What are chelated fertilizers: here it is, the recipe for the ideal feeding
Chelated fertilizers allow plants to simultaneously absorb 90% of the necessary microelements and reduce chemical pollution of the soil.
According to the expert of the online publication Belnovosti, scientist agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , chelates are complex compounds that are organic compounds of a specific microelement - be it iron, zinc, copper, etc., and a capturing, or chelating agent.
Such compositions are capable of performing several important tasks at once.
Firstly, during the application of chelated fertilizers, the ions of the substance are retained in a water-soluble form until it penetrates the tissues of a particular crop.
Secondly, chelates promote the release of ions, which means that the element takes a form that is bioavailable to the plant.
And thirdly, such supplements break down into components that can be easily absorbed.
To sum it up, such nutritional compositions are easily absorbed, bring great benefits and are not capable of harming even young seedlings.
In addition, you don’t have to worry that, once in the soil, the chelates will bind with foreign substances – this is guaranteed not to happen.
