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You mix a very small dose into water and drench the root zone, whether you are firing up a brand new soil mix or keeping a no-till bed alive through its fifth cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRootwise Soil Dynamics is a Colorado company. We started working with them back when they were down in Paonia, about an hour up the road from our factory in Montrose, and we have stayed with them for over a decade since. The organisms are grown in the United States by a well regarded lab that uses DNA sequencing in its own process. In a category where plenty of bags are filled with brokered overseas powder that nobody ever tested, that matters, and it is the biggest reason we have never gone looking for a cheaper inoculant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- quick start --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-quick\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-quick-hd\"\u003eThe short version\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-quick-body\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qrow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qk\"\u003eMix\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qv\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Tbsp per 5 gallons of water to start. \u003cstrong\u003e1.5 tsp per 5 gallons\u003c\/strong\u003e for every application after that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qrow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qk\"\u003eApply\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qv\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWater your plants first, then drench the root zone with about a cup of solution per plant. \u003cstrong\u003eRepeat every 2 weeks\u003c\/strong\u003e, and at every transplant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qrow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qk\"\u003eWhen\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qv\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough veg. About a week before you flip, run one transitional dose alongside Bio-Phos, then hand off to Bio-Phos for flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qrow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qk\"\u003eWhich size\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qv\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 oz or 4 oz covers one or two tents for well over a year. 1 lb and up is farm and commercial scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qrow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qk\"\u003eAll three\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-qv\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rootwise Combo Pack bundles this with Bio-Phos and the enzymes at a discount.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- coverage chain --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-chain\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"rw-step\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rw-sn\"\u003e1 Tbsp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rw-sl\"\u003eof product\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"rw-arrow\"\u003e→\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"rw-step\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rw-sn\"\u003e5 gal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rw-sl\"\u003eof solution\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"rw-arrow\"\u003e→\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"rw-step rw-final\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rw-sn\"\u003e80\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rw-sl\"\u003eplants treated\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rw-chain-note\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat is one tablespoon doing all of that, not one bag.\u003c\/strong\u003e Five gallons is 80 cups, and a cup per plant is all it takes once the soil underneath is already watered. A 2 oz bag holds roughly thirteen of those five gallon batches at the follow-up rate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ==================== ACCORDIONS ==================== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-accwrap\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ---------- 1. HOW TO USE ---------- --\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eHow to use it\u003cspan class=\"rw-sub\"\u003eSteps, full rate chart, and the dry option\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-accbody\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThree steps, and the order matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col class=\"rw-steps\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater first.\u003c\/strong\u003e Get your soil evenly moist before you apply anything. Dry soil is a hostile place to drop living organisms, and this step is also what makes the dose go so far. Once the soil is already wet, you only need enough inoculant solution to reach the root zone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMix and drench the root zone.\u003c\/strong\u003e Roughly a cup of solution per plant is plenty for most containers. Our dilution rates make a very concentrated solution, so you do not need to flood anything. Apply efficiently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepeat every 2 weeks.\u003c\/strong\u003e One application is a start, not a program. Regular doses are what build and hold a population. Apply at every transplant too, since that is exactly when new roots are looking for a partner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rw-eyebrow\"\u003ePro tip, not a rule\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese organisms ship dormant. If you mix your dose and let it sit for about 30 minutes before you water it in, you give them a head start on coming out of dormancy, and that may get you more out of the same amount of product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not let it become a barrier though. I usually mix and go right away, and it works. If you have the half hour to spare, take it. If you do not, water anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLabel rates\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-tw\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"rw-t\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eApplication\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRate\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFrequency\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eSimple drench, initial inoculation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e1 Tbsp per 5 gal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFirst application\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eSimple drench, follow-up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e1.5 tsp per 5 gal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEvery 2 weeks through veg, and at every transplant\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eTransplant and clone dip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e1 tsp per gal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSubmerge the root mass as you transplant\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eLarge garden and farm, initial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e6 g per cu yd\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlend with enough water to saturate the root zone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eLarge garden and farm, follow-up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e3 g per cu yd\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOngoing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNotice that \u003cstrong\u003eevery follow-up dose is exactly half the initial dose.