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Goodwood, Ontario, Canada

I'm adding fulvic acid and humic acid to my soil tea just prior to applying in a foliar spray or drenching application. The plants seem to be loving it but I thought I should get some confirmation that this is the correct way to apply to plants.

5/9/2012 3:19:32 PM

Springfield, VT

The humic & fulmic acids release nutrients as cheation agents. If the solution works with out problems I would continue.

5/9/2012 3:40:55 PM

Sourthern Utah

1st years using fulvic ,, fer me,,, so its an experiment fer me,, ,, hope it works fer us both,,

5/9/2012 8:17:13 PM

Nottingham, UK

First year for me too. I'm drenched with a fulvic acid, liquid humate and sol seaweed solution on the 5th May but the weather isnt good enough here to notice the difference yet.

5/10/2012 6:37:12 AM

Nottingham, UK

My legs have started vining already lol.....Meant to write 'I drenched' not 'I'm drenched'.

Not sure I have made one single entry on this site without a typo

5/10/2012 6:38:39 AM

Goodwood, Ontario, Canada

I've read that the fulvic and humic acid help the plants uptake nutrients. As I noted above, the plants are doing well but I have no way of determining if this has anything to do with the fulvic and humic acid.

5/10/2012 7:25:02 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Fulvic acid is perhaps the most interesting for nutritional purposes. The size of fulvic acid molecules is even smaller than humic acids, with molecular weights ranging between just 1,000 to 10,000. Because of their relatively small size, fulvic acid molecules can more readily enter plant roots, stems, and particularly, leaves. Therefore, fulvic acids are key ingredients of high quality foliar fertilizers. As they penetrate these plant parts they conduct trace minerals from plant surfaces into plant tissues. Once applied to leaves, fulvic acids transport trace minerals directly to metabolic sites within plant cells. Hence, foliar spray applications at specific plant growth stages, containing mineral chelates, can be used as a primary technique for maximizing plants’ productive capacity.

5/10/2012 1:16:28 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Fulvic acids also contain twice the oxygen content of a Humic Acid.
http://www.montmorillonite.info/Page%205_fulvic%20acid.htm

5/10/2012 1:18:36 PM

Nottingham, UK

Thanks Linus, time to fill may spray bottles with Seaweed and fulvic! Happy days

5/11/2012 5:25:56 AM

Nottingham, UK

I buy mine from Viresco.co.uk. Here's a snippet of info on it.

Fulvic Acid
Humic substances are mixtures of both fulvic and humic acids. Our Humate humic acid contains a relatively high proportion of fulvic acid. It is between about 20% and 25%. Most leonardite sourced humic substances contain usually less than 2% fulvic acid.

The fulvic acid component is soluble in all pH conditions. Humic acid is completely soluble in only alkali conditions. The higher the fulvic acid:humic acid ratio, the more reactive is the humic substance. The molecule of fulvic acid is usually looked upon as the monomer, whereas that of humic acid is treated as a polymer.

As the monomer, the fulvic acid is relatively small and can enter the plant, attached to some nutrient ion, much more readily than the much larger humic acid molecule. Fulvic acid is said to be the "work horse" amongst humic substances.

Fulvic acid has a very high cation exchange capacity (CEC) and will increase the CEC of growing media.

We have available a fulvic acid material that is 75% fulvic acid that can be used to improve the growth of plants by improving the take-up of nutrients.

It can be used as a foliar treatment where, ideally, it should be added to solutions of foliar feeds. It will aid photosynthesis. It can also be applied to soils and other growing media to improve the take-up of nutrients. It will improve the texture of soils.

The fulvic acid powder has a tendency to take in moisture and become sticky. We have therefore packed it into small soluble capsules. One capsule of approximately 1g should be added to each litre of liquid feed that is used for foliar treatment. Use 2 capsules per litre of water or feed solution for application to growing media.

5/11/2012 5:29:08 AM

Earth

Function & benefits of humic acid:
1. Optimize the structure of soil to increase the buffering power and fertility;
2. Neutralize both acidic and alkaline soil to release the beneficial metal ions, thus promote absorption by plants;
3. Promote plants growth also crease the yield and quality;
4. Increase the plants' ability to anti drought,frost under stressed conditions;
5. Detoxify the herbicide and pesticide

12/11/2012 4:02:28 AM

3006 JCS Industrial Dr., Brownsville, TX 78526

Fulvic acid is said to boost the immune system, enhance healing, help assimilate minerals and nutrients, facilitate enzyme activity and help metabolize proteins. As an antioxidant, it has detox capabilities. Refer ferti-organic.com/products/fulvic-acid/

While Humic acid can help improve soil structure. When applied to clay soils, humic acid can help break up compacted soils, allowing for enhanced water pentration and better root zone growth and development. When applied to sandy soils it adds essential organic material necessary for water retention thus improving root growth and enhancing the sandy soil's ability to retain and not leach out vital plant nutrients. Refer ferti-organic.com/products/humic-acid/

12/16/2012 1:19:32 PM

Ca

:)

12/18/2012 11:57:41 PM