Home and garden

Flowers and garden: five steps to a living, healthy garden

Soil at 1:50, compost and Bio-lit, transplant soaking, watering at 1:200 and leaf treatment at 3–5%.

A home garden does not need doses per hectare. A simple sequence is enough: prepare the soil, enrich it with compost, treat transplants and look after plants through the season.

Step by step

  1. Prepare the soilDilute dEMetra Aktiv with water at 1:50 and treat the soil where you are setting up the garden.
  2. Enrich the soilWork in your own home compost (see the home composting guide) and the mineral soil improver Bio-lit or zeolite.
  3. Soak transplantsBefore planting, soak transplants in a SjEMe Aktiv solution: the 110 ml pack in 10 l of water.
  4. Water through the seasonDuring the season, water with EM Aktiv and water at 1:200 (EM Aktiv is available on request).
  5. Treat the leavesUse EM Aktiv Plus at 3–5% for leaf treatment, in the morning or evening.

Doses at a glance

dEMetra Aktiv — soil
1:50 with water
SjEMe Aktiv — transplants
110 ml + 10 l water
EM Aktiv — watering
1:200 with water
EM Aktiv Plus — leaves
3–5% solution

Apply in the morning or evening, not in strong sun or wind.

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