FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Soil Superfood is alive and needs to be cared for in order to maintain its quality. Please read our Soil Superfood Care page to learn how to best take care of your soil amendment.
If stored correctly, Soil Superfood can last up to one year, and may become less effective after that time. Please read our Soil Superfood Care page to learn how to maintain the quality of your soil amendment.
This can vary based on your project and the current state of your soil.
Unlike chemical fertilizers, Soil Superfood will not burn your plants. This means there is no limit to how much you may use.
We generally recommend top dressing your soil with about an inch of Soil Superfood around the base of your plants.
If potting, mix 1 part Soil Superfood with 8 parts potting mix.
Please read our Applications page to learn more.
Top dressing your soil can be done up to once per month.
Liquid extracts can be applied to the soil once per month as well, however foliar applications should only be sprayed when the plant is not in flower or fruiting.
Yes! You can use Soil Superfood to improve the quality of any compost or bagged soil.
Add one bag of Soil Superfood per 1/4 yard of organic materials for best results.
Making a liquid extract is the best way to make your bag of Soil Superfood cover the most ground.
Please read our Applications page to learn exactly how to make a liquid extract.
We offer extract bags for sale on our website! Visit our shop page HERE.
If you are using a sprayer with a small nozzle, you must use a 400 micron mesh strainer in order to allow microbial life to pass through but filter out as much particulate as possible.
If you are not using a sprayer, you may use a larger weaved mesh, such as a paint strainer.
You may add leftover compost to the soil after using it! It still contains some beneficial microbes, nutrients, and organic material that helps build the quality of your soil.
Do not add wet material back into Soil Superfood bag, this soggy wet material can negatively effect the rest of the product.