Applying Bountea to your Garden
- Allow Bountea to settle for 15 minutes before decanting.
- If used, remove strainer with residue from the bucket.
- Add Bountea residue to your compost or spread on your soil
- Apply Bountea using a watering can or hose-end sprayer
- Substitute Fungal Activator for Bioactivator when Brewing Bountea for shrubs and trees and during plant Bloom/Fruit phase.
Dilution
- General use: dilute 1 part Bountea with 8 parts clean water (1:8).
- Foliar spraying: dilute 1 part Bountea to 10 parts clean water (1:10).
- Set hose-end sprayers to the highest dilution rate.
- NOTE: Diluting with chlorinated water will not harm the microbes after Bountea is brewed.
For outdoor gardens, apply 1 gallon of Bountea to 250 – 500 square foot of garden, regardless of dilution
Garden Growing Guide
| Bountea | Root Web | M3 | B3 | SuerStart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soil Preparation | Every 1-4 weeks and before seeding | 1st and last Bountea brews of the season | 1st and then every 2nd Bountea Brew | Add to prepared soil as directed | |
| Seeds/Starts | As soon as true leaves form | In Bountea or as a root dip | In Bountea after 3 leaves form | Add 1/2 cup to each bag of starting mix | |
| Transplants | Before Transplanting | In Bountea before transplanting | When transplanting | Add 1 cup to each bag of potting soil | |
| Growth Phase | Every 1-4 weeks | Every other brew | |||
| Bloom / Fruit Phase | Every 1-4 Weeks | Every Bountea brew | |||
| Lawns | Every 1-4 weeks | Add Bountea to brew in spring and fall | Every bountea brew until well greened | Spread on lawn in spring | |
| Shrubs and Trees | Every 2-3 weeks | Add to Bountea brew in spring and fall | When budding and flowering | Add pinch to pots every 4 months | |
| Foliar Spray | When plants are 4 weeks or older | For faster growth and mineral deficiencies | As buds form |
Use Fungal Activator instead of Bioactivator when brewing Bountea for “woody” stemmed plants such as trees, shrubs, tomatoes, peppers and beans. Apply during the bloom/fruit phase for all plants.
For depleted soils and soils that has been over-treated with chemicals, apply Bountea intensively. The microbes in Bountea “clean up” problematic soils.
Specialist Growing Information – for indoor and outdoor growers
Hydroponics – how to use Bountea in your hydroponic system
