Plant Probiotics boosts plant growth, helps save water and supports the health of your garden using the power of live microbes. It can be used indoors or outdoors, on potted plants, garden beds, vegetables, fruits, flowers, shrubs and grass, at any time of year and any stage of growth. Add it to your compost bin to make a supercharged soil amendment.
Key things we want you to know
Rate: 1/4 teaspoon per plant or per square foot of soil.
Coverage: A 2 oz package covers about 100 square feet.
Avoid: Bactericides and fungicides. Free shipping.
Key Product Highlights
- Each package contains billions of safe, naturally beneficial soil microbes.
- Species found in natural, fertile soil that tend to be missing from garden soil.
- Improves the efficiency of compost, other nutrients and fertilizers.
- Helps plants use water and nutrients more efficiently.
- Available as a pouch for larger areas or a shaker jar for pots and house plants.
- Lab and field tested. Safe with children and pets (not for human consumption).
- 100% water soluble, so it can be dissolved in water and applied with a foliar sprayer or watering can.
Microbial Species
Bacteria: Bacillus licheniformis (2x107 CFU/g), Bacillus megaterium (2x107 CFU/g), Bacillus subtilis (2x107 CFU/g)
Fungi: Glomus aggregatum, Glomus mosseae, Glomus intraradices and Glomus etunicatum (1.4 propagules/g each)
Also includes added ratios of seaweed extracts, humic and fulvic acids, natural plant regulators such as cytokinins and gibberellins, and trace minerals to give the microbes a strong start.
Suggested Application
- New plantings: Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon into the planting hole under the roots, position the plant, then water.
- Established plants: Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon per plant on the soil surface above the roots and drench, or mix 1/4 teaspoon per 1/4 gallon of water per plant and pour above the root zone.
- Raised beds and bulk soil: Add 1/4 teaspoon per cubic foot, mix and water well.
- Compost: Add 1/4 teaspoon per cubic foot of compost and mix well.
- Apply once a month, after heavy rains, or if plants are especially stressed. For best results some growers apply every 2 weeks year-round.
- Works alone and with most other garden products, but avoid bactericides and fungicides.
Storage & Handling
Store in a cool, dry place out of the sun. Use by the printed best-by date, or within 2 years of opening.