Why Humic Acid?

Humic acid is a natural soil conditioner, organic chelator and microbial stimulator that provides the following benefits to your soils and plants:

• Supplies an oxidized, soluble carbon source, leading to improvement in long-term soil pH
• Enhances efficiency and availability of applied nutrients
• Chelates soil micronutrients, increasing their availability
• Improves cation exchange capacity
• Enhances soil structure and biology
• Reduces water requirements by increasing water holding capacity and enabling better water penetration in the soil

Dispersible Granule (DG) Technology

The Andersons Dispersing Granule (DG) Technology creates spherical, dust free and ultra dry particles.

These granules rapidly disperse upon contact with soil moisture, creating tens of thousands of micro particles which greatly increases surface area and allows for faster breakdown and availability of the humic materials.

Humic DG CharX harnesses the power of humic acid and biochar in a 50/50 blend, providing the benefits of the more quickly-available humic acid and the long-term soil building qualities of biochar.

Powered by Dispersing Granule (DG) Technology, Humic DG CharX takes soil health to the next level.
 

WHY BIOCHAR?

Having a soil that is high in organic matter has a wide range of benefits for a turfgrass manager. Soil organic matter provides nutrient holding capacity, water holding capacity, and stable aggregates to the soil. Some of the most fertile soils in the world are located in the Amazon region. In this region, these fertile soils, known as ‘Terra Preta’, were created by Amazonian inhabitants via the addition of a variety of organic soil amendments including biochar. Biochar is the result of burning wood byproducts (feedstock) at high temperatures with little to no oxygen present. The resulting byproducts (biochar) are high in carbon and provide excellent physical structures for microbial development. Biochar works to build soil profiles, lasting for hundreds of years. Biochar also contains karrikins, a family of bioactive compounds that stimulate roots to boost new seedlings.

WHAT SETS HUMIC DG CHARX APART?

For peak effectiveness, biochar needs to migrate through the turf and down into the root system. This can be tricky with many products, which bring application difficulties and poor efficacy. While crumbled or micronized biochar products move well through the turf canopy, they do present challenges in allowing the product to properly flow through a standard broadcast spreader. Other biochar products contain larger chunks, which causes the product to remain in the thatch layer on top of the soil for long periods of time. Humic DG CharX features DG Technology, which allows each spherical, low-dust granule to disperse into smaller microparticles when watered. This helps both the humic acid and biochar to move quickly through the turf canopy and down to the root zone, where they can begin to go to work.

SPRAYABLE & SPREADABLE

HCU granules are multipurpose soluble granules that can be solubilized for spray application or dry applied through typical dry spreading equipment. HCU 44-0-0 granules are well suited for use on large turf applications such as golf course tees, aprons, fairways and roughs, sports fields, commercial and residential lawns, ornamentals, and specialty crops.

PROVEN PERFORMANCE

HCU granules provide turf quality and color that is comparable to current industry leading products. In a study conducted on Bermudagrass at the University of Arkansas, HCU granules were applied at a rate of 49 kg N/ha and compared to NutriSphere-N®, UMaxx®, and UFlexx® applied at the same rate. The Bermudagrass plots treated with HCU granules had turf quality and color statistically similar or greater than industry leading products for the 11 week duration of the study. Similar results were observed on Kentucky bluegrass at Penn State University.

COMPATIBILITY

HCU granules are compatible with the most widely used control products for finely maintained cool and warm season turf. For peak product performance we recommend only tank mixing HCU with chelated iron (Fe) micronutrients such as Iron EDTA, HEDTA, etc. Mixing HCU with iron sulfate may potentially cause interaction issues within the tank mix. As always, we recommend a jar test prior to product mixing and application.

Fertilizer + Humic Blends

These unique fertilizer blends containing humic granules provide uniform growth, extended nitrogen feeding and enhanced nutrient uptake.
 

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: 22-0-4 + HCU & BLACK GYPSUM DG

A traditional 50-lb. bag of 22-0-4 fertilizer contains approximately 20 lbs. (or 40%) of rock limestone filler. This filler is not detrimental to turfgrass, but it also provides no agronomic benefit. With 22-0-4 + HCU and Black Gypsum DG, we’ve replaced that filler with Black Gypsum DG, a dispersing granule (DG) soil amendment delivering calcium and sulfur and helping to relieve compaction and soil salinity. Black Gypsum DG and Humic Coated Urea (HCU) also deliver humates, helping to improve nutrient efficiency, increase root development, and boost soil health.