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Works equally well in soil, soilless and hydroponic growing media, and it promotes higher yields by:
- Unlocking Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Micronutrients
- Increasing Nutrient Availability for healthier and stronger plants
- Improving Resistance to Abiotic Stress
Why Use Unleash Root Inoculant and Biostimulant?
Promotes Nutrient Availability
Unleash root inoculant acts as a biostimulant, making nutrients available to plant roots in order to maximize its growth potential. The Rhizosphere microbes in Unleash are able to digest fertilizers, making it easier for nutrients to be absorbed through the plant’s roots and allowing the plant to focus its energy on growing.
Prevents Root Burn
Root burn is a common problem for plants that requires a large amount of nutrients to obtain higher yields. Unleash microbes digest nitrogen, phosphorous, and micronutrient fertilizers separating them from the attached salts that cause the root burn. Many farmers have noted that adding our root inoculant to their current nutrient program assists in the chemical conversion of nitrogen and other nutrients into the form most desired by the plant. This results in an easier uptake by the plant’s roots.
Eliminates Transplant Shock
A plant’s relationship with its local environment begins with the microbes that live on the roots and digest nutrients for the plant. When you transplant, this microbe colonization of the plant roots is severely disrupted and has to be rebuilt before the plant can efficiently obtain nutrients. With Unleash root inoculant’s microbes already present on the root system prior to transplant, the plants will be able to resume developing immediately after transplanting with no time lost. Get rid of the hardships, inefficiencies, and lost growth time of transplanting with our root inoculant.
Promote Mycorrhizae Activity
Just like plants, mycorrhizae need help from rhizosphere microbes to get the nutrients they need to colonize and extend the plant root system. Our microbes maximize mycorrhizae growth and ensure that the plant has a healthy and protected rhizosphere.
Works with Fertilizers, Compost Tea & Other Additives
Unleash root inoculant can be easily incorporated into your existing system with no complicated changes. In fact, our root inoculant works well with many other additives, and oftentimes enhances and improves the impact that your current additives have on your plant’s growth potential.
Works with Soil, Hydroponics, and Soilless Soil Media
Our root inoculant has been tested and shown to work with a large variety of grow systems. Unleash microbes will colonize the plant roots and immediately begin protecting and providing nutrients to the plant regardless of the system used.
Unleash Root Inoculant: Application Instructions for Conventional Agriculture
- 1. Unleash root inoculant is applied at a rate of 1 liter per acre which is split into 2 applications of 500 mL (or 2 cups).
- 2. Shake well, then mix the 500 mL (or 2 cups) of Unleash with 35 liters (or 10 gallons) of non-chlorinated water.
- 3. For optimal results, allow mixture to rest for 30 minutes up to 4 hours before applying. If needed mixture can be applied up to 3 days after mixing.
- 4. Proceed with the second application 3 weeks after the first application to complete the treatment.
- 5. For best results, inject the root inoculant gradually to ensure it is evenly spread throughout the acre.
- 6. Continue watering to ensure the bacteria reach the root zone of the plants, typically 2-6 hours more.
Note* Unleash Root inoculant is sold as a concentrate, and must be mixed in a clean non-metal container with non-chlorinated water to activate. Using a larger amount of Unleash than recommended will not damage plants.
Unleash Root Inoculant: Hydroponic Systems Application
Unleash root inoculant benefits all stages of plant growth. The product can be used with both soil and soilless media as well as with both indoor and outdoor growing facilities.
General Use Directions
- Unleash root inoculant should be used with ONLY non-chlorinated water.
- For a standard application, use 1 ml of Unleash per 1 gallon (or 4 liters) of water.
- Allow the mixture to rest for 30 minutes but not longer than 4 hours prior to application.
- Apply Unleash once every 2 weeks throughout the plant’s life cycle.
For Optimal Results, Apply Root Inoculant as Follows:
- Soil Inoculation/Clones: 2 ml per 1 gallon (or 4 liters) of water
- Transplants: 2 ml per 1 gallon (or 4 liters) of water
- Vegetative: 1 ml per 1 gallon (or 4 liters) of water
- Flowering: 1 ml per 1 gallon (or 4 liters) of water
Q: What is Unleash?
A: Unleash is a plant root inoculant that increases nutrient plant uptake and contains a proprietary blend of beneficial plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR, with rhizo = root zone).
Q: How do I apply Unleash to my plants?
A: Unleash can be used in almost every system available. Unleash can be directly injected into drip irrigation systems, sprinklers, sprayers or any other system you may use. Unleash can also be applied using a tank or reservoir system.
Q: Will Unleash work if applied as a foliar spray?
A: Unleash can be applied as a foliar spray to help with branch and leaf disease management. To maximize nutrient availability for your plants, we recommend applying Unleash as close to the plant roots as possible by using drip irrigation and/or applying to the base of the plant.
Q: When do I incorporate Unleash into my growing schedule?
A: For best results, we recommend applying Unleash either when you begin fertilization or as early as possible during your plant’s growth cycle, as it will maximize your plant nutrient uptake and help young plants maximize their growth potential. However, Unleash will benefit plants when applied later in the growing cycle (see next question). Note that for perennial plants, we also recommend application post-harvest.
Q: It is part of the way through the growing season. Will Unleash still help my plants?
A: Yes. As long as your plants are still taking up nutrients Unleash will provide benefits by making these nutrients available from soil and fertilizer. If the growing season has already started, we recommend you apply Unleash as soon as possible to further increase plant nutrient uptake .
