“The Goop” from Soil Smiths. A concentrated biological extract produced from premium inoculation grade compost. Providing hundreds of species of beneficial fungi, bacteria, Protozoa & nematodes, The Goop is perfect for increasing the biological activity of your living soil without having to pay the shipping costs on compost.
Each batch is assessed under the microscope before making its way to you assuring consistent quality batch after batch.
When you buy this product you are supporting research into replacing all agrochemicals from food production with beneficial biology, which in turn will make all of your food organic by default, remove water pollution and allow soils to store carbon from the atmosphere.
Instructions for use
Keep The Goop refrigerated for up to 12 weeks, stirring it occasionally to maintain oxygen levels for the microbes.
To use, just scoop it out into water and rinse the jar from whatever remains.
Mix it with water in a watering can, a backpack sprayer or other vessel. It goes into suspension very quickly. Make sure that when spraying the suspension keeps agitated enough not to settle to the bottom.
The Goop is suited for all plants. Veggies, grasses, shrubs and trees will benefit from the fungal component, and the nematodes will provide nutrient cycling.
When restarting your potting mix; at the time when you add new nutritional amendments, it’s especially useful to add when you have a large amount of rotting roots in the system. It accelerates the decomposition of old root mass.
Application rates
15-50ml of Goop per 45l of soil e.g 100ml of goop into 2-5L of water. Watered into 90-225L of soil. Don’t water to runoff even if using in smaller containers.
You can apply up to every 2 weeks and as little as every 5 weeks. For simplicity you could have two applications - one during the vegetative stage, and one during flowering or other productive stage. With long flowering plants (10-12 weeks) you may want to consider two applications during that stage.
Anytime your living soil system dries out fully or goes a long time without living plants in it's useful to re-inoculate as if it was new.
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Word of caution
All care is taken to create conditions where pathogens don’t survive our composting process, but as with any living product, please wash your hands, avoid ingestion and contact with eyes. In case it occurs, wash with plenty of water. One place we don’t recommend to use this product is things like ready to pick salad leaves which you are about to consume. The Goop contains hundreds of species of microorganisms, and we would hate you to find out for us which ones are problematic. We also take care to avoid all plant pests and pathogens from taking hold, but due to the nature of the maturation process we cannot guarantee none have ended up in the product. We advise that you have your own integrated pest management in place at all times. Use at your own risk, but let us know of any issues. We have a no questions asked 30 day guarantee covering the cost of the product.