| Chilean Nitrate |
Description:
Also known as Natural Nitrate of Soda (NNS),
Chilean nitrate comes from a natural deposit .
It is mined from a desert in Northern Chile,
which is the only known deposit of this mineral salt.
Contains 26% sodium (Na), which does not damage
ecosystem in small quantities. SQM is the Company
who has the rights to mine this Product in Chile.
It is the sole importer of this product in North America.
How it works:
Commonly used in New England States and Northern
States such as North Dakota, Montana and Alaska on
organic farms as a source of nitrogen that is available
to plants in cold soils. The microbial activity needed to
mineralize natural organic nitrogen is suppressed during
periods when the soil is cold.
General usage:
is almost immediately available to plant roots. It is short-
lived in soil, so it is best applied just before planting time.
Apply 4 pounds per 1,000 square feet. Nitrate of soda is
not recommended in the low-rainfall regions of the western
U.S., where soil is normally alkaline and some soils may
contain excess sodium. The fertilizer increases both sodium and soil pH - 1 pound of
sodium nitrate raises pH about as much as 3 pounds of lime would. Hi-Yield Nitrate of Soda
is a fast acting, non-acid forming source of nitrogen when growth and color are needed
quickly In fields and gardens.
Directions for use:
Apply with an organic amendment such as cocoa meal, peanut meal, or compost. Do not
rely on NNS as sole source of nitrogen.
Chilean Nitrate is an organic
-approved substance. It's
restricted to 20% of the total
nitrogen use, but it still can be
used in organics. The unique
thing about Chilean nitrate is
that it is the only organic
nitrate source available.
And so if there's a need for
nitrates which promote growth,
this is a great product to put in
it.
It works for corn say, and would
be used in conjunction with
5-1-1 fish. 5-1-1 fish would
give a long term release of
nitrogen, but the Chilean
nitrate would be quick early growth just to get it started really fast.
This also works really good on various kinds of greens, say if you're growing leafy greens.
The only thing is you have to make sure that there's not an excessive amount of sodium
already in the soil, because this does have a higher sodium content, somewhere around
19% or 20% sodium.
This product works particularly well for crops that have a higher sodium requirement, things
like asparagus and celery really need a lot of organic sodium. So this would be a great
product to use for those crops even if they're not organic. It's quite water soluble and there's
a little bit of boron added and some other trace minerals in with this product. So it does
provide a little bit of boron.
Overall an excellent product due to the fact that the nitrates are in there. This product is an
oxidizer, meaning it will supply oxygen.
The rating on it is a hazardous rating for shipping just because of the oxidizer effect. But it is
an OMRI listed product only up to 20% of the total nitrogen requirement.
Sodium nitrate is the standard from which all the salt index is computed. Sodium nitrate is at
100 on the salt index, it's a fairly salty material in comparison to a lot of other fertilizers, even
other fertilizers aren't as high. Some fertilizers are even higher than this on the salt index,
but this is the 100 mark.
Sodium nitrate when it's mixed in with other liquids is basically a neutral on a pH, it really
doesn't push the solution one way or another. It works really good to dissolve some with
liquid fish and then spray that out on the soil. It's an ideal corn program.
Sodium nitrate can be purchased in bulk tote bags. It can also be purchased in 50-lb. bags
stacked up on a pallet. The tote bags are actually metric ton tote bags. So it would be 2,204
lbs. of net product on a pallet. You can fit 20 metric ton bags in a dry van and maybe we
can fit 21 on a flat bed. The pallets are stacked up and they can take an equivalent amount
of weight on them as well. It doesn't come in bulk hopper bottom.
Trivia:
Did you know that Natural sodium nitrate is the oldest single nitrogen amendment in the
world. It was used by the native Latin American Indians in the 7th century ?
Also known as Natural Nitrate of Soda (NNS),
Chilean nitrate comes from a natural deposit .
It is mined from a desert in Northern Chile,
which is the only known deposit of this mineral salt.
Contains 26% sodium (Na), which does not damage
ecosystem in small quantities. SQM is the Company
who has the rights to mine this Product in Chile.
It is the sole importer of this product in North America.
How it works:
Commonly used in New England States and Northern
States such as North Dakota, Montana and Alaska on
organic farms as a source of nitrogen that is available
to plants in cold soils. The microbial activity needed to
mineralize natural organic nitrogen is suppressed during
periods when the soil is cold.
General usage:
is almost immediately available to plant roots. It is short-
lived in soil, so it is best applied just before planting time.
Apply 4 pounds per 1,000 square feet. Nitrate of soda is
not recommended in the low-rainfall regions of the western
U.S., where soil is normally alkaline and some soils may
contain excess sodium. The fertilizer increases both sodium and soil pH - 1 pound of
sodium nitrate raises pH about as much as 3 pounds of lime would. Hi-Yield Nitrate of Soda
is a fast acting, non-acid forming source of nitrogen when growth and color are needed
quickly In fields and gardens.
Directions for use:
Apply with an organic amendment such as cocoa meal, peanut meal, or compost. Do not
rely on NNS as sole source of nitrogen.
Chilean Nitrate is an organic
-approved substance. It's
restricted to 20% of the total
nitrogen use, but it still can be
used in organics. The unique
thing about Chilean nitrate is
that it is the only organic
nitrate source available.
And so if there's a need for
nitrates which promote growth,
this is a great product to put in
it.
It works for corn say, and would
be used in conjunction with
5-1-1 fish. 5-1-1 fish would
give a long term release of
nitrogen, but the Chilean
nitrate would be quick early growth just to get it started really fast.
This also works really good on various kinds of greens, say if you're growing leafy greens.
The only thing is you have to make sure that there's not an excessive amount of sodium
already in the soil, because this does have a higher sodium content, somewhere around
19% or 20% sodium.
This product works particularly well for crops that have a higher sodium requirement, things
like asparagus and celery really need a lot of organic sodium. So this would be a great
product to use for those crops even if they're not organic. It's quite water soluble and there's
a little bit of boron added and some other trace minerals in with this product. So it does
provide a little bit of boron.
Overall an excellent product due to the fact that the nitrates are in there. This product is an
oxidizer, meaning it will supply oxygen.
The rating on it is a hazardous rating for shipping just because of the oxidizer effect. But it is
an OMRI listed product only up to 20% of the total nitrogen requirement.
Sodium nitrate is the standard from which all the salt index is computed. Sodium nitrate is at
100 on the salt index, it's a fairly salty material in comparison to a lot of other fertilizers, even
other fertilizers aren't as high. Some fertilizers are even higher than this on the salt index,
but this is the 100 mark.
Sodium nitrate when it's mixed in with other liquids is basically a neutral on a pH, it really
doesn't push the solution one way or another. It works really good to dissolve some with
liquid fish and then spray that out on the soil. It's an ideal corn program.
Sodium nitrate can be purchased in bulk tote bags. It can also be purchased in 50-lb. bags
stacked up on a pallet. The tote bags are actually metric ton tote bags. So it would be 2,204
lbs. of net product on a pallet. You can fit 20 metric ton bags in a dry van and maybe we
can fit 21 on a flat bed. The pallets are stacked up and they can take an equivalent amount
of weight on them as well. It doesn't come in bulk hopper bottom.
Trivia:
Did you know that Natural sodium nitrate is the oldest single nitrogen amendment in the
world. It was used by the native Latin American Indians in the 7th century ?
| Old Photo of a Chilean Nitrate Mine |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |