Farming With Shaklee Basic H
Nature has put everything in your soil that is necessary to grow abundant, healthy plants. The most economic way to manage your soil is to add an igniter to the soil and thus begin an inner action never before possible. This is where Shaklee Basic H™ comes in. Basic H is not a plant food or fertilizer, as such, but helps get action in the soil that builds soil health. Basic H can improve water infiltration, or penetration, up to 300%. Holding water at the root level longer will help your plants in drought or extreme conditions.
Agriculture Use of Basic H
Advantages of Using Basic H as a Soil Conditioner
- Increases water penetration
- Reduces some forms of water repellency
- Reduces rain run-off and loss by evaporation
- Aids in eliminating standing water
- Promotes uniform water penetration
Advantages of Using Basic H as a Surfactant
- Cuts the cost of spraying with same effectiveness
- Use less chemicals – residue killing
- No burn down – no retarding growth
- Makes water wetter making herbicide “hotter” – more potent
- Helps plants absorb nutrients better increasing growth
- Reduce herbicide use by 1/4 to 1/2 recommended mix
Advantages of Using Basic H as a Wetting Agent – makes water 300X wetter
- Increases water penetration and absorption at root level
- Used with herbicide, cuts (emulsifies) the wax on leaves and absorbs better
- Improves the condition of the soil – more mellow and easier to work
- Keeps tanks, hoses, nozzles clean with less wear
- Cuts the protective coating on insects
- Effective on alkaline and acidic soils due to its neutral pH
Advantages of Using Basic H as a Seed Treatment – 1-2 cups per bushel
- Greater root development
- Faster emergence due to improved germination
- Seeds absorb proper nutrition better