\u003c\/strong\u003e That holds on the container rate and the farm rate both. Your first application does the heavy lifting of establishing the population. Everything after that is maintenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rw-eyebrow\"\u003eDo not skip the transition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout a week before you flip to flower, run \u003cstrong\u003eone application of Mycrobe Complete and Bio-Phos together\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the enzymes. This is the handoff, and most growers miss it entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy that point your mycorrhizal network is already built, so you are not reapplying to establish anything. You are bridging from the biology that builds the network to the biology that mobilizes phosphorus, before the plant actually needs it. After that one transitional dose, Mycrobe Complete is done for the run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIf you are using a scale\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA level teaspoon of Mycrobe Complete weighs \u003cstrong\u003eabout 3 grams.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is the figure behind every gram number on this page. Diatomaceous earth is light and fluffy, so a packed scoop will read heavier than a loose one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou do not really need it, though. The drench directions are written in teaspoons and tablespoons, so a measuring spoon is all this takes. The gram figures here are for people running scales and for the coverage math, and the farm rates are printed in grams to begin with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIf you want to apply it dry\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can, and it works. Just know the tradeoff going in. This is a concentrate, and a liquid drench puts it exactly where the roots are. Applying it dry scatters it around instead, so you burn through more product to get the same result. If you have the choice, drench it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSprinkling the transplant hole.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dust the hole before you set the plant in so the product lands right against the root ball. Plenty of growers do it this way and there is nothing wrong with it. It is just less ideal and more wasteful than mixing that same dose into water and pouring it straight into the root zone. If you are transplanting anyway, the clone dip on the label is the better version of this idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncorporating into a new soil mix.\u003c\/strong\u003e Same idea, with one condition attached. The soil needs real moisture in it and it needs to be planted right away, whether that is your main crop or a cover crop. Inoculated soil that sits in totes or bags develops dry pockets and hot pockets, and survivability drops off hard. If the soil is going to sit, wait and drench after you plant instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ---------- 2. COVERAGE ---------- --\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eHow far a bag actually goes\u003cspan class=\"rw-sub\"\u003eCoverage math and picking the right size\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-accbody\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the part people get wrong, and it is the reason a two ounce bag looks expensive until you run the numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you read \"1 tablespoon per 5 gallons,\" the instinct is to think you need 5 gallons of solution to water your garden. You do not. \u003cstrong\u003eYou water your plants normally first.\u003c\/strong\u003e After that, all you need is enough inoculant solution to carry the biology into the root zone, and that is about a cup per plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eScale it to what you actually grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery dose below is a \u003cstrong\u003efirst\u003c\/strong\u003e dose. After that, cut it in half and keep it there for the rest of the run. Spoon measures because that is what people have in a drawer, with grams underneath for anyone on a scale or working at farm rates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5C6154;\"\u003eThese are rounded to the nearest spoon you actually own, so they land within about a quarter of the label rate either way. At these amounts that is pennies and it does no harm. The 5 gallon row is the label rate exactly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-tw\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"rw-t\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eYour setup\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSolution to mix\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFirst dose\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"rw-hi\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003e4 plants\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e1 quart\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e1\/8 tsp\u003cspan class=\"rw-g\"\u003e0.4 g\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003e8 plants\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e2 quarts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e1\/4 tsp\u003cspan class=\"rw-g\"\u003e0.75 g\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003e16 plants\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e1 gallon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e1\/2 tsp\u003cspan class=\"rw-g\"\u003e1.5 g\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003e32 plants\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e2 gallons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e1 1\/4 tsp\u003cspan class=\"rw-g\"\u003e3.75 g\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003e80 plants\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e5 gallons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e1 Tbsp\u003cspan class=\"rw-g\"\u003e9 g\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rw-eyebrow\"\u003ePractical advice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn eighth of a teaspoon is about as small as a kitchen spoon set goes, so at four plants you are already at the floor of what you can measure. \u003cstrong\u003eJust mix one gallon.\u003c\/strong\u003e A gallon is easy to measure, it treats up to 16 plants, and it costs you under two grams of product on your first application and about nine tenths of a gram on each one after. Use what you need on your plants and put the rest on your outdoor beds or houseplants. Do not save mixed solution for next week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe simpler option, and why we do not teach it first\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything above teaches the efficient method: water first, then drench the root zone with a small concentrated dose. We teach it that way on purpose. The point of an inoculant is getting organisms into direct contact with roots so they can colonize, and a targeted root zone application is the best return on every gram you paid for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut if you are running two to four plants and the math has you trying to eyeball a quarter of a gram, drop the precision. \u003cstrong\u003eMix your dose into your full watering volume and water normally.