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What’s the difference between EM and Activated EM? Can I keep re-activating my Activated EM? I wish! Sadly EM is a bit different from yogurt or sourdough making. The first activation will turn out very closely similar to the mother culture, but with subsequent activations the intricate balance of microbe species and numbers will start…

Here is a handy conversion table to help you figure out dilution rates. It’s important to get enough of a dilution with water in order to facilitate proper coverage and not overwhelm plants with certain organic fertilizers and microbial inoculants. You can download this chart here.

For ongoing health management of food crops, gardens, and lawns, I generally end up coming back to the same formulas. Granted, I often do a soil test once a year and use specific products until I have the nutrient ratios balanced and I also play around with refractometers and other fun tools to zero in…

Choosing which products to use can be a daunting task. They all look so interesting, and many of them seem to be fairly similar. If you’ve read my product recipes article, you’ll have seen that I use them all, because they all bring distinct and incredible benefits (that’s why I sell them), but I’d like…

Effective Microorganisms (EM) can be activated so that you end up with approximately 20 times the original amount. This isn’t necessary, but it is often done to save money. Application rates are the same either way.

Bokashi is traditionally a fermented substrate such as rice bran or wheat bran, but it can also be made with many other kinds of waste materials such as sawdust. It is fermented (kind of pickled) by mixing it with effective microorganisms (EM). It has traditionally been done to make use of the above waste materials,…

Favourite Websites www.gaiacollege.ca“Accessible education in Organic Land Care.” In my opinion, you will learn more in even their shortest courses than you would studying horticulture in college or university. Actually, it’s not just my opinion, because post-secondary grads have taken the courses and said that. I now teach some of their courses, but several years…