**Let me give you the most basic crude humic acid supplement possible that will do wonders for your garden.
- Cover biomass with 2x water in some kind of open fermenter.
- Add leaf mould for microorganisms. You can add lactobacilus at this point… It will make the pH go up, but that won’t matter at the end.
- Let it ferment! Once the biofilm breaks on top you are pretty much done
- Adjust pH to 11 with potassium hydroxide. Stir it up really good, fermented goop and all. Make sure it is stable at 10-11 before straining.
*After straining adjust to pH 6-7 with citric acid. You will have fall out. Just strain and re-adjust until stable.
*add 2 tablespoons solution per 5 gallon bucket. Citric acid also works as a complexor (not chelator) Your garden will LOVE you.
Even if the pH is 3 from lactobacilus when done fermenting, humic acid is soluble at a high pH. Adjusting the pH also captures the carbon for a healthy rhizome and all the fulvic acid. This is a VERY crude non-commercial recipe, but works well. If someone can figure out a substitute for potassium hydroxide, it can be organic. Happy Gardening!
SECRET #2: The best version of this works with worm castings, aged compost and leached manure. You are essentially making a super-concentrate of the good stuff.
SECRET #3: I could care less if you buy my OMRI/FIBL listed AGT-50 Fulvic Mineral Complex. I just want everyone to grow the best chronic possible.