\u003c\/strong\u003e You will use more product than you strictly need, and that is the entire downside. There is no risk to the plant, no risk to the soil, and nothing to feel bad about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt four plants that difference is pennies. At scale it is not, and that is exactly why we teach the targeted method first. An operation dosing its whole irrigation volume instead of the root zone can waste thousands of dollars a season on product that never touches a root. A tent is not a farm. \u003cstrong\u003eDo whichever version you will actually keep doing on schedule.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow many applications is that\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApplications are the honest unit here, because veg length varies enormously between growers. One application below means one gallon of solution mixed at the follow-up rate, covering up to 16 plants. A veg cycle means an eight week veg dosed every two weeks, plus the transitional application at the flip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-tw\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"rw-t\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGrams\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGallon applications\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e8-week vegs\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003e2 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e57 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e~63\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e~9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003e4 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e113 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e~126\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e~18\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003e8 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e227 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e~252\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e~36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003e1 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e454 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e~504\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e~72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003e5 lb bucket\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e2,268 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e~2,520\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e~360\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCount your own cycles.\u003c\/strong\u003e Most indoor growers veg four to six weeks, which is three or four applications rather than the five the table assumes, so a run costs them less than that. Outdoor growers and no-till beds run far longer and will use more. Either way you are spending under a gram per application. Whatever your season looks like, this is not the line item that decides your budget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich size to get.\u003c\/strong\u003e Running one or two tents, get the 2 oz or 4 oz. It is plenty and it is the cheapest way to find out whether you like it. If you already know you want it and you would rather buy once and stop thinking about it, the 8 oz is a genuinely good call. Dry dormant inoculant stores well, so there is no clock to race. Above that, the 1 lb and 5 lb are built for farms and commercial operations working off the cubic yard rate, and for grow crews splitting an order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ---------- 3. WHAT IT DOES ---------- --\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat it does, and what to expect\u003cspan class=\"rw-sub\"\u003eWhy balance matters and where this product came from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-accbody\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBiology is not one job. It is a lot of jobs at once.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDifferent organisms in your soil handle different work. Some tear down raw organic matter. Some fix nitrogen out of the air. Some free up phosphorus and other minerals that are chemically locked and unavailable. Some colonize the root surface and trade sugars for nutrients. Some just hold territory so pathogens have nowhere to move in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMycrobe Complete carries \u003cstrong\u003emultiple species from each of those function groups\u003c\/strong\u003e at agricultural strength, rather than loading up on one organism at a huge count. That is the entire design philosophy behind it, and it is the same one we use with minerals. Balance beats brute force. Dumping a massive dose of a single microbe is the biological version of dumping a bag of nitrogen and hoping it works out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rw-eyebrow\"\u003eThe part that matters most\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsistent, moderate doses do far more for your soil than one heavy dose. If you take nothing else from this page, take that. Small amounts on a schedule beat a big slug at transplant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you should actually expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis widens your margin for success.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is the honest pitch, and it is a bigger deal than it sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn living soil, nutrition is not a number you dial in. What your plants can actually reach depends on moisture, temperature, organic matter, mineral balance, and above all on whether you have the biology to cycle any of it. Keep that population high and consistent and you buy yourself room to be imperfect everywhere else. That is the real return on running a biological program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere this product came from.\u003c\/strong\u003e Kevin at Rootwise built Mycrobe Complete coming off outdoor seasons where he was pushing heavy phosphorus and paying for it with Pythium pressure. In the seasons after he brought a full biological program in, he could feed noticeably less and still finish healthier plants. That is the whole idea in one sentence. When the nutrition already sitting in your soil gets cycled and made available, you stop needing to force feed it, and heavy feeding is behind a lot of the problems growers end up blaming on something else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat to watch for.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your mulch and chop-and-drop layer breaking down noticeably faster. Better root mass when you pull a plant out of the pot. Plants that hold up when conditions slip. Nutrients going further than they used to. And the one growers bring up to us unprompted, a fuller terpene profile once a biological program is running. These show up across a run, not in a few days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ---------- 4. WHAT IS IN IT ---------- --\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat is in the bag\u003cspan class=\"rw-sub\"\u003eFull ingredient breakdown, all 20 organisms, and who grows them\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-accbody\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-tw\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"rw-t\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eComponent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePercent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat it is doing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eDiatomaceous earth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e85%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe carrier, and a clean one. Not talc. Keeps the organisms dry, dormant, and evenly dispersed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eLive beneficial microbes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e10%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe 20 species listed below, at the CFU counts shown.