What are the benefits that alginic acid gives to KELP FIBER?
Alginic acid acts as a humectant, a substance that holds many times its weight in water, and the algin content of KELP FIBER gives this unique product the ability to hold almost three times its weight, (272%) in water. For the gardener that is trying to improve the moisture-holding capacity of the soil, this mean that for every cubic yard of KELP FIBER that is tilled in per 1000 sq. ft. the moisture holding ability of the soil is increased by 143 gallons, or the equivalent to 0.23 inches of precipitation. If 4 cubic yards per 1000 sq. ft. where used, the KELP FIBER would hold 0.91 inches of water above and beyond the normal moisture-holding capacity of the unamended soil. Thus, if the KELP FIBER amended area were planted with lawn and irrigated with the typical 1.0 inch of precipitation per week, 91% of the irrigation water would be held in the root zone of the plants by the KELP FIBER instead of being lost by percolation especially in sandy soils or evaporation. Actual field tests hav
