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Blueberry nutritional requirements

Blueberries nutritional requirements

Growing a crop with a high yield and good quality is important for maximum profitability. Agronomically, there is a lot that the grower can do to maximize both and proper nutrition is central to this. As with all soft fruit, the nutrient requirements of blueberries vary depending on the crop growth stage.

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Basic blueberry nutrition

Basic blueberry nutrition

The aim of every blueberry grower is a high yield of top-quality berries which is strongly influenced by nutrition, so here are some of the basic principles of blueberry nutrition

Learn the basic principles of blueberry nutrition

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Blueberry fertigation programme

Provides all the essential nutrients for a healthy crop of blueberries, supplied as soluble nutrients via fertigation.

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Concerned about hail damage to apples and pears

Concerned about hail damage to apples and pears

Apples and pears are both susceptible to hale damage in late spring with the potential for both fruits and leaves to be damaged. Whilst crop nutrition cant control the weather it can help mitigate some of the effects and help damaged crops recover.

How to recover frost damaged fruit crops

How to recover frost damaged fruit crops

Where fruit crops, particularly apples, pears and grapevines have suffered frost damage we need to think about how to best manage the crop buds which are left to both recover the damaged buds and then to recover the lost growth.

How to manage blueberry fertigation

How to manage higher temperatures in strawberries

Higher temperatures bring both good and bad news for strawberry growers. The good news is increased production and demand for strawberries but the downside is managing heat stress and other challenges. Controlling the crop through these tricky periods can be made easier by utilising foliar feeds.

Is there a better alternative to monopotassium phosphate

Is there a better alternative to monopotassium phosphate

Monopotassium phosphate, otherwise known as MKP is a product synonymous with fruit production that is widely used, primarily as a flower boosting green fruit supporter. However, at this point in time, MKP is sometimes difficult to get hold of, so many growers are asking if there is a better alternative.

How to manage blueberry fertigation

How to manage blueberry fertigation

Blueberry nutrition and fertigation is very much a consequence of the rooting system and pH range. Blueberries are more acid-loving than most soft fruits and also have a less efficient root system which has consequences for fertigation recommendations.

Late season advice for soft fruit crops

Late season advice for soft fruit crops

As the soft fruit production season nears an end with final harvests underway it is important to keep a focus on nutrition to avoid carrying any issues over to next season so here are a few recomendations for strawberry and raspberry growers to ensure crops go in to dormancy in good condition.

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