Oregon Department of Agriculture

Fertilizer Program

Microbial Analyses Results

January 1 December 31, 2014

Official samples of fertilizer, agricultural mineral, agricultural amendment, and lime products are collected by the Department on
a continuing basis. Samples are collected to determine if label guarantees are being satisfied. Routine product sampling
provides a two-fold benefit: 1. Consumer protection for buyers; and 2. Identification of potential process problems for blenders
and manufacturers.

The products listed below were sampled in the marketplace to assess their label guarantees of live microbial content. All were
selected to be well within their label displayed expiration dates.

Three commonly guaranteed bacterial genera were chosen for evaluation:

Bacillus spp.
Trichoderma spp.
Pseudomonas spp.

Individual species within genera were not identified. Rather, the measured count of a specific genus was compared to the sum of
the genus guarantee(s) listed on the product label.
 Oregon Department of Agriculture Fertilizer Program

Sample Reg. Status Lab Label

Company Product Matrix at Sampling Genus Analysis Guarantee

Advanced Nutrients Voodoo Juice Liquid Registered Bacillus spp. 3,000 CFU/ml 38,825,000 CFU/ml
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Tarantula Liquid Liquid Registered Bacillus spp. Not Detected * 9,250,000 CFU/ml
Microbial

Aurora Innovations Oregonism XL Dry Registered Bacillus spp. 4,500 CFU/g 1,925,000 CFU/g
Eugene, Oregon Pseudomonas spp. 20,000 CFU/g 550,000 CFU/g
Trichoderma spp. Not Detected * 350,000 CFU/g

Botanicare 6-0-0 ZHO Rhizosphere Dry Registered Trichoderma spp. 600,000 CFU/g 4,000,000 spores/g
Chandler, Arizona Root Inoculant

E. B. Stone & Son, Inc. E. B. Stone Organics Dry Unregistered Bacillus spp. 5,000 CFU/g 787,500 CFU/g
Suisun, California 6-4-3 Rhody Azalea, Pseudomonas spp. Not Detected * 24,000 CFU/g
& Camellia Food Trichoderma spp. Not Detected * 2,400 CFU/g

E. B. Stone Organics Dry Unregistered Bacillus spp. 3,500 CFU/g 898,676 CFU/g
4-6-4 Bulb Food Trichoderma spp. Not Detected * 2,000 CFU/g

E. B. Stone Organics Dry Unregistered Bacillus spp. 15,000 CFU/g 898,676 CFU/g
5-5-5 All-Purpose Trichoderma spp. 60 CFU/g 2,000 CFU/g
Plant Food

FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Bush Doctor 1.0-0.3-0.2 Liquid Registered Bacillus spp. Not Detected * 3,781.10 CFU/cc
Company Microbe Brew Plant Pseudomonas spp. Not Detected * 1,260.37 CFU/cc
Arcata, California Food Activator Trichoderma spp. Not Detected * 508.21 Prop/cc

Happy Frog Potting Soil Potting Media Registered Bacillus spp. 700 CFU/g 501 CFU/g
with Mycorrizhae and
Humic Acid

CFU = colony forming units Prop = propagule g = grams ml = milliliter cc = cubic centimeter

* None of the bacterial colonies consistent with the noted Genus were detected by serial dilution plating onto potato dextrose agar, water agar, and / or nutrient agar.

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 Oregon Department of Agriculture Fertilizer Program

Sample Reg. Status Lab Label

Company Product Matrix at Sampling Genus Analysis Guarantee

Plant Revolution Orca Premium Liquid Liquid Registered Bacillus spp. 6,000 CFU/ml 199,680 CFU/ml
Santa Ana, California Mycorrizhae with Pseudomonas spp. Not Detected * 49,920 CFU/ml
Beneficial Bacteria

Rod McLellan Company Whitney Farms 4-2-3 Dry Registered Bacillus spp. 4,000 CFU/g 62,500 CFU/g
Independence, Oregon All Purpose Plant Food

Whitney Farms 3-4-2 Dry Registered Bacillus spp. 77,000 CFU/g 62,500 CFU/g
Tomato & Vegetable
Food

CFU = colony forming units Prop = propagule g = grams ml = milliliter cc = cubic centimeter

* None of the bacterial colonies consistent with the noted Genus were detected by serial dilution plating onto potato dextrose agar, water agar, and / or nutrient agar.

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