Vegetables
Vegetable crops vary enormously in their nutritional requirements but a good general rule is that leafy vegetables require more nitrogen than other elements, root crops more phosphorus and flowering or fruiting crops require more potassium, particularly before and during flowering/fruiting. Note - This is a general rule and all crops use all the major and minor nutrients, however, their requirements change depending on the stage of their growth.
Most vegetables are planted with some fertilizer and there are many available for pre-planting. Some of these would include NutriSmart® either alone or in NPK blends, Entec® nitrogen, Blood & Bone + K, Paton's No. 20 Multipurpose, Banana Special or Cal-lettuce. One or several side dressings are generally applied depending on the crop. This is generally a fertilizer with a lower amount of phosphorus (as the root system is already established) and examples would include Paton's Blue.
The following are general fertilizer programs for the crops specified. These are examples only and a multitude of variations within application rates and products exist. Paton Fertilizers strongly recommends soil and leaf testing to ascertain a precise nutrition program for each crop.
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