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The primary goal of these fertilizers is to revitalize our food source. The biggest benefit of liquid fertilizers is found in their versatility of application styles: foliar or soil. When applied to plant leaves, liquid fertilizers are immediately available, as compared to soil applied fertilizers which have the chance to become tied up in the soil chemistry. The nutrients in foliar applied fertilizers provide a jumpstart to photosynthesis! If your plant is struggling with a nutrient deficiency, a liquid fertilizer can provide a quick fix.

Liquid fertilizers can also be soil applied. In this scenario, they help construct viable soil microorganism communities (the life of the soil!). The nutrients will also persist in the soil for much longer, depending on the soil chemistry, which may provide nutrients for future growing seasons.

One important thing to keep in mind is not to rely on foliar applications alone. Plants create vast, dense networks with microorganisms. Plant roots & microorganisms form a symbiotic relationship - plants deliver photosynthetic sugars to the microorganisms who, in return, provide an expanded root zone and access to more soil nutrients. Microbes can form miles-long networks within just a few feet diameter from a plant, and an over-application of liquid fertilizers can weaken this vital relationship. Plants are lazy - if someone delivers food to their front door for free (what you're doing when applying foliar fertilizer) they won't go out and look for it.

Nutrient deficiencies are characterized by bug attacks, lackluster fruits and veggies, delayed crop maturation, or plant diseases. When plants start to exhibit these symptoms or find themselves prone to insect attacks, this means something is out of balance and fertilizers can help regain balance within your growing system. If you're struggling to decide which fertilizers will do best for your particular growing situation, please shoot us a message at the top of the page under the "Submit A Question" section!

It is so incredibly important to keep everything in balance. Too much fertilizer and your plants will suffer: the same is true of the reverse. Like we've heard so many times before: everything in moderation. When applying fertilizer, follow the directions on the bottle. The quantity of droppers per gallon of water is specific for each blend. Dilute each fertilizer blend as prescribed, then drizzle onto plants and soil. The majority of the plat stomata (openings in the leaf cells) are on the bottom of the leaf, so, if possible, apply fertilizers to the underside of leaves! One gallon of diluted mix should serve up to 400 square feet, so not very much is necessary. If you believe your plants may need more, then feel free to adjust amounts as you deem necessary. The recommendation is to begin applications as suggested by the instructions then adjust depending on your experience and plant response.

If plants are grown in an imbalanced soil, they will be imbalanced, lending themselves to an imbalanced end for the consumer. About 76% of Americans are Magnesium deficient and 31% of the world’s population is at risk to be Zinc deficient. This is a reflection of the lack of nutrient density in our food sources. We harvest wild Alaskan sources because they a minimal chance of lacking nutrients due to human interference. Similar to whole foods, our fertilizers use whole nutrient sources with no ingredient manipulation.

Bones come from decomposed carcasses on the forest floor. Salmon come from the Kenai Peninsula runs. This fertilizer is as wild and as whole as they come. Using whole, wild sources ensures nutrients are easily accessible by the plants and also provide the whole spectrum of nutrients instead of isolated ingredients. These inputs never come in contact with any synthetic materials, to include plastic. After harvest, they are stored in stainless steel or glass until bottling in glass bottles.

Each blend is labeled for what it aims to do. For example, "Leaves" is meant to be applied to either leafy greens or any fruits/buds which haven't blossomed yet. For plants like spinach or herbs where the goal is to extend the leafy green phase, leaves will help extend the growth vital to the vegetative growth stage in the plant life by providing the nutrients it needs for vegetative growth instead of transitioning to reproductive growth.

Similarly, for plants which have budded and fruited, "Blooms" is a great choice to encourage reproductive growth. If you are in search of a particular blend for a specific situation, please reach out and we can concoct something special for your situation, too!

The purpose of these fertilizers is to encourage proper, not excessive, growth. Having the biggest produce isn’t the goal. The emphasis is on the overall health of each individual plant proportional to the phase of growth it is in. The success of the fertilizer program will be apparent due to the increased sugar content of produce, longer shelf life, and increased nutrient density. The functionality of these fertilizers is not only measurable in quantity of produce available, but rather the overall plant health. After all, we are only as healthy as what we eat. Nutrient density is measurable in:

• Taste. We are evolutionarily predisposed to enjoy eating nutrient dense foods. Since the goals of conventional agriculture are to make it easiest for the grower, not the healthiest for the consumer, the nutrient density of our store-bought produce has decreased drastically. This is why food truly does taste drastically better when it is harvested from the backyard or a trusted grower.

• Appearance. The colors should be brighter and the food should look incredibly appetizing

• Shelf life. The healthier the plant, the longer it should last in storage.

• Increased reproductive growth. The vicinity of the fruit-bearing nodules on the plant will increase - there will be more blooms.