MICRONUTRIENTS: Stop Wasting Your Money! (Choosing The Right Sources) 

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Great info, we need to boil this down to sixth grade level with some visual product examples. Product A good, product B think twice.

As a chemist, this all makes a lot of sense. Solubility is important, chelation is key!! Great video

This was really informative. Cleared up a lot of questions that I had about oxides vs chelates. Felt like I was in a classroom. Great video!

Alot to unpack in this one. Definitely will be watching this a couple of times. Thank you !

Thanks for clarifying the different forms of micros and availability to the turf

Your education is priceless. I've been able to turn my attention off of the NPK numbers on the front of the bag and look in to the actual ingredients in the fertilizer. I'm learning the difference between quality ingredients and cheap ingredients. Lower salt index vs higher salts. Thank you Matt. You're perfect for the professional and the seasoned DIY'er that's looking for the details on how to dial in their turf.

This is extremely valuable information Matt. Thanks for posting it. This reminds me of my organic chemistry journey with home brewing. Science + skill = Art

Very informative - convinced my spouse after soil test the reason for our conditions, nutirients and PH way off (poor lawn conditions, well irrigation rust stains our fence, etc.) treatments in abundance and not specific to lawn needs. Different grasses and conditions. Performed recommended counter actions and hoping for recovery over the coming months.

Im impressed how you tell the story. Great content as always. Definitely need to watch this clip a few times before it sticks!!

Excellent Explanation Mr. Martin! This is great information as most people just do not understand the science behind what they are applying. Guilty here with over use of some Micro's (Iron Mostly) now armed with the knowledge that if micros are not properly chelated I will not be applying and looking for a different chelation methods that is available to the plant. As always I appreciate your teaching! Kind of reminds me of the Saturday morning skits from years ago "The More You Know" I may be dating myself, LOL! With much respect! Peace and God's Love! Chad Upstate NY

Thanks for the information. Will have to watch a few more times to see how this applets to my St.Aug.

Great minds think alike. 🤔 I went down the micronutrient rabbit hole this morning. I'm really wanting to understand those better. After all, you saw my soil test. 🤦🏽‍♂️

incredibly helpful info on the HOW. I"m sure you intentionally did not say WHAT to use (it depends) but would be nice to know your thoughts on products that will have the best plant availability performance.

Dude, you are the Yoda of fertilizer. This engineer is enjoying your teachings!

Thanks Matt!! That was very informative!

The visual presentation of mixing in jars really helps augment the great information provided. Well five or six years ago when I was sick of the lawn I was taking care of- a thick black Chicagoland clay - I nuked it for morbid with gypsum in an attempt to make the clay more porous as pertains to drainage of water and for easier plant root penetration. It was a few years ago that I read that too much gypsum in the soil combined with the phosphorus and make an non-soluable phosphate which I can't remember the name of. NHowever, I do not see evidence of a lack of phosphorus in the soil and the soil test I took 2 years ago indicates plenty of phosphorus. But one of the main guys I've been watching on RU-vid pretty much uses the Express Pak micronutrients. He credits this as a key success to his lawns as his day-job is a lawn technician. I struggle mightily just to get the PH down to seven from 7.2 when the soil tests were taken 2 years ago. I am further cursed and afflicted with alkaline tap water which measured 8.4 on the same soil tests. I throw a pound of sulfur, Epsoma organic type, with absolute impunity if I have to water with the tap. The lawn looks so much better after a decent rainfall relative to an inch of tap watering. Just last night I sprayed some Miracle-Gro azealia acidic fertilizer on the lawn. This was my poor man's way of trying to get some micronutrients onto the grass. Certain things like boron are not in my normal foliar Miracle-Gro lawn food. And finally: I tried that ironite by Pennington-I guess I could chalk it up to the alkaline soil but the richness and color never really overwhelmed me and it certainly didn't last very long. I bought more expensive chelated iron supplement but it's either too cold or too hot to use it with these crazy weather days.

Interesting. Thank you.

Great video, Matt. I'm going to watch it a few more times to try to absorb as much info as possible.

I’m going to need to watch this more than once! Heavy stuff, chemical man! When will that 18-18-18 fert be available?

Awesome info

Very cool! Thank you!!

Extremely informative Matt!! Have you ever shared a product list that provide best results (given the varied efficacy of dif products)? I know it’s extremely relative to individuals’ soil/needs... There are so many ‘programs’ and opinions. Any that you prefer or support? TifTuf Bermuda DIY’er from Atl area here. Keep up the great work!!

Awesome!

I’ve been asking why with high iron levels in my soil, why does iron apps still produce a flush of green. I suspected it’s just not available to the plant but wanted to know why. Thank you.

