Article number: 8717677721795 View all from EM Agriton > View more: Fermentation > EM Agriton Microferm Effective Microorganisms [EM], ready-to-use BIB - 20L Microferm are Effective Microorganisms [EM], ready-to-use. It is a mixture of active bacteria, fungi, and yeasts. The ideal way to garden naturally. By adding these microorganisms, for example, diluted with water, you ensure a balanced population of microorganisms in your garden. Microferm is also used to ferment plant and animal residues, has a disease-suppressing effect on plants and vegetables, and stimulates soil life. Billions of bacteria live in and around our garden. For a pleasant living environment, it is important that good bacteria are always in the majority. Usage: 1L mixed with 5 buckets of water is enough for 50m². This BIB variant has a shelf life of one year longer than the jerrycan variant because almost no air enters it. Applications: Fermenting plant and animal waste. Inoculating the compost heap. Against odor nuisance, e.g., in animal enclosures. Ensures natural balance in the pond. Spray for disease-suppressing effect on plants. Microferm can also be used to increase the biodiversity of ponds. Together with bokashi pond balls, this prevents green growth and algae. In chicken runs: 1-2 liters per m³ In the field: 40 liters per hectare For cleaning: 1-2 liters per m³ In the garden, 1/100 diluted is sprayed or poured. Diluted with water, it spreads better and more effectively. Can also be applied with field and harvesting machines. For ponds: it increases the microbial diversity in the water (2 liters is good for 12 to 25 m³ of water). For the garden, 2L is good for 100 m²: in the soil, it promotes the conversion of organic matter for more efficient fermentation-oriented breakdown. To make fermentation compost (Bokashi): with Microferm, garden waste can be fermented into Bokashi fertilizer (fermented organic matter) which contains the most ideal nutrients for your plants and garden. More beautiful flowers and plants Scientific research has shown that EM-Active promotes plant growth. In agriculture and horticulture, EM is already a widely used additive, which reduces the use of artificial fertilizers and harmful crop protection agents. Also in ornamental and vegetable gardens and on home lawns, the use of EM-Active leads to more beautiful flowers and healthy plants without the use of artificial fertilizers. In addition, EM-Active can be used as a compost accelerator on the compost heap. Product specifications EM Microferm ready-to-use - 20L - BIB Article description EM Microferm ready-to-use - 20L - BIB Article number 8717677721795 Version 20 L bag in box Product type Effective Microorganisms Country of origin Japan Green book_extensive EMNA Manuals bundle_Version April 20121.pdf What is EM? EM is a mixture of naturally occurring Effective Microorganisms and is used to increase the natural resistance of soil, plants, water, humans & animals. What does EM consist of? EM contains various types of effective microorganisms. Each of these Effective Microorganisms has special tasks. The microorganisms also enhance each other's activity. These microorganisms are collected in nature; they are not modified or manipulated and are grown naturally. EM contains the following Effective Microorganisms: lactic acid bacteria, yeasts, actinomycetes, photosynthetic bacteria, and fungi. So EM is pure nature. How does EM work? The special thing about EM is the combination of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms. Aerobic means "living with oxygen" and anaerobic means "living without oxygen". In the scientific world, it was always assumed that these two groups could not coexist because the conditions under which they live are opposite to each other. Naturally, both groups also occur together in the soil. The aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms have in common that they can convert substances into antioxidants. These have a beneficial effect on the health of soil, plants, humans, and animals. Microorganisms work according to the dominance principle, thus restoring microbial balance. What is the dominance principle? In the world of microorganisms, there are different groups. There is a small group of dominant 'effective' microorganisms, a small group of dominant 'harmful' microorganisms, and a large group of so-called followers. The group of followers cooperate in nature with one of the aforementioned dominant groups. In practice, this means that they join the most suitable dominant group. There is a continuous power struggle between the effective and harmful organisms. The "billions of followers" simply wait to see which of the two groups gains the upper hand. Then they adapt and follow or imitate the victor. If the 'good guys', the effective microorganisms, gain the upper hand, they exert their constructive and disease-suppressing influence in all sorts of areas (e.g.: air, soil, plants, water, humans, animals,...). Proper use of EM in the household, environment, agriculture, and horticulture can promote the increase of effective microorganisms everywhere. How else does EM work? EM is a living substance and does not work in the same way as an antibiotic or a chemical agent. EM increases the population of beneficial microorganisms. EM does not kill. It is not an antibiotic, but rather a mixture of life-stimulating microorganisms, known from various food preparations such as: beer, wine, sauerkraut,... EM works gradually. Depending on the application, you can expect an effect between a few hours (e.g. odor nuisance) to sometimes several years (e.g. soil fertility). The effect of EM is partly based on a combination of fermentative microorganisms. The metabolic products formed during fermentation are well known as antioxidants, vitamins and enzymes.