Essential Nutrient Protocol

The Essential Nutrient Protocol is a three-part regenerative gardening system designed to rebuild soil health and support productive plants through the entire growing cycle. It works by replenishing organic matter for tilth and moisture retention, delivering targeted organic nutrition for sustainable growth, beneficial soil microbes for nutrient availability and plant resilience, and humic substances to help improve nutrient uptake. 

The system includes: 

• Sprout_01 - Early-season granular soil nutrition 
• Rise_02 - A fermented liquid plant food and nutrient-availability catalyst
• Replenish_03 - End-of-season, manure-based soil recovery

Together, these products support healthier soil biology, better nutrient cycling, and more resilient gardens over time. These help avoid boom-bust nutrition cycles with sustainable organic nutrition for your soil.

First, this is Soil Food, rather than traditional fertilizer. It contains many more benefits to the soil ecosystem than plant nutrients alone. That said, gardens don’t have a single nutritional need all year long. Soil biology, nutrient demand, and plant growth change with the seasons.  

The Essential Nutrient Protocol mirrors how healthy soils work in nature: 

• Quickly-available nutrition when plants are getting started and actively growing 
• Microbial stimulation to unlock and cycle soil nutrients
• Slow-release mineral replenishment after harvest for long-term soil building

Using the right input at the right time improves efficiency, reduces waste, and builds soil health rather than just feeding plants. Each “product” has multiple soil-life benefits in each formula making this a synergistic protocol for building soil health.

Sprout_01 is a granular organic soil food designed for the beginning of the season or anytime your plants need a boost during active growth. 

Key benefits: 

• Made with upcycled organic bone meal for faster nutrient availability and microbial establishment
• Provides the early-season energy plants need to establish roots, leaves, and flowers
• Supplies concentrated organic matter to improve soil moisture management and tilth

Sprout_01 is ideal for spring planting, transplanting, and mid-season recovery when plants are working their hardest.

Rise_02 is a liquid plant and soil booster made from fermented ingredients. 

Think of Rise_02 as a catalyst:

• Feeds and stimulates beneficial soil microbes
• Enhances nutrient bioavailability in the soil
• Helps release and activate nutrients from Sprout_01 and Replenish_03

Rise_02 doesn’t replace granular nutrition - it amplifies it by accelerating biological processes in the soil.

Replenish_03 is a manure-based granular soil food designed for end-or-season soil recovery.  

After harvest, nutrients leave the garden with the produce you’ve grown. Replenish_03 helps: 

• Replace minerals removed during the growing season
• Add slow-release nutrition for long-term soil health
• Rebuild organic matter and soil structure

Manure is an excellent source of slow-release minerals, making it ideal for restoring balance to worked soils. This step is a smart investment in your garden’s long-term soil health.

No. Each product is designed for a specific role and timing.

Recommended timing:

• Sprout_01 - Early season or mid-season boosts during active growth
• Rise_02 - Every 2-4 weeks throughout the active growing season
• Replenish_03 - End of season or dormant period only

Using them together at the same time reduces effectiveness and works against the natural rhythms of soil biology. It likely won’t hurt your plants but it can overload the system with too much nutrition all at once, creating boom-bust cycles for soil microbes. We want steady nutrition throughout the growing season instead.