Super Hume's indirect effect on the soil can be significant. Micro-nutrients IE,  iron can be made more available to plants. Inorganic iron compounds tend to become more unstable in the soil. Super Hume can incorporate iron into a readily available form, making it available for plants to pick up. Super Hume™ will also react with natural phosphates in the soil. These phosphate ions which because of chemical reactions with iron and aluminum in the soil can be fixed or bonded to organic matter and become unavailable. Super Hume's CEC increasing agents can break this bond and make the phosphate ions available to the plant's root systems more rapidly.

Super Hume™ in a sandy soil environment  with a low organic matter content, will indirectly react with some pesticides. These complex interactions can immobilized some pesticides and practically make them disappear from the soil environment. Another method is called absorption, followed by a release  of substances to the soil solution. The amount of release  will depend on the chemical rate of degradation of the pesticide. The third and final release involves the Humic Acid to complex with certain compounds in the pesticide, which can then be absorbed by the plant roots. Humic Acid can help to control the toxic chemical levels within the soil.

Super Hume™ will also help to increase nitrogen uptake by plants and increase soil nitrogen utilization efficiency. It will also encourage the uptake of potassium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus. Super Hume™ is capable of retaining soil nutrients in an exchangeable form to be made available to plants as required.  This high organic carbon compound creates a suitable environment for the microbial properties of the soil. In short, the higher the organic matter content of the soil, the more minerals and nutrients are unlocked and made available to the plant. The higher the organic matter of the soil the higher the ion exchange capacity.

Humus is the final decomposed stage of organic matter. It consists of the numerous chemical substances such as, water soluble sugars, amino acids, proteins, lignin (originally part of plant cell walls), fats, carbohydrates, and water insoluble humic acid. (Back up)

Humic Acid is a structure less colloidal material that has gone through decomposition (Humification). Derived mainly from plant residue and manure. (Back up)

Organic Matter (runs from 1% – to 5% +)  consists of living soil organisms and the dead decomposed humus. (Back up)

Humate  is defined as the salts of humic acids. Commercially available, in the dry form application is considered a slow release product with application from 250 lbs – 500 lbs to the acre.  It must also go through many chemical changes prior to entering the plant system. (Back up)

Liquid Humic Acid* is an extracted concentrate material derived from dry humate sources. In liquid form they are more readily available and react quickly, compared to the dry form. (Back up)

CEC Plant nutrients in the soil solution are in an ionized form. They hold either a positive or negative charge (positive charged is called a cation). Clay and organic colloid particles have a negative charge on their surfaces. These negatively charge particles or colloids (anions) attract and hold on (loosely) positively charged ions. Some cations are held on  tighter then others, making them less likely to leech away easily by water. One of the byproducts of plant roots and soil organisms is hydrogen which is positively charged. In the root zone plant roots exchange/trade hydrogen for other positively charged plant nutrients. Cation Exchange Capacity or Base Exchange is determined by the holding ability of clay or humus. The more that can be held the higher the CEC.
(For a complete definition of CEC click here.)  (Back up)

SOIL: Apply 1-2 gals. SUPER HUME with sufficient water to cover per 1 acre. Broadcast directly onto soil at pre- planting.  For best results incorporate into the top 1-2 inches. It is not necessary to use more than 1 gallon per acre twice a year Spring and Fall application.

ROW CROPS: Mix 1-2 quart.  SUPER HUME with sufficient water to cover, per acre.  Mist tops and bottoms of leaves. Moisten only to the point of run-off.  (USE MINIMUM OF 5 GALLONS OF WATER.)

TREE CROPS:  Mix 2-4 qts.SUPER HUME with sufficient water to cover, per acre. Mist tops and bottoms of leaves. Moisten only to the point of run-off.  (USE MINIMUM OF 50 GALLONS OF WATER.) *Repeat in a regular foliar feed program.

GARDENS/ POTTED PLANTS / TREES / SHRUBS: Mix 2-3 oz to each gallon of water. Apply solution around root zone of existing plants: Water in just enough to soak the root zone (up to 4 inches for most.) Apply every time you apply fertilizer or every two weeks.

GREENHOUSE: Using a 1% mix ratio (IE 2 qt. for 50 gallon) water over plants until it soaked into the ground. (1-2 inches) For hydroponics: Use at 250 ppm.

TURF GRASS / GARDEN SOIL: Apply 1 quart per 5000 ft².  (Commercial Turf application at 2% solution mix.) Apply directly after a dry fertilizer application.

HOUSEPLANTS: Apply 2 tablespoons per gallon of water. Water as normal around base of plant.

SUPER HUME IS NOT A FERTILIZER. It enhances soil particles, to help root growth. Use at planting stage to help start root growth and through out the growing season.