Organic Fertilizer

contains:

-55+ trace minerals

-amino acids

-humic acid

-kelp

-mycorrhizae

-NPK 6,5,5

Organic Compost Tea contains:

-minerals

-humic substances

-microbes

There 3 macronutrients that are essential for plant health, growth and development. These include nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. They are represented by the letters “NPK.” The numbers “6,5,5” shown above represent the amount of these nutrients present in the fertilizer we use.

N-Nitrogen

Promotes leafy green growth.

Essential for the creation of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll plays a crucial role in photosynthesis.

Associated with drought resistance

P-Phosphorus

Essential for root development and fruit/flower production

Plays an important role in photosynthesis, energy transfer/storage, and cell division

Associated with stress tolerance

K-Potassium

Regulates the uptake of water and nutrients.

Activates vital enzymes

Associated with disease resistance

Minerals have many affects on plants such as transferring nutrients, enzyme activation, protien synthesis, and photosynthesis. Trace minerals are known as micronutrients and plants/soil only need them in trace amounts. By comparison macronutrients such as N,P, or K are required in larger amounts.

Mycorrhizae is a root like network of fungus that grows beneath the soil and has a symbiotic association with plants that occurs at the roots. Mycorrhizae allows more available nutrients to be absorbed by attaching and extending from the root spread. This occupies more space in the soil than roots alone. Mycorrhizae provides the plants with water and nutrients that have been taken up from the soil. Plants in exchange provide mycorrhizae with sugars and lipids. Mycorrhizae networks allow plants to communicate with each other and exchange nutrients and stress signals. The mychorhizae achieves this by daisy chaining a group of individual plants at the roots creating one larger network.

Microbes boost pathogen immunity in plants, convert organic matter to food storages, and vastly increase the soils ability to retain water and nutrients which contributes to drought tolerance. Microbes affect soil structure and ultimately the root structure in plants.

Humus is known for catering soil. Humus is the substance that is leftover after earthworms, bacteria, fungus, or other microorganisms have decomposed organic matter such as dead plants/ animals or waste. Humus improves overall soil texture by creating better aeration. This allows for water in the soil to drain efficiently and for oxygen to reach the roots. Humus also has very strong affects on soils ability to retain water.

Kelp produces an organic growth hormone that promotes cell division. This has significant affects on root and shoot growth. It also affects plants general health and photosynthesis capability.

Amino Acids are essential for plant life because they produce proteins and growth hormones. Cells are comprised of proteins which are structurally significant. Amino acids also transport nitrogen from the soil to the roots and the rest of the plant.