I had to upgrade. Thanks man.

Matt are you going to be doing videos on your Subvert product line anytime soon? I had amazing results with your CarbonX and since its gone I really want to try your Subvert products, but there is a lot more to go through and some direction on what to use and when would be great.

Great information. So once our Soil test on Micronutrients are in a good range then I don’t need to apply a separate Micro nutrient supplement above and Beyond?

So what would you recommend to use for lowering your PH? I put down 2 apps of Magi-cal for alkaline soil last year and my PH is higher this year. Plus my calcium and magnesium are really high. PH 7.2 SE Michigan cool season grass

Look at that dynamic range, footage lookin good man! You should have that backround on your livestream, it looks great:)

LOL was not expecting to see my friend Pete in your video 😂

On that note...what is the micro product we should be applying and how often, based on perfect soil test data? Does SUBVERT have the ingredients that are most available to the plants?

😳...😎... I’m pumped!

Rely on soil biology. Nice video. Good info.

This is great! Taking us to school!

I'm a huge fan of the word exudate

That black layer at the end scared me. So how long and how much stuff does it take to create something like that?

Is there a realistic point where you get too much S? Because of ammonium sulfate I end up running more surfer than P or K.

Hi Matt, I know I'm late on this, but is there absolutely no way I can get a bag of Carbon X? I have a lot of less than 1000 square feet. I've had the bag I have for 2 1/2 seasons and it is the best. I can't imagine me using anything else. If you see my soil test you will know why. If I can't get Carbon X can you tell me what fert is closest to it in your expert opinion. Please and thank you.

I have a great ph in some areas6.7 others are terrible and the summer heat will kick those areas butts! Of only 5.7

I like my Matt like I like my Micros

Will liquid micros correct a soil deficiency?

I am loving your videos. Thanks for explaining the science behind what we do to our lawn. Looking forward to your future videos. I currently spray 4 oz/M iron (II) sulfate along with 3.4 oz/M ammonium sulfate and Trinexapac-ethyl for growth regulation and improved color. What would you recommend I add to chelate the iron and how much should I add?

Mind blown

Interesting and I would like to know how to use micronutrients on my lawn but this was way too technical for me (and I'm sure for many people) Be curious to know who you believe your audience is?. It's not your average homeowner who is very interested in improving his lawn.

Wish you would recommend brands/products to help guide us noobs!

@Matt, would you consider subvert MFT a waste of money if you were spoon feeding?

Not sure if I should be examining my vitamin bottle labels or the fertilizer bag labels. Maybe both LOL

Hi Matt - thanks for posting this video. I just put down an application of 4% fulvic acid and 8% humic (about 10 oz/1000 sq ft) followed immediately by another 10 oz/1000 application with 5% Fe, 2.2% Mn, and 0.25% Mg (all chelated) and 2.75% Sulfur, followed by a light watering. I called the manufacturer before I did it to ask if I could apply both at the same time, they said Yes. They also said not to mix the products in the same sprayer, at the same time because they would react to form some sludge and clog the sprayer….. your video of makes me wonder if these products shouldn’t be mixed afterall. Any chance they would mix in my soil and become non-available? This was my first time trying these products..... the micronutrient product did not contain any phosphorus.

I learned all this at Trugreen.

If i applied a bunch of oxides, but my soil pH is on the high end, should I stop applying and focus on lowering the pH? Will applying citric acid help unlock the nutrients in the soil? Would I need to keep applying a nitrogen source or just pause all fertilization until the pH is lowered?

So does adding acetic acid help in making micronutrients more soluble in solution?

That was money

Heisenturf bringing it raw and uncut.

If a Fertilizer has iron oxide, copper oxide, manganese oxide and zinc oxide will it be plant available? Or is this a filler to help sell the product?

What about iron with a sugar chelation such as sodium glucohephanate? Stable to like 9ph and prevents micros from oxidation? *Edit* nevermind. Commented before the end of the video. Haha

I JUST NEED TO KNOW what’s going on with Carbon Earth Co.. Matt, are you not producing ferts anymore?

Opinion on n-ext microgreen? And their sea kelp ?

is well water better than city water for having a dark lawn

I know it has nothing to do with the video but can prodiamine control virginia buttonweed?

So is it even worth using micro nutrients?

Maybe I'm slow but, what products do you actually think would work. My soil test showed extremely low micro nutrients.

Why does your end credits have a picture of Ryan Knorr?

Yeah...Permagreens!!!

This reminds me of Chemistry class. I was a poor chemistry student.

Wish I could mute the music...

So everything in my garage and on its way here is probably useless🤦🏻‍♂️

I guess I won’t be getting crazy with micros anymore. Might be why my zoysia looks like shit

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