Q: What types of crops/plants can Unleash be used with?
A: Unleash has been used successfully with a wide variety of plant types including (1) herbaceous – such as lettuce, strawberries, broccoli, tomatoes, peppers and many others; (2) trees – such as avocado, fruit and nut trees; (3) vines – such as melons, grapevines and sweet potatoes; (4) shrubs – such as roses. For annual plants, we recommend applying Unleash when planting occurs or when fertilization begins. For perennial plants we recommend applying Unleash when fertilization begins after the plant comes out of dormancy and also applying Unleash post-harvest if more fertilizer is added at that time.
Q: How long does it take to activate Unleash?
A: Activation is the process where the microbes in Unleash are “woken up” from their dormant state by diluting the concentrated Unleash product in non-chlorinated water. For optimal results, allow mixture to rest for 30 minutes up to 4 hours before applying. If needed mixture can be applied up to 3 days after mixing.
Q: What type of container should I use to activate Unleash?
A: Activation should be in a clean non-metal container – a plastic bucket or tub is ideal. Unleash microbes will “stick” to a metal container upon activation such that most of them will be lost before application.
Q: Why are there solid clumps floating in concentrated or activated Unleash?
A: Unleash contains a mixture of beneficial microbes. Sometimes these microbes can form clumps that will float in water. These clumps are a normal part of the product and will not disrupt Unleash activity.
Q: Why can’t I use chlorinated water to activate Unleash? How can I tell if my water has chlorine in it?
A: Chlorinated water will kill Unleash’s microbes. If you are on a municipal water system or you treat your well water, then your water is chlorinated. To dechlorinate your water, we suggest adding 1 teaspoon unsulfured molasses to every 5 gallons of water, and leaving it overnight. Unleash can then be safely activated without microbe loss.
Q: Can I use chlorinated water to water my plants?
A: Yes, chlorinated water can be used to water your plants after Unleash has been applied.
Q: At what temperature range can I activate Unleash?
A: Unleash can be activated at temperatures between 50 – 90˚ F. It should be kept out of direct sunlight to avoid raising the water temperature above 90˚F.
Q: At what temperature range does Unleash work?
A: Unleash works at any surface temperature that crops will grow. This is because subsurface soil temperatures (where plant roots are located and where Unleash microbes are active) have a much more moderate temperature range than the soil surface.
Q: At what temperature range can I store Unleash?
A: Unleash should be stored at room temperature out of direct sunlight between 40˚ – 90˚F.
Q: What is the best way to incorporate Unleash into my crop watering routine?
A: For best results Unleash’s microbes need to (1) reach the plant’s roots; and (2) colonize the plant roots so they will “digest” nutrients from soil or fertilizer, making them available for uptake. To ensure that Unleash’s microbes reach the plant roots and don’t stick to the surface soil we recommend watering your plants for 15-20 minutes before application. Once Unleash has been applied continue to water your plants as normal. For example, if you normally water for several hours, apply Unleash after watering for 15 minutes, then continue watering as usual. While a subsurface irrigation system is ideal, Unleash can be applied by above-ground drip or as a foliar spray with equally successful results so long as enough water is applied for Unleash microbes to reach the root system.
Q: Does Unleash work with herbicides and pesticides?
A: Unleash cannot be directly mixed with most herbicides or pesticides during activation. However, Unleash works fine with most herbicides and pesticides if Unleash is applied to plants 2 weeks before or after herbicide/pesticide application.
Q: Does Unleash help prevent transplant shock?
A: Yes, Unleash can help prevent transplant shock by applying Unleash to the transplant soil. For best results, apply Unleash to both the transplant soil and to the plant prior to transplantation. The environment the plant roots “see” is in the soil immediately surrounding them, called the Rhizosphere (root zone). The microbes that inhabit the root zone colonize the plant roots and take nutrients from this environment, making them available to the plant. When a plant is transferred to new soil, this rhizosphere has to re-form, a process which delays growth, causing transplant shock. By having Unleash microbes in the new soil ready to colonize and make nutrients available, the plant can form a new rhizosphere much more rapidly.
Q: Is it safe to use Unleash on plants that are damaged – for example by disease or pests?
A: Not only is Unleash safe to apply to damaged plants, in many cases Unleash helps to bring plants back to a healthy state. Unleash microbes can also prevent damage from occurring by boosting the immune system and increase stress resistance.
Q: How does Unleash work with Mycorrhizae-based agricultural products to optimize plant growth?
A: Unleash greatly improves the ability of mycorrhizae to colonize plant roots. This is because mycorrhizae need nutrients in order to colonize and extend the plant root system and Unleash microbes ensure sufficient nutrients are available for this to occur.
Q: In addition to soil, what other grow media does Unleash work with?
A: Unleash works equally well with soil, soilless, and hydroponic growing mediums. Unleash’s plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) only require active plant roots to help plants grow. Unleash works with all soil types tested, except very high pH soil (pH>8).
Q: Can I use Unleash with compost tea?
A: For compost tea, we generally recommend activating Unleash separately, then adding to your compost tea mixture just before application.
Q: Does Unleash help prevent root burn?
A: Unleash can help prevent root burn. Root burn generally occurs because common nitrogen fertilizers are sold in a “salt” form to keep them in a neutral pH range when hydrated to prevent root damage from pH extremes. Unfortunately, this salt form can also damage roots and cause “root burn”. Unleash’s microbes will break down the nitrogen salt into a form the plant can use (usually nitrate or ammonia) by separating the nitrogen from the salt residue, thus preventing root burn.