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eHumates\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e3%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrom fresh water humic deposits. Food and habitat for the biology once it lands.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eKelp extract\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-num\"\u003e2%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTrace minerals and plant compounds to support the handoff.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rw-eyebrow\"\u003eWhy only 10% microbes, and why the carrier matters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe carrier is not filler. It is a design decision, and it is one worth checking on any biological product you buy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart with why a carrier has to exist. This inoculant is potent enough that a real dose for a home grower is under a single gram, and the living fraction of that is so small you could not portion it out if you tried. Without something to carry it you would be asked to measure a millionth of a teaspoon and then somehow distribute that evenly through a gallon of water. Nobody can do that. The carrier is what makes a dose measurable with a kitchen spoon, holds the organisms dry and dormant on the shelf for the life of the product, and disperses them through your water instead of letting them clump in one corner of the bucket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSo the real question is not how much carrier. It is which carrier.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plenty of products in this category use talc, because it is cheap and it flows well. Talc is also a mined mineral whose purity depends entirely on the deposit it came out of, and it carries a long, well documented history of contamination problems. Diatomaceous earth costs more and it is clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the trade Rootwise made and we think it is the right one. When you are putting something into the root zone of a plant you intend to consume, the inert ingredient deserves as much scrutiny as the active one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe 20 organisms\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eArthrobacter globiformis \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAzospirillum brasilense \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAzospirillum lipoferum \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAzotobacter chroococcum \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAzotobacter vinelandii \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBacillus licheniformis \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBacillus megaterium \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBacillus pumilus \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBacillus subtilis \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePseudomonas fluorescens \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePseudomonas putida \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eRhodopseudomonas palustris \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eRhodobacter sphaeroides \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eStreptomyces griseoflavus \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eStreptomyces griseus \u003cem\u003e1x10⁵\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGlomus intraradices \u003cem\u003e1x10²\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGlomus aggregatum \u003cem\u003e1x10²\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGlomus mosseae \u003cem\u003e1x10²\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGlomus etunicatum \u003cem\u003e1x10²\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTrichoderma harzianum \u003cem\u003e1x10²\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5C6154;\"\u003eCFU per gram. Four species of endomycorrhizae plus Trichoderma on the fungal side, fifteen bacteria across the nitrogen fixing, phosphorus solubilizing, and organic matter decomposing groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe ratio is the product\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat list matters less than the proportions between the things on it. Twenty organisms held in the right balance behave like a functioning soil community. The same twenty at random ratios behave like a fight. The formulation is the work, not the roster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rw-eyebrow\"\u003eDo not stack inoculants\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is why we never recommend buying several microbe products and mixing them together.\u003c\/strong\u003e It feels like more biology for your money, and it is one of the most common mistakes we see growers make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you are actually doing is layering unknown ratios on top of a formulation somebody spent years balancing. You end up heavily overweighted on whichever species happen to overlap between the products, and you have no way of knowing what community you just built. Loading up on any one organism throws the system sideways the same way loading up on any one mineral does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMycrobe Complete is already balanced. You do not need to supplement it with another inoculant, and we would rather you did not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it does pair with is the rest of its own system.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rootwise is the only line we know of where the phosphorus product and the enzymes were formulated against this exact blend. Bio-Phos carries the same balanced approach weighted toward flower, and Bio-Catalyst is the enzyme output of these same organisms. That is what makes this a complete program rather than a shelf full of guesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy who grows them matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is the uncomfortable part of this category. \u003cstrong\u003eA species list on a bag is just text.\u003c\/strong\u003e Printing twenty organisms and a CFU count next to each one costs nothing, and independent testing of commercial microbial products has turned up plenty of bags that did not contain what the label claimed, at counts nowhere near what was promised, and in some cases nothing viable at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lot of that traces straight back to sourcing. It is common in this industry to buy microbial powder from an overseas broker, print a label, and sell it. If nobody along that chain ever tested anything, the company selling it does not know what is in the bag either. They are repeating a number somebody handed them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd you cannot check their work. Culturing and identifying twenty different organisms is slow, expensive lab work, nowhere near anything a grower is going to do before buying a bag of inoculant. \u003cstrong\u003eSo what you are really buying is the credibility of whoever grew the biology.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is the honest state of this category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rw-eyebrow\"\u003eWhy we have stayed with Rootwise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese organisms are \u003cstrong\u003egrown in the United States by a well regarded lab that uses DNA sequencing in its own process.