1. Focus on the health of your soil. 

The taste and sweetness of your produce is directly related to the health of your soil and population of  beneficial microorganism. You may not realize that in order to have flavorful produce, the soil needs to be nutrient-rich and living.

2. Use a liquid microbial inoculant. 

Liquid microbial inoculants speeds up the conversion of organic matter  which means  carbon and nutrients become available to your plants and other organisms.

Without this process nutrients remain in forms unavailable to your plants.

3. Increase the diversity of microorganism in your soil.

Healthy soil and clean water are maintained by the diversity and balance of the community of microorganisms within them.

4. Activate local and native microorganism. 

When the diversity of microorganisms is rich, nature’ s self-purifying ability is enhanced. 

Microbial inoculants activate local and native microorganisms that live in the soil and maximize their natural power!

5. Spray your plants with beneficial microbes. 

Liquid microbial inoculants can be used as a foliar spray. Foliar feeding is a technique of feeding plants by applying liquid fertilizer directly to the leaves. Plants are able to absorb essential elements through their leaves. 

Studies have shown that the leaf surface and its microflora play a significant role in pathogen and pest resistance.

Foliar treatments can be highly effective because compounds such as enzymes, proteins and hormones produced by microorganisms are delivered without the stress factors in the soil.

In addition, Lactobacillus on the leaf surface has been shown to provide protection abilities against some pathogenic bacteria.

6. Apply probiotics weekly during the growing season. 

Growers using microbial inoculant in their gardening routine report upto 30% more yield from their plants. ie 30% more tomatoes from the same plant.  

7. Improve the texture and drainage of the soil

Improving the texture and drainage in the soil will significantly reduce your water bill!

Liquid microbial inoculants  naturally loosen compacted soil and improve flocculation. This will allow the plant to access the necessary nutrients in the soil.

7. Focus on the health of your soil. 

The taste and sweetness of your produce is directly related to the health of your soil and population of  beneficial microorganism. You may not realize that in order to have flavorful produce, the soil needs to be nutrient-rich and living.

Microbial Inoculants Feed The Soil Rather Than Deplete It.

The whole idea behind EM-1^®  is that healthy soil and clean water are maintained by the diversity and balance of the community of microorganisms within them.

For example, when the balance of microorganisms in the soil is disrupted, soil will be impoverished and plants and crops will not grow well.

However, if native microorganisms are activated, soil conditions will improve.

When the soil microbiology is in balance, plants will be healthy, thus more resistant to damage caused by stressors such as disease or harmful insects.

The reason that EM can solve the problems it does is that EM restores a healthy balance of microorganisms in the ecosystem, thereby increasing its self-purification ability.

EM-1 Microbial Inoculant comes in a variety of sizes and can be purchased on the Teraganix website. 

Sizes available: 16oz, 32oz, 1 Gallon, 5 Gallon, 55 Gallon Barrel. 

EM Technology ® was "discovered" and developed by Professor Dr. Teruo Higa while he was a professor of horticulture at the College of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan.

He became ill from his exposure to chemicals before he turned 30. Prior to that, Dr. Higa was a proponent of conventional agriculture and worked on the development of synthetic agricultural products. 

Having grown up around farming, he knew that farmers were left at the mercy of the chemical companies that supplied them with increasingly expensive inputs.

He decided to find a natural method through the use of beneficial microorganisms that would help relieve the farmers of their chemical dependencies.

In the mid-late 1960’s, microorganisms were being studied around the world for various applications. Most of that research was on single strains of microbes using single inoculations.

Dr. Higa decided to study combined cultures first to find which ones would co-exist. He used only non-pathogenic, facultative (work with and without air) microbes for his experiments.

A mixture he had thrown on a patch of grass before leaving for a school vacation was eventually to become what we know as EM-1®. Upon returning from vacation he noticed the area where he had thrown the “waste” product had grown considerably. He reviewed his notes and re-mixed his concoction. 

Through years of experimentation he discovered the optimal combination of microbes and named the combination “EM®”, an acronym for “Effective Microorganisms®”.

The beneficial effects of EM is produced when the groups of microorganisms in EM・1, including lactic acid bacteria, yeast and phototrophic bacteria, activate native microorganisms in the environment and harness their intrinsic power.

What gardeners are saying about us...

“I have been using TeraGanix EM-1 for almost a decade to benefit my plants, soil, pond water, pets and chickens. Their bio organisms worked wonderfully every time!”

—Jane Baker 

All Teraganix products are tailor-made for the environmentally conscious gardener.

We care about making our products safe and healthy for you—and our planet. EM-1 is certified organic and OMRI listed for organic production.