Which Soil Amendments Do I Need?
Are Soil Amendments Necessary?
SCD Probiotics line of farm and garden microbial inoculants support the soil food web and produce healthier, more vibrant microbial ecologies on your farm or in your home garden.
Soils burdened with overuse of pesticides and fertilizers become dead and lifeless. Without microbes, soil becomes compacted and loses the capacity to retain water and provide oxygen to plant roots. By adding beneficial soil microbes back into your soil, you are improving soil structure and tilth so that plant roots and soil microflora can thrive.
Using the good microbes found in our products also improves nutrient uptake, decreases crop stress1, increases plant growth2 and bio-remediates heavy metals and toxins2 in soil. But which soil amendment is best for you?
Choosing the Right Soil Amendment
Choose ProBio Balance Original for large-scale composting, crop waste treatment, conventional agricultural applications, and other industries where odor is an issue.
Meant for large-scale operations, ProBio Balance Original will produce an affordable mega supply of microbes. You’ll have 20X more volume by activating the starter cultures yourself. After activation use 1:1000 dilution ratio and apply to lawns, vegetables, orchards, gardens, and container plants. For large-scale crop application, apply 1-5 gallons of activated product per acre. Can be mixed with other amendments such as molasses, seaweed and fish emulsion.
ProBio Balance Original contains 1 strain of PNSB which makes it excellent as a natural compost starter, all natural water conditioner, or natural odor neutralizer. This is a money-wise compost accelerator and soil amendment for big farms, compost piles, hydroponics, aquaculture, orchards and urban gardens.
Choose ProBio Balance Plus for high-value crops, large-scale farming, home lawn and garden, and as a powerful microbial inoculant to deodorize and detoxify soil and water.
Meant for large-scale operations, ProBio Balance Plus will produce an affordable mega supply of microbes. You’ll have 20X more volume by activating the starter cultures yourself. After activation use 1:1000 dilution ratio and apply to lawns, vegetables, orchards, gardens, and container plants. For large-scale crop application, apply 1-5 gallons of activated product per acre. Can be mixed with other amendments such as molasses, seaweed and fish emulsion.
ProBio Balance Plus contains 2 strains of PNSB (phototrophic bacteria) which makes it excellent as an ag inoculant for high-value crops like berries, cannabis, and beans. It can also be used as an all natural water conditioner, or natural odor neutralizer. This is a money-wise deodorizer and soil amendment for regenerative farms, golf courses, community gardens, waste treatment facilities, orchards and urban gardens.
Choose SCD Bio Ag for home lawn and gardens, organic crops, all natural lawn and garden care, and as a powerful microbial inoculant to deodorize and detoxify soil and water.
Highly affordable with a 1:1000 water dilution rate -- this ready-to-use soil builder is large garden, lawn and farm friendly. Choose from our liter screw-top bottle or liter hose-end spray bottle. Application instructions are clear and included with your purchase. This includes use for seed starting, lawn care, agriculture, foliar spray, post-harvest and more. Be sure to add organic matter (compost, leaves, grass clippings, etc.) when you apply!
| Product | Ease Of Use | Dilution Rate With Water | Additional Features | Available Sizes | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ProBio Balance Original |
10-Day Activation Period Before Use | 1:1000 (Manual Dilution Required) | 1 Strain of PNSB Phototrophs | Screw Top Plastic Bottle in 1 Liter, 1 Gallon or 5 Gallon | Industrial composting, crop waste treatment, aquaculture, orchards, large-scale agriculture and urban gardens or other industries where odor is an issue. |
ProBio Balance Plus |
10-Day Activation Period Before Use | 1:1000 (Manual Dilution Required) | 2 Strains of PNSB Phototrophs | Screw Top Plastic Bottle in 1 Liter, 1 Gallon or 5 Gallon | High-value crops like berries, cannabis, and beans, regenerative farms, golf courses, community gardens, waste treatment facilities, orchards and urban gardens and for industries where soil remediation and detoxification is needed. |
SCD Bio Ag |
Ready-To-Use Now! | 1:1000 (Manual Dilution Required) | With PNSB Phototrophs | Screw Top Plastic Bottle in 1 Liter, 1 Gallon or 5 Gallon | Lawns, home gardens, container gardens, community gardens, orchards, urban gardens, hydroponics and composting. |
SCD Bio Ag With Sprayer |
Ready-To-Use Now! | 1:1000 (Hose-End Sprayer Dilutes Automatically) | With PNSB Phototrophs | Hose-Attachment Spray Bottle in 1 Liter | Lawns, home gardens, container gardens, community gardens, orchards, urban gardens, hydroponics and composting. |
- Myrsini Sakarika, Janne Spanoghe, Yixing Sui, Eva Wambacq, Oliver Grunert, Geert Haesaert, Marc Spiller, Siegfried E. Vlaeminck. Purple Non-sulphur Bacteria and Plant Production: Benefits for Fertilization, Stress Resistance and the Environment. Society for Applied Microbiology. 2019; 13(5):1336-1365.
- RamchanderMerugu, Swetha Garimella, Karunakar Rao Kudle, Ramesh Malothu, Laxminarayana Eppakayala. An Update on Bioremediation Potentials of Purple Non Sulphur Phototrophic Bacteria. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2017; 10(4):1530-1536.