HUMATES
Soil humus is so important in garden and crop production that the necessity of maintaining adequate concentrations of it in productive soils has been recognized and emphasized for many years. Agronomic research has invested humic substances since at least the early 1930's. Application of humates to almost any type of crop will help to compensate for lost productivity that occurs with soil humus losses, and will help to speed the process of building up necessary reserves of humus in agricultural soils under good management.
Application Rates:
75lbs per acre (250 lbs/acre first time for soils with low humus
levels. 3-4 times during the growing season, will help strengthen
soil structure by binding particles together, enabling increased aeration
and root penetration. They will also increase the cation exchange
capacity of the soil, and increase the nutrient-and water-holding
capacity and directly stimulate plant root and top growth, increasing
yields and food quality.