FAQ

Humic acid-based agents are not fertilizers but rather growth stimulants or catalysts in transition of mineral substances to chelates which are best assimilable both by plants and soil biota.

Natural humic acid-based agents are capable of:

• improving properties of various soils;
• reducing moisture uptake by light soils;
• increasing moisture intake rate in heavy soils.

At the same time, such agents make dense soil loose and thus increase uptake of humus that has significant impact on soils improving their quality. Such agents easily react with indigenous microflora of cultivated soils and facilitate its propagation. Such effect is observed both immediately after use and during the next few years.

Humic acid-based agents increase the number of microorganisms involved in humus formation and promote micronutrient movement in soils. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium – these elements transform into easier assimilable forms. Furthermore, their assimilation can be improved further by combination with mineral and organic substances which enhance action of each other resulting in consumption of mineral fertilizers reduced by 40 to 60%.

Despite the fact that humic-acid based fertilizers easily interact with nitrogen- and potassium containing substances, they should not be used in combination with phosphorus-based fertilizers since they form poorly soluble compounds. It would be much better to fertilize soil with phosphorus in advance.

The agents themselves are safe for any use, but their high concentrations or uncontrolled used can backfire. Overdose of humic acids (humic-acid based agents) cause drastic deficit of micronutrients and disrupts the process of assimilation of micro- and macronutrients in roots. Therefore, roots stop growing and can perish.

Manufacturer’s recommendations should be followed, for instance, for pre-plant treatment of seeds, tubers and bulbs, or for treatment of roots and seedlings before replanting, and for rare spraying to control growth.

The maximum effect is reached when humic acid-based agents are used to ferment and compost organic residues or agricultural waste. At the same time, resulting organic mixtures and fertilizers contain chelatized macro-, meso- and micronutrients in maximum concentrations. Such mixtures facilitate growth and increase and recover humus which is essential for soil fertility.

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Thanks to our own solutions and extensive experience in the field of applied ecology, since 2015 specialists of “EcoTiM” Company have developed and successfully implemented 76 turnkey projects. Such projects include the following steps:

1. ecological research;
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