Table 6. Recommended nutrients based on soil test for transplants in plastic mulch [1].
|
N |
P2O5 |
K2O |
Comments |
||||
|
- |
Soil P Level |
Soil K Level |
- |
||||
|
- |
low |
med |
high |
low |
med |
high |
- |
|
100 |
150 |
100 |
60 |
180 |
120 |
60 |
Total Recommended |
|
40 |
90 |
40 |
0 |
120 |
60 |
0 |
Broadcast and disk-in[2] |
|
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
Apply 1 week after transplanting |
|
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
Apply when first fruit are 1" in diameter |
|
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
Apply when first fruit turn color |
[1]
Integrated Crop and Pest Management Recommendations for Commercial Vegetable
Production. 1999. Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ithaca, NY, p. 273.
[2] If equipment is available, apply half of the phosphorus
and potassium in bands 4" deep and 4" fromthe row at planting.
