Reply To: Anyone using beneficial microbes?

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Fulvic/Humic acid don’t do anything with microbes, their chelate which are compounds that make nutrients easier to absorb by changing the charge of the minerals so the roots don’t have to expend as much energy to absorb them.

You really need to tailor the beneficial microbes to the specific purpose, are you looking to increase nutrient availability in fortified soils or trying to reduce the pathogen pressure by using aggressive colonizers that’ll out compete potential problems?

Used appropriately they have a huge benefit but they can also quickly become a money pit.  My general advice for beginners is to focus on understanding the basics inside and out and how they’re all inter related to create a stable environment first and foremost and then testing different additives one at a time in a side by side comparison with as few variables and as large of a sample as possible to figure out how much of an effect they actually have and see if they make sense in terms of add cost vs increased yield/quality.