Humic Acid good or bad?

Humic Acid good or bad?#379377

By cryostasis -  Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:53 pm
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- Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:53 pm #379377

Just got a foliar liquid based seaweed fertilizer with some humic acid ingredient on it. Wondering if its good or bad for the plant?

It says Seaweed extract, enzymes, humic acid, 8 macronutrients, 12 micronutrients as the ingredients.

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Re: Humic Acid good or bad?#379390

By murrkywaters -  Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:19 pm
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- Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:19 pm #379390

It's a byproduct of peat decomposition. Your plants are in it often. It might be good to periodically flush your media if you notice any buildup on your sundews. Otherwise it should be fine.

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Re: Humic Acid good or bad?#379413

By cryostasis -  Thu Apr 29, 2021 4:27 am
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- Thu Apr 29, 2021 4:27 am #379413

murrkywaters wrote:It's a byproduct of peat decomposition. Your plants are in it often. It might be good to periodically flush your media if you notice any buildup on your sundews. Otherwise it should be fine.

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Thanks would like to test this out on my plants also some an old post about his sundews with new growth turning brown due to humic build up so I guess I need to flush the media.

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Re: Humic Acid good or bad?#379554

By jacobwilliams - Fri Apr 30, 2021 2:25 pm

- Fri Apr 30, 2021 2:25 pm #379554

Humic Acid is great for plants but always buy from verified seller.

Re: Humic Acid good or bad?#379557

By murrkywaters -  Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:47 pm
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- Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:47 pm #379557

Carnivorous plants ≠ most houseplants I'd still keep to a schedule when it comes to flushing the media, and use some DI water on a qtip to gently remove any brown buildup that forms on new drosera leaves

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