Humus has a number of unique properties that differentiates it from chemical fertilizers

• Reduces the amount of chemical fertilizers needed by plants.
• Improves soil structure by increasing its permeability, permitting greater aeration and porosity.
• Increases the capacity of retaining and exchanging nutrients.
• Increases the cellular activity, stimulating balanced growth of plants by improved germination of seeds, greater root development, higher chlorophyll content, and higher vitamin content.
• Increases permeability of the cellular membranes resulting in higher absorption of nutrients through both roots and leaves.
• Encourages the development of beneficial soil microorganisms.
• Unlocks the nutrients in the soil so that they can be assimilated by the plant.
• Stabilizes pH.