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Combining with Fertilizers
Effective Microorganisms<sup>®</sup> provides little to no fertilizing material.  It does make the nutrients available to plants. Therefore, you need to use EM-1 in conjunction with fertilizers. However, concentrated fertilizers will kill the microbes over time if mixed together in concentrated form. To avoid this, you need to set up separate tanks, one for your <a title="Activated EM•1®" href="https://www.teraganix.com/Activated_EM_s/261.htm">Activated EM•1</a><sup>®</sup> and one for the fertilizer. Use an injection pump to pump from each tank into the irrigation line. The dilution with water is great enough to prevent the microbes from dying at that point.

Combining with Pesticides
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	<li>Don't Do It. Pretty much all of your synthetic pesticides on the market kill every one of the microbes in EM-1, some do it on contact. With fumigants start applying <a title="Activated EM•1®" href="https://www.teraganix.com/Activated_EM_s/261.htm">Activated EM•1</a><sup>®</sup> as close to the end of the residual kill time before applying the EM-1.</li>
	<li>However, with the biological pesticides the two products work well together.</li>
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Seed Treatment:
Soak seeds one day before planting in a 1:10,000 AEM•1<sup>®</sup>/water solution. If the seed cannot be soaked, moisten the seed before planting with the same 1:10,000 <a title="Activated EM•1®" href="https://www.teraganix.com/Activated_EM_s/261.htm">Activated EM•1</a><sup>®</sup>/water solution.

Transplanting:
Use as a drench at 4% solution.  <a title="Activated EM•1®" href="https://www.teraganix.com/Activated_EM_s/261.htm">Activated EM•1</a><sup>®</sup> can be added with other products, such as organic fertilizers, mineral supplements and compost teas during this process.

Foliar Treatments:
Apply <a title="Activated EM•1®" href="https://www.teraganix.com/Activated_EM_s/261.htm">Activated EM•1</a><sup>®</sup> with a sprayer at a 1.5- 3 gallons per acre diluted with water for coverage.  It is best to apply <a title="Activated EM•1®" href="https://www.teraganix.com/Activated_EM_s/261.htm">Activated EM•1</a><sup>®</sup> as part of a foliar nutrient program once per week throughout the growing season.

Soil Treatment:
The goal is to get 40 gallons <a title="Activated EM•1®" href="https://www.teraganix.com/Activated_EM_s/261.htm">Activated EM•1</a><sup>®</sup> per acre per year.  An easy rule of thumb for growers using irrigation systems is to apply 1-3 gallon of <a title="Activated EM•1®" href="https://www.teraganix.com/Activated_EM_s/261.htm">Activated EM•1</a><sup>®</sup> per acre per week, depending on the length of the growing season.  <a title="Activated EM•1®" href="https://www.teraganix.com/Activated_EM_s/261.htm">Activated EM•1</a><sup>®</sup> can also be applied 5-8 times during the growing season using spraying equipment if irrigation systems are not in use.  If continuous cropping, increase the rate to 1 gallon per week for a total of 52 gallons per acre per year.

Post Harvest:
A post-harvest treatment is made at a rate of 1-5 gallons per acre to accelerate lignin and cellulose breakdown of organic matter, which is then disced in prior to next season's sowing.

Cleaning Irrigation Lines:
Clean irrigation lines with an application of 5 gallons per acre, let sit in lines for 4-5 days, and flush.  Depending on how hard the water is, this may need to be done 2-4 times per year.  The cost of the <a title="Activated EM•1®" href="https://www.teraganix.com/Activated_EM_s/261.htm">Activated EM•1</a><sup>®</sup> is less than sulfuric and it is much safer than sulfuric or bleach.

Well Treatment:
Wells can be treated as well.  Inject 55 gallons into a well head and let sit for 3-4 weeks.  Flush and repeat one or two more times depending on the color of the water that flushes out.  If it clears after the first flush there is no need to repeat the application.