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Fairfield,ct.

where does everyone get their humic acid from?thanks.

12/17/2007 1:12:07 PM

Georgia

Neptune harvest has some good stuff at a reasonable price.

12/17/2007 1:29:13 PM

Somers, CT

http://www.dirtworks.net/Humates.html. This is where I got mine a while ago.

12/17/2007 1:52:19 PM

Mt Vernon Ky

http://www.greensmiths.com/humic.htm here is were we got mine

12/17/2007 2:34:34 PM

Somers, CT

Forgot about greensmiths. That is a good place.

12/17/2007 3:10:29 PM

Fairfield,ct.

i called greensmiths ,but the freight from texas is a killerlooking for someone local near connecticut.i wonder if ray leonzi has it.does anyone knows how far a 50lb .bag goese.g. square feet wise?thanks.

12/17/2007 3:26:39 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

I have a friend who is a farmer. He gave me a couple of barrels for free... ;-)

The stuff was in the form of black granules, about the size of really large sand particles. One thing I noticed, after putting it out early last spring, when we harvested our potatoes this past fall, these particles of humate were stuck to the skin of the potatoes like glue.

In my soil things take a long time to break down. But if you're going to use it, I'd put it down as soon as possible. Maybe this coming year I'll begin to see some benefit from the stuff?

12/17/2007 3:28:39 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

Oh, back to the original question. If you can find a farm supply type of operation, you might find it much cheaper than from other sources. Look for a product called "Leonardite".

12/17/2007 3:30:44 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

http://www.fedcoseeds.com/ogs/OGSorderItem.php?id=8651&OGSname=humates
$19.00 for $50 pounds plus shipping from Maine.

Glenn

12/17/2007 4:30:39 PM

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Farm or greenhouse supply's are your best bet, here anyway
When I first started using Humic acid, they told me to go 50 lbs per 1000 sq ft for the first year, and then reduce to 25 lbs each year after. I have the same issues as Cliff, breakdown can be slow, So I it in the fall.
Eddy

12/17/2007 5:35:06 PM

look for water soluable,,same stuff,, really no weight issues for shipping

also would solve your problems Cliff and Eddy

12/17/2007 6:01:29 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

One thing that I hadn't thought of before... last year the first three months were terrible. Just about everything that could go wrong, did. Then in mid-July my luck changed and everything got better. I ended up with my two biggest ever. Could it have been that the humic acid finally started kicking in? Hard to know, but it's possible.

12/17/2007 6:02:30 PM

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Dan
I do use the water soluable stuff, It's part of my watering, I use a minimal amount, a cup full to a 1000 gallons of water. which is good for about 2 weeks. I added it up to Sept 1st.
Cliff, that's the time my kicked also, About the 20th of July,
Eddy

12/17/2007 6:43:34 PM

Port Alberni, BC, Canada

The water soluable humic acid is quite pricy. Buying direct from the supplier, it costs $3.75 per pound but this supplier sells it only in 50 lb drums. I do believe you get more bang for your buck with the water soluable powder. It is available to the plants immediately as opposed to granular which takes some time to become availabe. I'll be using it in my patch in '08.

12/17/2007 6:49:48 PM

Fairfield Connecticut

thank you for all the replies and have a nice holiday!!!!!1

12/17/2007 7:08:27 PM

Cliff and Eddy,,,I would bet that the date things kicked in were the same time that your soils started reaching temps that allowed for full bore exchange in them. Here my soil finally hits the 75-80° range in mid july.

There is a sourch of soluable on ebay(I use this product), sells in 4oz packets makes 128 gallons for use, might be an alternative for buying drums or 20kg boxes.

http://stores.ebay.com/Bryannas-Home-Furnishings

12/17/2007 7:14:39 PM

Adams County

How oftn do you use humic acid wene watering ? Every day once a week ??? Please let me know. I"m not sure on the dosage. thanks Bill

12/17/2007 10:00:58 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

In my case I'm talking farmer grade material that usually goes for around 40 cents a pound. Of course I got it free as I mentioned...

Its true I started to heat up when the weather heated up, that is a lot to do with it. But I found it odd that I had my worst start in the last 5, and then had my best finish. Normally its the other way around. I usually have a great start and a crappy finish.

12/17/2007 11:16:51 PM

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I have a customer in Stamford who sells Humic Acid (among other organics) in 50 lb boxes. I think I used 15 lbs on 1000 sq ft so the box would treat about 3000 sq ft.

If you're interested I'll call him for you for a current cost. Email me.

12/17/2007 11:48:25 PM

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Here is a link to where I get my soluable stuff, not the cheapest place in the world but the products seem to be better than some I've tried
https://www.advancednutrients.com/catalog/ca/index.php?cPath=23

12/18/2007 12:01:12 AM

Georgia

Unkadan Ive seen that product on E-Bay and for the price its hard to beat. I was just a little skeptical about how good it is.

12/18/2007 9:55:20 AM