APPLICATIONS IN WATERMELON | ||
FIRST GROWTH | UP TO FRUIT SETTING (2nd and 3rd stage) |
FRUIT SETTING UP TO RIPENING |
Apply by drip irrigation 300 ml AVANTAGE (10-52-10) (2%) solution per plant after transplanting.
This application favors for successful root development, relieves plants from stress and supports nutrition. 1st irrigation after transplanting 2nd two weeks after the first irrigation. |
Apply by drip irrigation 30-50 lit OPERON (29-0-0) per hectare 2 - 3 times at 10-15 days intervals. Spray with 30 lit FS/291(16-3-3) per hectare to increase lateral growth and for earlier bloom. Repeat at 10-15 days intervals.
Apply by drip irrigation 20 kg AVANTAGE(20-20-20) / hectare at bloom and repeat at 10-15 days intervals. Spray at bloom with 1 lit FS/347(aminoacid solution+ growth substances) for increasing cell-multiplication and therefore fruit size Dose: 2,5 lit / ton. Apply by drip irrigation 5 kg HUMIKON + 15 lit AUXENOL per hectare to support plant nutrition. |
Apply by drip irrigation 10-20 kg. AVANTAGE (20-20-20) per hectare at 15 days intervals up to the last stages of the crop for succeeding a ratio 1:1.
To prevent Mg deficiency use OLIGO-8Mg (12-0-0 +8Mg). Spray with 5-10 lit AMINOCAL-Ca per hectare, to prevent Ca deficiency and increase the fruit size. To prevent/treat Ca deficiency spray with 2-4 lit CALMATE 20% / ton. |
PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS | ||
COPPER HYDROXIDE VIORYL 50WP (Copper Hydroxide 50%) Spray against the Downy mildew, Anthracnose, Cladosporium and Bacterioses with rates of 1.1kg/ton of water, using 0.5-1 ton of spray water /hectare or with 70-110 gr./1000m2. Spray with the appearance of the first symptoms. Max no of sprays/ year : 4 | ||
ACARIDOIL (13% Potassium fatty acids). Spray against White flies (Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Bemissia tabaci),Aphids (Aphis gossypii, Aphis fabae, Myzus persicae),Bugs(Palonema prasina,Nezara viridula Aelia rostrata , Chlorochloa sp) ,Thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) and Mites, with 15 lit. / ton with the appearance of the infestation. Repeat when necessary. |