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not brokered, not imported by the drum from a supplier nobody has ever met. That is unusual in this category, it costs more, and it is the single biggest reason we have worked with Rootwise for over a decade instead of chasing a cheaper inoculant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you cannot see, taste, or count what you are buying, the thing protecting you is who made it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ---------- 5. THE SYSTEM ---------- --\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhere it fits with Bio-Phos and the enzymes\u003cspan class=\"rw-sub\"\u003eHow to sequence all three across a run\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-accbody\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRootwise makes three products and they are not interchangeable. They also do not all run the whole time. Here is how we sequence them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-tw\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"rw-t\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eStage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMycrobe Complete\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBio-Phos\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBio-Catalyst\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eTransplant\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEvery transplant. Clone dip at 1 tsp per gal.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot yet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eRoot development and veg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery 2 weeks. This is its window.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot yet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEvery 2 weeks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"rw-hi\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eAbout 1 week before the flip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYes, one transitional dose\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYes, one transitional dose\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eEarly flower\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:400;font-size:13px;color:#5C6154;\"\u003efirst few weeks\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDone for the run\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeekly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eMid to late flower\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDone for the run\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEvery 2 weeks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEvery 2 weeks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eAbout 2 weeks before harvest\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDone for the run\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinal application\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinal application\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost indoor growers veg under six weeks, so \u003cstrong\u003ethree or four applications of Mycrobe Complete gets you through a full veg\u003c\/strong\u003e, plus one at each transplant and one at the transition. Then Bio-Phos takes over for flower, when phosphorus demand climbs and you want the organisms that mobilize it. Bio-Catalyst runs the entire time, start to finish, alongside whichever powder you are on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are running no-till beds, perennials, or an outdoor garden without a hard veg and flower split, the sequencing is looser. Keep Mycrobe Complete going on a regular schedule and layer Bio-Phos in as things move toward flower and fruit set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-tw\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"rw-t\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProduct\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eForm\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat it brings\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n  \u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003e\nMycrobe Complete\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:400;font-size:13px;color:#5C6154;\"\u003eYou are here\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n  \u003ctd\u003eDry powder\u003c\/td\u003e\n  \u003ctd\u003eThe full-spectrum foundation. Twenty species across every function group, including four endomycorrhizae.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n  \u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eBio-Phos\u003c\/td\u003e\n  \u003ctd\u003eDry powder\u003c\/td\u003e\n  \u003ctd\u003eSame full-spectrum approach, weighted toward organisms that mobilize phosphorus already in your soil but locked up.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n  \u003ctd class=\"rw-name\"\u003eBio-Catalyst Enzyme Elixir\u003c\/td\u003e\n  \u003ctd\u003eLiquid\u003c\/td\u003e\n  \u003ctd\u003eTen digestive enzymes produced by beneficial cultures, concentrated. Not an inoculant.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rw-eyebrow\"\u003eFull guide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complete stage-by-stage breakdown, including why the timing works the way it does and how to avoid wasting product, is in the \u003cstrong\u003eRootwise Deep Dive: How to Use It and When to Apply It in Living Soil\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe one thing people miss\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBio-Catalyst is not another microbe product. It is the \u003cstrong\u003eenzyme output of the same organisms that are in this bag\u003c\/strong\u003e, cultured and concentrated. Enzymes are what actually perform the work of unlocking nutrients. Microbes are just the factory that makes them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo when you apply the enzymes at the same time as the inoculant, the biology gets to work immediately instead of spending its first stretch building up an enzyme supply from scratch. That is the whole reason these two get sold together, and it is why the enzyme runs through both veg and flower while the powders trade off. \u003cstrong\u003eIf you only add one thing to your Mycrobe Complete order, make it the Bio-Catalyst.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ---------- 6. STORAGE ---------- --\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eStorage and handling\u003cspan class=\"rw-sub\"\u003eIt stores well, just keep it dry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-accbody\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a dry powder holding dormant organisms, not a live liquid that turns on you in a season. Sealed, dry, and out of the sun, it holds up over the long haul. Buy the size that fits your grow without worrying about racing a clock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-cols\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-col\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rw-eyebrow\"\u003eTemperature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStore below 120°F. A closed shed in July will push past that. A closet, basement, or shaded garage shelf is fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-col\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rw-eyebrow\"\u003eLight and moisture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep away from both. Seal the bag after every use. Moisture in the bag starts waking organisms up with nothing for them to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-col\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rw-eyebrow\"\u003eMixed solution\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not store it. Once it is in water the clock is running. Mix only what you will use that day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5C6154;margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCaution, straight off the label: store away from children and pets. Do not ingest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- \/accwrap --\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ==================== COMBO CTA ==================== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-cta\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"rw-eyebrow\"\u003eBuy all three\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eRootwise Combo Pack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eAll three products in matched sizes, from Small up to XXL, at a discount over buying them separately. If you already know you want the full veg-through-flower system, this is the cheaper way to get it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  See the Combo Pack and save\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ==================== FAQ ==================== --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-faq\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eCan I tank mix it with my nutrients?