Soak each capsule individually. Soak one capsule in one litre of water for 6 to 8 hours, or overnight, before application. This rehydrates the encapsulated organisms into an active, viable state. Use only groundwater or boiled and cooled water. Never use tap water or chlorinated water for soaking — chlorine and chloramines in treated water kill the live microorganisms. Use groundwater (borehole or well water), or water that has been boiled and then fully cooled to ambient temperature.

Never mix different strain capsules together. Each capsule strain must be soaked separately in its own bottle. Mixing different strains during soaking causes microbial competition and reduces viability. Where a single application stage calls for more than one strain (for example, Azo Pro, PSB Pro, and Fab Potash Pro together in Months 1 and 5), prepare three separate bottles and combine the concentrates only at the point of dilution for application.

Dilution and application rate. For one hectare, combine the prepared concentrate(s) — three litres of total concentrate where three strains are applied together — into 500 litres of water. Apply through drip irrigation or as a soil drench around the root zone of the crop. Timing of application. Apply in the early morning or evening, never under direct midday sun, as ultraviolet radiation reduces the viability of the live organisms.