EM•1® Case Study: Berries

EM•1® can be used on any berry crop from strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and even coffee. EM•1® is a ready-to-use soil conditioner, comprised of Effective Microorganisms. EM•1® increases nutrient cycling in your soil and helps improve drainage, aeration, moisture retention and soil structure. Overall this decreases fertilizer requirements while improving yield.

Because EM•1® contains live microbials it also improves water permeability. The bugs go to work in the soil, increasing beneficial microorganisms and other organisms, this creates more pores for water and air. The increased permeability can decrease your water usage.

  • INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTION
  • INCREASE YOUR YIELD
  • ​INCREASE YOU BOTTOM LINE​
  • IMPROVE NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY
  • BALANCE pH
  • ​INCREASE ORGANIC MATTER
  • ​IMPROVE MOISTURE RETENTION
  • ​INCREASE BRIX AND NUTRITION

For berries, we recommend up to 35 gallons of EM•1® per acre per year applied through the irrigation and foliar applications split over the growing season.

25 Gallons Acre in Soil total, spread over number of Irrigations
10 Gallons Acre Foliar total, preferably spread over 5 to 10 applications

Foliar applications should be applied in the morning or evening. Conventional farmers can use EM•1® with most of their programs. Do not mix synthetic chemicals with the microbes in concentrated, non-diluted, form. Many pesticides, such as Round-Up are antibiotic in nature and kill all the microbes within seconds of mixing. Therefore, if pesticides are to be used, please wait at least 48 hours between applications of pesticide and EM•1®.