Inoculate Mate Brew Bags

Inoculate Mate Brew (tea bag style) Bags are a biological fertiliser additive consisting of ten different strains of soil dwelling bacteria (7) and fungi (3). A probiotic for your garden, lawns veggies or crop and the soil they grow in!

These non‐pathogenic bacteria and fungi are a probiotic blend, selected to improve soil health and plant performance. The microbial blend is colonised in isolation and freeze‐dried to be in stasis until in contact with soil moisture. These beneficial bacteria and fungi have an involvement in;

• colonising plant roots and leaves
• sequestering organic carbon
• synthesising & releasing hundreds of bio‐chemicals
• building the tolerance and resilience of plants
• building soil aggregates
• enhancing the fertility & productivity
• improving the nutrient use efficiency, water‐holding ability, surrounding environment through reduced leaching and run‐off.

Inoculate Mate Brew Bags contain all the necessary microbe food (i.e. no requirement to add other nutrients such as fish or molasses).

This blend has been independently verified for concentration and variety of species by an independent Australian University.

Culture in product: >1.2 x 1011 CFU/g (Colony Forming Units)

Total species within the product;

Name (Bacteria/ Fungi)

• Rhizobium spp
• Pseudomonas fluorescens
• Pseudomonas putida
• Bacillus subtilis
• Bacillus licheniformis Bacillus
• polymyxa
• Azotobacter chroococcum
• Trichoderma viride
• Trichoderma herzianum
• Rhizophagus irregularis

Physical Product From: Dry Powder

Type and amount of materials as a composition of the materials (carriers):

carbohydrates, sugars, proteins, and trace elements.

Name of other constituents (expressed in %):

Sugars & Carbohydrates ‐ 70%

Salts ‐ 10%

Proteins ‐ 10%

Soluble humates ‐ 8%

Freeze dried Microbial culture ‐ 2%

Name and number of toxic substances contained: None known

Methods of analysis used:

Microbial culture tested for viable numbers by serial dilution on Glucose Peptone Agar, Yeast Mannitol Agar and Potato Dextrose Agar spread plates.

Product is also tested for absence of the pathogens Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The absence of E. coli is checked by first enriching the reconstituted product with lactose broth and then growing on selective media (MacConkey Agar), as per methods for the determination of pathogens in food.

The absence of Staphylococcus is checked by enriching the reconstituted product with Tryptone Soya followed by selective media (Mannitol Salt Agar) and a Coagulase test as per standard procedures.

All pathogen tests must be negative for the product to be approved for sale.

APPLICATION

Foliar or Fertigation:

Activate 1 x Inoculate Mate Brew Bag per Hectare with a minimum of 20‐40 litres/ha of clean water.

Prior to application, dilute as high as 1‐part concentrate to 750 parts water.

Horticulture:

Activate 1 x 100gm Inoculate Mate Brew Bag per Hectare with a minimum of 40 litres of clean water.

Apply with at least 400 litres clean water/Ha (40lt/1000m2). Do not apply in hot or dry conditions.

Root or Soil Drench:

Use 1‐2 x 100gm Inoculate Mate Brew Bags per Hectare in 20‐40lt of clean water. Apply prior to light rain or with at least 1000 litres clean water/Ha.

NOTES:

• ACTIVATED MICROBES MUST BE USE WITHIN 2 DAYS
• Brew for 24‐48 hours with water temp at 25’C (longer for cooler temps and shorter for warmer temps).
• Best sprayed morning, evening, night or even when there is light rain.
• Very important that the spray equipment and tanks are clean of residual synthetic chemicals and fungicides before using Inoculate Mate Brew Bags. When using an aerator or mister, avoid “frothing” the concentrate mixture. Do not exceed 30'C, as this may harm the activated microbes.
• Store Inoculate Mate Brew Bags in a sealed container (away from atmospheric moisture).
• Store in a dry and cool area. Do not expose dry powder to moisture, freezing temperatures or direct sunlight.
• Do not store in diluted (brewed) form.
• Not to be taken.

Note: The information in this document is provided to the user in good faith and represents knowledge of the product and processes at the date of printing. Every care is taken during manufacture and handling of this product and the preparation of recommendations pertaining thereto. The manufacturer or their agents accepts no responsibility for damage arising from misuse or non‐adherence to current recommendations.