STONE FRUIT PROGRAM
Application
Timing
Transplant
New Trees
Shooting
Pink Bud
Post Bloom
Sizing Fruit
1 Month Prior
to Harvest
Product
Choices
Rates
Comments
Essential® Plus
1-0-1
1¼ quarts per acre
(3 liters per hectare)
• Root stimulation
BioNutrients
8-1-9
9 ounces per acre
(650 grams per hectare)
• Microbe root enhancer
Essential® Plus
1-0-1
1 - 1¼ quarts per acre
(2 - 3 liters per hectare)
Nitro-30 (30-0-0)
85% SRN
½ - 1 gallon per acre
(5 - 10 liters per hectare)
Bloomtastic Starter
Plus 8-32-5
½ - 1 gallon per acre
(5 - 10 liters per hectare)
Cal-Tec 9%
(6-0-0)
• Promotes flowering
1¼ - 2½ quarts per acre
(3 - 6 liters per hectare) • Better pollination
• Resistance to disease
Zinc Chelate 8%
1 - 1¼ quarts per acre
(2 - 3 liters per hectare)
Bloomtastic Starter
Plus 8-32-5
½ - 1 gallon per acre
• Avoids drops
(5 - 10 liters per hectare)
Cal-Tec 9%
(6-0-0)
1¼ - 2½ quarts per acre
• Helps sizing
(3 - 6 liters per hectare)
Nitro+K (22-0-16)
½ - 1 gallon per acre
(5 - 10 liters per hectare)
Cal-Tec 9%
(6-0-0)
1¼ - 2½ quarts per acre
(3 - 6 liters per hectare)
Nitro+K (22-0-16)
½ - 1 gallon per acre
(5 - 10 liters per hectare)
Cal-Tec 9%
(6-0-0)
1¼ - 2½ quarts per acre
(3 - 6 liters per hectare)
• Promotes shooting
• Better color
• Avoids bitter pit
• Better color and sizing
• Longer shelf life
• Better internal / external quality