foliar feeding · Guide
What is a wetting agent, and when does your soil actually need one?
Pour water onto dry compost and a lot of it runs straight out the bottom, leaving the middle dry as a bone. A wetting agent lowers...
The Dr Forest blog · Est. Stockport · England · 2020
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amino acids · Guide
Amino acid biostimulants for plants: what they do and which type to choose
Amino acids are pre-assembled nitrogen the plant can absorb and use without spending energy on synthesis. What the evidence supports, how enzymatic and chemical hydrolysates differ,...
biostimulant · Guide
What is fulvic acid?
The smallest, most active fraction of the dark humus in healthy soil, and the part that actually gets inside the plant. What fulvic acid is, where...
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