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-a\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo, and this one is on the label. Do not tank mix with chemicals or concentrated mineral salts. Salt concentrations that plants handle fine will dehydrate and kill microorganisms on contact. Apply your Rootwise dose as its own watering, separate from your feed. Use clean equipment too, since residue in a sprayer or reservoir from a previous chemical application will do the same thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-faq\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDo I need filtered water?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-a\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFiltered is best practice, and if you have it, use it. But if you are mixing and applying right away, tap water is almost certainly fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChlorine gets consumed on contact by organic matter, and there is plenty of that in your soil. Do not let your water source become the reason an application does not happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-faq\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDoes it work in coco or hydro?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-a\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will colonize, but the label is upfront about this and so are we. These rates are designed for soil systems. In hydro and inert media you will likely need to re-inoculate more frequently depending on your media and how much chemical input you are running. These organisms make their living cycling organic matter into plant-available nutrition, so in a medium with nothing to eat and a salt feed working against them, you get root colonization benefits but not the full picture. This product earns its keep in living soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-faq\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWill this work on trees, shrubs, and perennials?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-a\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bacteria will. The mycorrhizae depend on what you are growing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe four Glomus species in here are \u003cstrong\u003eendomycorrhizae\u003c\/strong\u003e, the type that partners with most annuals and vegetables, cannabis, grasses, and a lot of fruit trees and vines. That covers the large majority of what people actually grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey will not colonize plants that partner with \u003cstrong\u003eectomycorrhizae\u003c\/strong\u003e instead, which is a different family of fungi altogether. Conifers, oaks, birches, and beeches are the common ones. Blueberries and other ericaceous plants run their own type again, and a few crops like brassicas and beets do not form mycorrhizal partnerships at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone of that makes the bag useless on those plants. Sixteen of the twenty organisms in here are bacteria and Trichoderma, none of which are mycorrhizal, and their work of fixing nitrogen, solubilizing phosphorus, and breaking down organic matter helps any plant in any soil. You just will not get the mycorrhizal piece unless your plant is an endo host.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-faq\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDo I need this if I am already running compost or worm castings?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-a\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood compost and castings are the best biology you can get, and nothing here replaces them. What an inoculant does is fill in the function groups your compost may be light on and give you a consistent, known population at the moments that matter, like transplant and the start of a new mix. Think of castings as your baseline and this as targeted reinforcement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-faq\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eCan I use it with compost tea?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-a\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, and it is a good pairing. Just add it at the end rather than the start. Brew your tea the way you normally would, then stir Mycrobe Complete in right before you apply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reason is the ratio. A brewer multiplies whatever happens to grow fastest in your particular setup, so anything you put in at the beginning comes out at a very different balance than it went in. You paid for a formulation, and a full brew cycle rewrites it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mycorrhizae make the point best. Those organisms cannot reproduce in a bucket at all, because they need a living root to colonize. Running them through a brew costs you viability and gains you nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTea first, inoculant last, then water it in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-faq\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat happens if I use too much?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-a\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMostly you waste money. Beyond that, heavy doses of any single input can push things out of balance somewhere else in the system. There is no upside to overdoing it, and given how far a bag goes, there is no reason to. Consistent moderate doses on a schedule beat a heavy hand every time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"rw-faq\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eShould I keep using it through flower?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rw-a\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo, and this is the most common mistake we see. Once your mycorrhizal network is established there is nothing to gain by reapplying it, and growers waste a lot of product doing exactly that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you want instead is one transitional application about a week before you flip, Mycrobe Complete and Bio-Phos together with the enzymes. That bridges you from the biology that builds the network to the biology that mobilizes phosphorus. After that, Mycrobe Complete is done and Bio-Phos carries flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor no-till beds, perennials, and outdoor gardens without a clean veg and flower split, keep Mycrobe Complete on a regular schedule year round and layer Bio-Phos in as things move toward flower and fruit set. Bio-Catalyst runs the whole time either way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;color:#5C6154;margin:1.8em 0 0;\"\u003eStill not sure which size or which product you need? 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