Tips for preparing a working solution based on Baikal EM-1 fertilizer: how to dilute the drug?
Baikal EM-1 belongs to complex fertilizers and contains a large number of various bacteria intended for soil nutrition. The drug is presented on the market as:
- aqueous concentrated solution;
- masterbatch with "dormant" bacteria, which is used for the preparation of the concentrate.
If you need to quickly process a small area of the site or a limited number of plants, a ready-made solution will do. For mass use, it is more convenient and more affordable from the financial side to use masterbatch concentrate.
Before using the drug (including water concentrate), it must be diluted with water. Tips and tricks on the proportions to dilute the Baikal EM-1 fertilizer depend on the area of its application. So, fertilization is effective when:
- soaking seeds;
- processing of containers in which the seedlings are grown;
- foliar feeding of young seedlings;
- root dressing;
- composting.
How to dilute the finished aqueous concentrate?
The concentrated solution Baikal EM-1 already contains the necessary environment for the development of organisms, therefore, before use, it is enough just to dilute it with water in a ratio of 1: 1000:
- For seed treatment... Add 1 ml of solution to a liter of water and keep the seeds in it for about an hour.
- For spring / autumn soil preparation... Dilute 10 ml of the preparation in a bucket of water. Spill the area a week before planting or after harvesting.
- For root or foliar feeding inmature plants... Dissolve 10 ml of solution in a bucket of water. Water or spray crops twice a month.
For foliar feeding of seedlings, 5 ml of an aqueous solution must be diluted in a bucket of water (1: 2000) and sprayed with seedlings no more than once every two weeks.
A more concentrated working solution from Baikal EM-1 in a ratio of 1: 100 is used for soil cultivation in a greenhouse during its preparation for planting. Dilute 100 ml of fertilizer in 10 liters of water and spill the soil. The same concentration should be used when laying a compost heap, overflowing the layers with a solution.
How to dilute the mother liquor?
The mother liquor will need to be diluted 2 times. It contains dormant organisms that must first be activated with fast carbohydrates. To do this, pour boiled cooled water into a three-liter bottle and add 3 tablespoons of honey or liquid sweet jam. Stir and inject the masterbatch (whole bottle).
Make sure that the container is filled with water under the lid.
Put the blank in a warm place for ripening, covered with a lid. On the third day, the lid must be slightly opened so that the gas escapes. The solution will be ready when a pleasant sour smell comes from it. Further dilution of the working solution based on the mother concentrate is similar to the aqueous concentrate.