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Amino acids help with the fertility of pollen and thus are essential for pollination .
requirements of plants as they are the only thing utilizing them . However , in the soil it ’ s not just the roots that use amino acids . Microbial life and even physical soil components themselves will be taking advantage of your generous offering . Keep in mind that amino acids contain high amounts of nitrogen within their structure and due to the high solubility of amino acids they are to some degree a nitrogen fertilizer themselves . Adjusting your fertilizer program slightly may be necessary to compensate for this . As for the time in a plant ’ s life where you do not want any extra nitrogen , amino acids are still going to be beneficial . Just concentrate on applying light amounts in fine mist sprays more often . This way your plants should receive all the physiological benefits without the risk of excess amino acids being treated as a nitrogen fertilizer by your plant . During vegetative stages or just on vegetative plants that require or can utilize nitrogen fertilizers , amino acids are exceptional at providing this nitrogen in a recognizable , high-quality form . There are numerous ways to supply your crops with amino acids , although some are better than others . The good news is that amino acids themselves are completely water soluble so they can be easily incorporated into your garden in many ways through many different systems . As I stated before , they are incredibly effective natural chelators of nutrients . You will find a chelating agent used in many fertilizers that contain micronutrients , especially the water-soluble ones . Some of these products are using amino acids as their chelating agent . This not only helps make these nutrients more available but also supplies some amino acids along with them . The problems with relying on this for your amino acid supply are :
• There are usually only a few amino acids at most that are used in each product , therefore your plants would not be obtaining the benefits a complete-spectrum amino acid supplement could give them .
• These fertilizers tend to be on the expensive side .
• You are limited to getting amino acids only as often as your plants are fed .
There are also many bloom boosters or PK boosters out there that are incorporating amino acids , but using these products for their amino content present the same problems . You can also supply your soil with plant-based proteins as an amendment and allow the microbe life in the soil to break them down into their base amino acids . This is better because you should receive a complete amino profile and in theory they would be time-released . The problem with this method is that you really don ’ t know exactly what is going on underneath the soil surface throughout the season . The plants also lose many benefits from not getting the amino acids on the leaves .
Amino acids play such an important role in plant health that it is my feeling you need to know with 100 % certainty that your plant has access to them as often as it needs . The best way from my experience to get the most benefit is to use a full-spectrum , 100 % -soluble, plant-based amino acid supplement . You will have complete control of where , when and how much you apply , thus allowing you to find the perfect application rate that allows your crop to reach its full potential .
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