differences existed between EM treated and chemically fertilized plots, with EM plots producing significantly higher yeilds (Prinsloo 2002).
Silage Feed with EM-Silage
• A ready made product, requiring only dilution with water.
• Acceleration of pH- decline and creation of nutrients
• Proven in the field, works for grass, maize and whole crop silages.
• Safe/pleasant to handle, and non-corrosive to machinery
• Improves milk yield
Soil regeneration through inoculation with EM-Liquid Culture
• EM-liquid culture can be diluted and drip fed or sprayed onto
crops and soil.
• Reduces risk of crop blights by re-introducing natural, beneficial
soil microbes
• Completely non-toxic to organisms
• Pro-biotics work to anti-oxidize (protect) plant roots and spoon-feed
nutrients to plants
Composting with EM-Bokashi
• EM can be used as a means of processing organic waste to create
a rich compost to facilitate crop growth.
• 1 litre of EM can produce 204 kg of Bokashi, which can process 7530kg/7.5
tons of organic food waste, rich in beneficial microbes, nutrients and antioxidants.
• The compost is pleasant smelling, safe to handle and non-corrosive
to machinery.
Animal Husbandry with EM-Liquid Culture
• removal of malodors from animals and manure (works by increasing
general health, excluding pathogenic bacteria, and decreasing ammonia levels
in manure)
• maintaining hygienic conditions (sprayed EM helps to exclude pathogenic
bacteria and beneficially ferment any organic matter instead of it putrefying)
• Increases amino-acid content of feed by 28% after inoculation and
fermentation with EM.
In the home
Houses can get filled with dust, grime and odors. Synthetic chemical detergents are commonly used due to the belief that a clean, safe environment comes though killing all microorganisms (bacteria, 'germs') present. However this is in ignorance that the health of our skin, digestive system, blood and cells are all regulated through the action of beneficial microorganisms. Synthetic chemical detergents do not differentiate between pathogenic and beneficial microbes, therefore have significant toxicity to human beings. EM-Liquid Culture can suppress harmful microorganisms, refresh and clean the home in a safe, harmonious, healthy way.
Note : No hazardous ingredients present : not hazardous to humans, animals or plants.
Dilution
Rate |
Site |
Purpose |
Quantity |
Application |
Crude
Liquid |
Bathroom |
Bath |
50~100cc |
Apply
and keep overnight |
Washing
machine |
20~50cc |
Every
time you wash |
||
Toilet |
Inside
and Around Toilet bowl |
Appropriate
amount |
Occasionally |
|
Water
tank (2 caps) |
20~50cc |
2-3
times/week |
||
Privy
excretion toilet tank |
20~50cc |
Occasionally |
||
Garden |
Pond
and water tank |
1/10,000
of water |
Occasionally |
|
Indoor
|
Mold
on leathe |
Appropriate
amount |
Every
10 days |
|
10-50
times |
Indoor |
Carpet
and Tatami Mat |
Slightly
moist |
1-2
per 1-2 months or week |
Shoe
box, shoe and inside car |
Appropriate
amount |
Occasionally |
||
Kitchen |
Sink |
Appropriate
amount |
Occasionally |
|
Bathroom |
Black
Mold |
Appropriate
amount |
Occasionally |
|
Pets |
Pet
excretion |
Appropriate
amount |
Occasionally |
|
200-500
times |
Indoor |
Humidifier |
Appropriate
amount |
Occasionally |
500
times |
Washroom
|
Washroom
sink |
Appropriate
amount |
Occasionally |
Around
Kitchen |
Kitchen
and refrigerator |
Appropriate
amount |
Occasionally |
|
Drain |
Appropriate
amount |
Occasionally |
||
Pets |
Pet
odor |
Appropriate
amount |
Upon
brushing |
|
Toilet
Bowl |
Inside
toilet room |
Appropriate
amount |
Spray
when wiping |
|
500-1000
times |
Indoor |
Closet,
chest, shelf, clothes and underwear |
Moist
slightly |
Occasionally |
1000
times |
Garden |
Seeding
and planting |
Appropriate
amount |
Once |