What it is
Mineral-enriched Bio-ferments are ordinary Bioles fortified with a single plant mineral so the microbes make that nutrient plant-available. Each container carries one element — calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, zinc/manganese, boron or silica. Made separately, they become a mineral pantry you blend into custom liquid feeds for each stage of crop development. They are inputs allowed in organic agriculture.
On the Nutritive Cycle: These minerals shine at the cross-over and reproductive stages — phosphorus and calcium ease flowering, while potassium and boron drive fruit set, size and yield.
When to use it
- Flowering / fruiting — the Crop-strengthening mixture for big, plentiful fruits and seeds.
- Any crop, general — the Tropical mixture for balanced tropical growth.
- Slow, retarded growth — the Multi-element mixture, applied at any stage from transplant to harvest.
- Dosage — 5–10 L of mixture per spray pump.
Materials
Per mineral (added on day 5): 4 L molasses + 4 L MM + water, plus your chosen element:
- Bio-magnesium & molybdenum — 2 kg magnesium sulphate + 3 g molybdenum
- Bio-calcium — 2 kg calcium carbonate
- Bio-zinc & manganese — 2 kg zinc sulphate + 2 kg manganese sulphate
- Bio-potassium — 2 kg potassium sulphate; Bio-phosphorus — 2 kg rock phosphate
- Bio-boron — 1 kg borax; Bio-silicate — 2 kg silicate
How to make it
- Start a Biole. Same inputs and method as a normal Bio-ferment.
- On day 5, enrich. Open the drum and add your chosen mineral plus 4 L molasses and 4 L MM with water.
- Re-seal. Tighten the lid, leaving a 10–15 L gas space at the top.
- Rest 25 more days before use.
- Blend to purpose:
- Tropical: magnesium 5 L, manganese+zinc 5 L, boron 4 L, calcium 3 L, silicate 3 L.
- Crop-strengthening: phosphorus 5 L, potassium 5 L, borax 4 L, magnesium 3 L, calcium 2 L, silicate 1 L.
- Multi-element: phosphorus 4 L, manganese+zinc 4 L, magnesium 4 L, silicate 2 L, potassium 2 L, boron 2 L, calcium 2 L.
Signs it worked / troubleshooting
- ✅ Good: ferments quietly for the full rest period with gas headroom left at the top.
- ⚠️ Drum filled too full = no gas space → always leave 10–15 L at the top.
- 🚫 No molasses added = microbes starve → always feed molasses so they reproduce.
How to store
Keep each mineral biole sealed in its own labelled container. Use a calendar to track fermentation days so you can formulate your own mixtures for each growth stage.