OMRI Water Soluble Granular 65% Humic Acid Fertilizer

Product Description

Humic Acid Fertilizer Manufacturer, Potassium Humate, Potassium Fulvate

Humic acids form in nature whenever organic matter—from deceased plants and animals—begin to decompose, due to insects, bacteria, and fungal activity. This process is referred to as '“humification,” whereby the changing molecules are becoming more and more stable, and less prone to further decomposition. The resulting material is call humus, and comprises three parts—humin, humic acids, and fulvic acids. In healthy soil, humus comprises about 2% of its total composition. And in a healthy natural environment, this process is ongoing and ever-developing, a by-product of nature’s cycle.

Here’s a quick timeline of the process:

First, the Plant or Animal Dies
Once the living creature dies, its molecules are available in the soil for use by other organisms. Carbon is one of the most sought after elements, because it is a food source that provides energy.

Living Organisms feed on the Dead Matter (Occurs over weeks and months)
Bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and other soil inhabitants consume the fresh material, in either aerobic or anaerobic processes, dependent on the environment. Earthworms and insects further break down the material. The “fresh” dead matter is referred to as “active fraction organic matter,” because it is the primary food source for microorganisms.

How it all works on the Molecular Level (Occurs over weeks and months)
The decaying process begins with the breakdown of carbohydrates. Other simple carbon molecules are also easy for organism to digest, such as sugars, starches, and amino acids. This energy gained is often then released as carbon dioxide. Other matter, such as lignin, waxes, and resins, break down more slowly. This continuing process is often referred to as “humification,” because the matter that is breaking down is moving toward becoming humus.

What’s left at the end: Humus (Occurs over many years)
After long periods of time, when the decaying matter has been eaten, transformed, and defecated, what remains is called humus. Humus is a general term that refers to highly complex, stable compounds that are resistant to further decomposition. When decaying matter reaches this state of humus, it is referred to as recalcitrant organic matter, due to its resistance to further decomposition. However, humus is absolutely vital to soil, and stimulates microbes and plants while they consume other nutrients in the ecosystem.
The process described above has been hampered by modern agriculture, which is not set up as a natural system, or what’s now called “sustainable agriculture.” And so humic acids are not forming in healthy levels on much of today’s farmland. Thus, humic acid has to be replaced. And that’s why it’s necessary to turn to those few areas on the Earth where humic acids have collected into rich reserves. This material, known as “humate,” formed from ancient wetland environments that were buried beneath heavy layers of rock and sedimentation. Over thousands or millions of years, a similar process of decomposition happened as described above. But because these areas were protected from erosion, and compacted by heavy caps, they contain humic acid at a much higher concentration than today’s compost. And so what’s left is an invaluable, non-replicable, source of rich humic acids that can redistributed at a high enough level to benefit depleted soils and plants.