EM-1 Probiotic for Plants and Soil

EM-1 is a mixture of freely occurring Effective Micro-organisms and is used to increase the natural resistance of soil, plant, water, humans & animals. EM-1 contains over 80 types of microbes.

EM-1® is the original and authentic Effective Micro-organisms (EM) discovered and formulated by Dr. Teruo Higa in Japan.

EM-1® is an all-natural probiotic for plants and soil.  It is a natural, safe technology with many applications around the garden, agriculture, animal husbandry, environmental and water treatment, and health care.

A certified organic input, EM-1® can be expanded by the user to increase the product volume 20 fold, making it a low-cost microbial input.

The combination of microbes in EM has a reviving action on an ecosystem, EM will increase the beneficial microbes which improve soil health and function. EM will also improve fertiliser effectiveness by reducing leaching and improving plant availability leading to increased performance in your farming / horticultural system. In a waste management system, EM will control odours and break down sludge and inorganic deposits.

EM-1® Concentrate can also be combined with other products such as liquid fertiliser, and other microbial food sources to enhance their effect.

EM-1® is completely free of GMO-altered microbes and contains only carefully selected soil microbes. The preparation is produced in a laboratory environment with high purification requirements.

Activated EM-1® is sold under the product name Actiferm and is available in everything from 2L Bag in Box to 1000L IBC container.