Humate is the highly compressed and biodegraded remains of ancient plants and animals. Composted, fermented and changed far below the earth's surface, the buried plants and animals were distilled down to complex organic molecules and minerals. When this material is mined and applied to soils, it augments the capacity of soils to promote plant growth and productivity. Being completely natural, humates have good compatibility with plants and soils without adverse environmental effects.
Humates have a wide range of applications in addition to their use as soil amendments.
Used as an ingredient, they function as spray adjuvants, pigment and dye dispersants, drilling mud additives, and corrosion inhibitors. The ability to do so many diverse things is explained by the molecular structure of humate. In soil, they enhance the capacity to hold and exchange mineral nutrients with plant roots. They also pomote greater absorption and utilization of nutrients applied to foliage. Site of Earthgreen Products' Humate Mine.