Growing Cost for 100 limes
Initial Tree
Cost
Mossed/each
100
trees
$12.00
$1,200.00
Total
$1,200.00
Fertilizer (annual cost)
100
trees
4 pounds 10-20-20 per tree in January
4 pounds 10-20-20 per tree in June
8 bags @ $15.00
8 bags @ $15.00
Total
$120.00
$120.00
$240.00
Chemicals (annual cost)
Calculated per acre- rows 36' apart, trees 24' apart in rows
43,560/36/24 = 50 trees per acre 100 trees = 2 acres
One Acre
Two Acres
January
1 gal. M-Pede
1/2 gal. Champ
1 gal. Petroleum Oil
5 lb. Nutrileaf
$30.00
$24.00
$24.00
$6.25
2 gal. M-Pede
1 gal. Champ
2 gal. Petroleum Oil
10 lb. Nutrileaf
Total
$60.00
$48.00
$48.00
$12.50
$168.50
February
1 gal. Petroleum Oil
$24.00
2 gal. Petroleum Oil
2 qt. Liquid
Magnesium
10 lb. Nutrileaf
Total
$48.00
2 gal. M-Pede
I gal. Champ
10 lb. Nutrileaf
$60.00
$48.00
$12.50
1 qt. Liquid Magnesium
5 lb. Nutrileaf
March
1 gal. M-Pede
1/2 gal. Champ
5 lb. Nutrileaf
$3.75
$6.25
$30.00
$24.00
$6.25
$7.50
$12.50
$68.00
Total
April
1 gal. Petrolem Oil
10 lb. Urea
$24.00
$3.00
$120.50
2 gal. Petroleum Oil
20 lb.
Urea
Total
$48.00
$6.00
$54.00
May
1 qt. Lorsban
2 qt. Minor Element
5 lb. Nutrileaf
$32.00
$6.00
$6.25
2 qt. Lorsban
1 gal. Minor Element
10 lb. Nutrileaf
Total
$64.00
$12.00
$12.50
$88.50
June
1 lb. Topsin
1 gal. Petroleum Oil
$25.00
$24.00
2 lb. Topsin
2 gal. Petroleum Oil
20 lb.
Urea
2 qt. Liquid Green
Total
$50.00
$48.00
10 lb. Urea
1 qt. Liquid Green
$4.80
$5.00
$9.60
$10.00
$117.60
July
2 qt. Carbaryl
5 lb. Nutrileaf
$26.00
$6.25
1 gal. Carbaryl
10 lb. Nutrileaf
Total
$52.00
$12.50
$64.50
August
1 qt. Vydate
1 gal. Petroleum Oil
$25.00
$24.00
2 qt. Vydate
2 gal. Petroleum Oil
20 lb.
Urea
Total
$50.00
$48.00
$9.60
$107.60
$48.00
$48.00
$12.50
$12.00
$120.50
10 lb. Urea
September
$4.80
1/2 gal. Champ
1 gal. Petroleum Oil
5 lb. Nutrileaf
2 qt. Minor Element
$24.00
$24.00
$6.25
$6.00
1 gal. Champ
2 gal. Petroleum Oil
10 lb. Nutrileaf
1 gal. Minor Element
Total
2 qt. Carbaryl
$26.00
1 gal. Carbaryl
$52.00
October
1 lb. Topsin
1 qt. Liquid Magnesium
$25.00
$3.75
2 lb. Topsin
2 qt. Liquid
Magnesium
$50.00
Total
$7.50
$109.50
$60.00
$48.00
$12.50
$120.50
November
1 gal. M-Pede
1/2 gal. Champ
5 lb. Nutrileaf
$30.00
$24.00
$6.25
2 gal. M-Pede
1 gal. Champ
10 lb. Nutrileaf
Total
December
1 gal. Petroleum Oil
5 lb. Nutrileaf
$24.00
$6.25
2 gal. Petroleum Oil
10 lb. Nutrileaf
Total
Total Chemicals
$48.00
$12.50
$60.50
$1,200.00
Total Growing Cost for 2 acres of limes - initial
$1,200.00
Total Growing Cost for 2 acres of limes - annual
$2,640.00