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@ ProgressivelyWorse
2024-11-15 21:27:43
### A Battle of Nutrients
A question I often ask myself and to anyone that is willing to listen is:
*****Why spend money on feeding plants a lone nutrient, when you can feed your plants and your soil a whole collection of nutrients (and more) that are water soluble?*****
We can take a look into #Humic + #Fulvic #Acids, a list of nutrients that #microorganisms make available for plant uptake, or even applications of #AminoAcids.
Each choice individually has vast array of benefits by themselves, for now we are going to take a look into Humic and Fulvic acids.
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## Average Chemical Formulas
**Humic Acid** (*Darker Brown Color*):
* C187 ( 187 #Carbon )
* H186 ( 186 #Hydrogen )
* O89 ( 89 #Oxygen )
* N9 ( 9 #Nitrogen )
* S1 ( 1 #Sulfur )
**Fulvic Acid** (*Yellow / Golden Color*)
* C135 ( 135 Carbon )
* H182 ( 182 Hydrogen )
* O95 ( 95 Oxygen )
* N5 ( 5 Nitrogen )
* S2 ( 2 Sulfur )
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## A view into the scope.
Here you can see the difference in coloration between the darker brown and golden / yellow color.
A sample taken from one of my #vermicompost bins.
Bonus: A Hyaline Testate Amoeba in the process of cycling 2 fungal spores can be observed.
(Hyaline = Biological substance with a glassy appearance)
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These acids can be easily obtained through a #CompostTea brew or a #CompostExtract that you can create in your local #bioregion with supplies found all around you. If you are looking for the best bang for your buck, there's no better soil and nutrient architects than those found in nature.
Compared to #fungi and #bacteria (we also can't simply cast aside the multiple trophic levels that break down #OrganicMatter), we are simply inefficient.
However we can provide the environments and food sources to fight along side these #Organisms.
As the Organisms break down the OM overtime, they are creating Humic and Fulvic Acids as well as other #Microaggregates, this is just one process that is transforming lifeless dirt into the dark brown, living #soil we associate as healthy soil.
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Let's dive into some of the benefits these 2 acids bring to the table.
## Fulvic Acid:
- Considered a powerful organic electrolyte.
- Enhances cell division and elongation.
- As a foliar spray, increases the plant's oxygen uptake capacity.
- Increases chlorophyll production and increases the permeability of plant membranes, which lead to an improvement for the plant to uptake nutrients.
- A unique capacity to dissolve minerals and trace elements.
- Enhances photosynthesis.
- Drought protection via improved moisture storage.
- Dissolves silica and enhances the benefits of silica.
- Increases stomata opening and transpiration.
- Assists plant respiration and improves respiration of beneficial micro-organisms.
- Influences multiple enzymatic processes.
- Stimulates plants immune system.
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## Humic Acid
- Improves Soil Structure
- Increases water holding capacity in soil.
- Improves plant drought resistance.
- Enhances uptake of Nitrogen by plants.
- Stimulates plant enzymes and increases enzyme production.
- Stimulates Growth and proliferation of beneficial microorganisms.
- Enhances plant's natural resistance against diseases and pesticides.
- Stimulates Root growth.
- Increases the thickness of cell walls in fruit, leading to prolonged shelf life.
- Increases germination and viability of seeds.
- Helps increase physical appearance and nutritional value of crop yields.
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These are far from a full list of benefits, but sheds light on some of the benefits that they bring to the table.
As always, thank you for taking time and checking out the information i've provided.
*Now Onward!*
D.
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