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EM – INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Stock EM 1. EM has a sweet-sour taste and smell (pH below 3.7). 2. It needs to be stored in an airtight plastic container. Gas
needs to be released occasionally. For smaller quantities this can be done by
opening the container; with large quantities, the most convenient would be to
glue a spaghetti tube into a hole in the lid and place the other end into a
bottle of water, so the gas can escape, but no oxygen can flow back. 4. It needs to be stored away from direct sunlight, preferably in a storeroom. 5. Ideally blankets or bubble sheets should be used as insulator at the top and the sides of the containers. The container should be placed directly onto the ground in summer for coolness and in winter the insulation should be placed under the base of the container as well. 6. The beige/white fungi appearing on the surface are beneficial in EM. 7. The shelf life for Stock EM is 6 months.How to make Multiplied EM (Multi EM) Materials :o 3 % good quality Stock EMo 5 % pure liquid cane molasseso 92 % clean water
o Temperature 20-25 0C is best (a range from 15 – 37 0C is acceptable)Preparation :o Mix the molasses in warm water to dissolve it completely.o Mix Stock EM into the molasses water.o Fill the container with good (ideally warm) water. Leave a gap at the top with some air.o Mix well.o Seal the container airtight and release the gas often. With larger quantities use a breather pipe to release the gas, without needing daily control. For this, drill a hole in the lid of the container, seal a spaghetti tube into the lid and place the other end into a bottle filled with water. Now the gas can escape, but no oxygen goes back into the container (see diagram).Good Multi EM: o When the Multiplied EM is ready it smells and tastes like the Stock EM.o It is ready in 3 to 14 days, depending on the temperature.o Favourable pH is below 3.7.o Multiplied EM can be safely used for 1 month if conditions are favourable. Multi EM with a longer shelf life can be used but will need different ratios and ingredients. Use of Multi EMo For Plants generally:
o Seeds: Soak the seeds in 0.1% EM, small seeds for 30 minutes, large seeds for up to 8 hours. Dry under shade to avoid sticking together. This process promotes faster and even germination as well as healthy growth of plants. This is not advocated for plants of the legume family.o Potatoes/grain etc. 100 litre/ha in 400 litres water and 3 times per season. Best is before or after rain.o Hops. 300 litre/ha Multi EM in 1000 litre water. 3 times per season.o Flowers. EM can be used in existing liquid fertiliser dosing systems and mist sprayers in green house. All the propagating tables can be cleaned with EM..o Vegetables. 1:500 up to 1: 1000 spraying on gardens once per week, alternated with 1:500 up to 1:1000 FPE.o Aquaculture: 1:1 500 (tilapia) – 1:5 000 (trout) dilution of Multi EM to begin with and can then be maintained at 1:10000. Spray 1% Multi EM directly onto feed and leave to dry under shade for 4 hours (or until dry). The feed can be used directly afterwards.o Soil:100 to 1:500 dilution of Multi EM
o Slurry – 2 litre/m3 (1% Multi EM). Let mature for 4 weeks. It then goes thinner and thinner and does not smell anymore. It is spread even on delicate leguminous plants with no problem at 10 m3/ha. Some farmers add still another dose of EM before spraying out.o Silage - 1litre/m3 for grass and 2 litre/m3 for maize silage. Best is 35% moisture content. Fermentation is 6 weeks with grass. Leave raw material only for a short time in the open – every day you loose 1% sugar. Then compact quickly.o In the stable. Spray every 3 days with mist sprayer – 10ml/m2 depending on moisture in the stable. Overhead sprinklers. Add from 1:500 up to 1:1000 to drinking water.o Calf drink. 30ml/animal – not leaving it in too long in the milk otherwise the milk begins to curdle.o Hoof bath: 1 – 2 % Multi EM in the walk-through bath, prevents rot and contributes to building healthy hoofs. Can be left in pan for up to a week.o Porkers: If the feed mix is self made, 10% Multi EM is added. Spray in stable as with cows. If liquid feed, such as whey, is used add 2 litre Multi EM to each cubic meter of (feed) liquid. One could also add 3% Bokashi into the grain ration. Alternatively mix 1:500 up to 1:1000 into drinking water.o Chickens: From day 1 add 10% Multi EM into growers mix and 3% Bokashi into layers mash. Alternatively 1:1000 into drinking water through nipple drinkers. If they clog up, just flush through with clean water. Use EM5 against mites and be sure to spray into all the corners of the house! Before moving chicks into a new house, wash out house with 1:4% – 10% Multi EM with high-pressure hose. And then apply EM chicken manure Bokashi into the shavings.o Washing machine. Apply 30 – 40 ml into the drum. Instead of softener put the Multi EM into the softener container. You will find that you will need only 1/3 of washing powder normally usedo House cleaning. 30 ml in a 10 litre bucket for your entire domestic household cleaning.o Environmental Spray. In mist bottle at 1:500 up to 1:1000 in the house on carpets, the air (air refresher) cupboards etc…o Sewage system. The daily inflow (number) in m3 is the weekly dose in litres of Multi EM (e.g. 20 m3 of sewage will need 20 litre Multi EM/week). It can reduce BOD by up to 90 %.For recipes of the EM derivatives go here |
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