It has proved to be both economical as well as useful as a feed supplement. Soil-Min as a fertilizer and soil conditioner has many benefits. It can be used preplant, side-dressed or with the seed at planting. Many people have discovered or learned about the benefits of this geologically formed product in the many years since Dr. Dikkers did his work in 1931. The principle of balance and new knowledge about the interactions of trace minerals again reinforces the concept of using a natural humic product with natural balance built in.
Humic acids serve many complex purposes in the soil.
Humic substances are a colloid and coat soil particles, acting as a cushion and an interface between the dead mineral of the soil and the living plant root. Without this coating the soil can become a gummy mass. With it, the soil becomes friable and granular in structure. These humic substances possess a high cation exchange capacity, which means that it helps hold the essential cation elements ammonium, potassium, calcium, et cetera. In the absence of the clay or humic colloid, the cations are either lost by fixation or leaching, and thereby they are lost to the plant root.