Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
I was intrigued by humic acid and bought some...initially a solution from a local hydroponic store then powder since it is much cheaper.
The powder form is TeraVita SP-90 (no affiliation just what I ended up buying) from Amazon. SP-90 is supposedly 90% humic and is 100% water soluble.
It did not come with instruction for application rate so I "winged" it. Another B-nut member and I have been conversing via PM since we are both lost LOL....sharing what we gathered from the posts and from the vendor but it was insufficient.
I decided to contact the manufacturer and I am sharing the response below...in case anyone decides to go through the same route I/we did.
Good luck and I hope this helps someone.
P.S. I took a snap shot of the "Influence" product he referred to and it does look promising.
Please proceed with caution and as Smoke alluded to...too much humic can & will kill plants!!! Better thread on the side of caution.
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Dario,
We typically leave email responses up to the re-sellers of our products, unless we sell direct to the end users, whereby we would then fully service the account as would be expected.
So, I’ll try to make this easy and brief…
Humates are VERY complex substances, and the rates of usage vary widely for differing crops & conditions, so labels are intentionally vague and are geared “toward the middle”; otherwise, we’d have to offer a book with every package, if our desire is to be truly accurate…
The best way to use SP-90, to avoid any over-application potential, would be to add 1/8th to 1/4 teaspoon of SP-90 to a gallon of water, and use this mixture to water the plants as you normally would do.
Anything beyond this recommendation would require our conversing over the phone to elicit bonsai-specific details that would help achieve a more dialed-in recommendation.
One last thing: someday down the road, you may think about trying our Influence product (see label attached); something tells me this product could work very well for bonsai growers.
P.S. I help to formulate all of these products and more…
Be well,
Erik
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The powder form is TeraVita SP-90 (no affiliation just what I ended up buying) from Amazon. SP-90 is supposedly 90% humic and is 100% water soluble.
It did not come with instruction for application rate so I "winged" it. Another B-nut member and I have been conversing via PM since we are both lost LOL....sharing what we gathered from the posts and from the vendor but it was insufficient.
I decided to contact the manufacturer and I am sharing the response below...in case anyone decides to go through the same route I/we did.
Good luck and I hope this helps someone.
P.S. I took a snap shot of the "Influence" product he referred to and it does look promising.
Please proceed with caution and as Smoke alluded to...too much humic can & will kill plants!!! Better thread on the side of caution.
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Dario,
We typically leave email responses up to the re-sellers of our products, unless we sell direct to the end users, whereby we would then fully service the account as would be expected.
So, I’ll try to make this easy and brief…
Humates are VERY complex substances, and the rates of usage vary widely for differing crops & conditions, so labels are intentionally vague and are geared “toward the middle”; otherwise, we’d have to offer a book with every package, if our desire is to be truly accurate…
The best way to use SP-90, to avoid any over-application potential, would be to add 1/8th to 1/4 teaspoon of SP-90 to a gallon of water, and use this mixture to water the plants as you normally would do.
Anything beyond this recommendation would require our conversing over the phone to elicit bonsai-specific details that would help achieve a more dialed-in recommendation.
One last thing: someday down the road, you may think about trying our Influence product (see label attached); something tells me this product could work very well for bonsai growers.
P.S. I help to formulate all of these products and more…
Be well,
Erik
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