Fertilization Recommendations

Gatit Solid Soluble Fertilizers

Greenhouse Tomato
SCENARIO Stage wise fertilization
Plant population: 1,500 per 1,000 square meter
Expected yield: 16 – 20 ton per 1,000 square meter
Season length: 8 – 10 months

TOTAL NUTRIENTS
Kg per 1,000 square meter

K2O	P2O5	N
106	37	58

 

Kg per STAGE	Kg per day	K2O	P2O5	N	Fertilizer	Days	STAGE
25	1.7	10	47	12	Gatit	15	Emergence or transplanting till establishment Days 0 to 15
30	1.0	27	9	17	Gatit	30	Establishment to 2° cluster Days 16 to 45
40	1.6	27	9	17	Gatit	25	Fruit set to 4° cluster Days 46 to 70
130	2.6	27	9	17	Gatit	50	4° cluster to harvest Days 71 to 120
140	2.3	35	5	15	Gatit	60	Harvest Days 121 to 180 (*)

(*) Continue applying the same dosage till end of harvest.

 

Greenhouse Cucumber
SCENARIO Stage wise fertilization
Plant population: 1,500 per 1,000 square meter
Expected yield: 15 – 18 ton per 1,000 square meter
Season length: 5 – 6 months

TOTAL NUTRIENTS
Kg per 1,000 square meter

K2O	P2O5	N
72	27	38

 

Kg per STAGE	Kg per day	K2O	P2O5	N	Fertilizer	Days	STAGE
25	5.0	10	47	12	Gatit	5	Seeding or transplanting to establishment Days 0 to 5
10	1.0	27	9	17	Gatit	10	Establishment to flowering Days 6 to 15
30	1.5	27	9	17	Gatit	20	Flowering to fruiting Days 16 to 35
60	2.0	27	9	17	Gatit	30	Fruiting to harvest Days 36 to 65
120	1.8	35	5	15	Gatit	65	Harvest Days 66 to 130 (*)

(*) Continue applying the same dosage till end of harvest.

 

Greenhouse Eggplant
SCENARIO Stagewise fertilization
Plant population: 1,300 per 1,000 square meters
Expected yield: 15 – 18 ton per 1,000 square meters
Season length: 9 – 10 months

TOTAL NUTRIENTS
Kg / 1000 square meter

K2O	P2O5	N
94	33	52

 

Kg per STAGE	Kg per day	K2O	P2O5	N	Fertilizer	Days	STAGE
26	2.6	10	47	12	Gatit	10	Emergence or transplanting till establishment Days 0 to 10
8	0.5	20	10	20	Gatit	15	Establishment to flowering Days 11 to 25
36	1.8	20	10	20	Gatit	20	Flowering to fruiting Days 26 to 45
80	2.7	27	9	17	Gatit	30	Fruiting to harvest Days 46 to 75
175	2.3	35	5	15	Gatit	75	Harvest Days 76 to 150 (*)

(*) Continue applying the same dosage till end of harvest.

 

Greenhouse Pepper
SCENARIO Stage wise fertilization
Plant population: 1,500 per 1,000 square meter
Expected yield: 12 – 15 ton per 1,000 square meter
Season length: 5 – 10 months

TOTAL NUTRIENTS
Kg per 1,000 square meter

K2O	P2O5	N
70	37	49

 

Kg per STAGE	Kg per day	K2O	P2O5	N	Fertilizer	Days	STAGE
28	1.9	10	47	12	Gatit	15	Seeding or transplanting to establishment Days 0 to 15
15	0.6	20	10	20	Gatit	25	Establishment to flowering Days 16 to 40
22	1.1	20	10	20	Gatit	20	Flowering to fruiting Days 41 to 60
61	2.1	27	9	17	Gatit	30	Fruiting to harvest Days 61 to 90
160	1.8	27	9	17	Gatit	90	Harvest Days 91 to 180 (*)

(*) Continue applying the same dosage till end of harvest.

 

Melon
SCENARIO Stage wise fertilization
Plant population: 4000 – 5000 per hectare
Expected yield: 60 – 100 ton per hectare
Season length: 4 months

TOTAL NUTRIENTS
Kg per Hectare

K2O	P2O5	N
377	160	201

 

Kg/Ha per STAGE	Kg/Ha per day	K2O	P2O5	N	Fertilizer	Days	STAGE
200	40	10	47	12	Gatit	5	Seeding or transplanting to establishment Days 0 to 5
210	6	20	10	20	Gatit	35	Establishment to flowering Days 6 to 40
300	12	35	5	15	Gatit	25	Flowering to fruiting Days 41 to 65
600	20	35	5	15	Gatit	30	Fruiting to harvest Days 61 to 95

 

Watermelon
SCENARIO Stage wise fertilization
Plant population: 2500 – 5000 per hectare
Expected yield: 60 – 100 ton Hectare
Season length: 4 – 4.5 months

TOTAL NUTRIENTS
Kg per Hectare

K2O	P2O5	N
430	168	224

 

Kg/Ha per STAGE	Kg/Ha per day	K2O	P2O5	N	Fertilizer	Days	STAGE
200	40	10	47	12	Gatit	5	Seeding or transplanting to establishment Days 0 to 5
210	6	20	10	20	Gatit	35	Establishment to flowering Days 6 to 40
250	10	35	5	15	Gatit	25	Flowering to fruiting Days 41 to 65
800	20	35	5	15	Gatit	40	Fruiting to harvest Days 61 to 101

 

Table Grapes
SCENARIO Season-long fertilization

TOTAL NUTRIENTS
Kg / Hectare

K2O	P2O5	N
223	68	153

 

Kg/Ha per STAGE	Applications	Kg/Ha per day	K2O	P2O5	N	Fertilizer	STAGE
500	Apply in equal quantities with each irrigation (500 Kg divided by the number of irrigations)		20	10	20	Gatit	Early spring budding till 3 weeks before harvest
350	6	58	35	5	15	Gatit	During 6 weeks after harvest

 

Wine Grapes
SCENARIO Season-long fertilization

TOTAL NUTRIENTS
Kg / Hectare

K2O	P2O5	N
193	53	123

 

Kg/Ha per STAGE	Applications	Kg/Ha per day	K2O	P2O5	N	Fertilizer	STAGE
350	Apply in equal quantities with each irrigation (350 Kg divided by the number of irrigations)		20	10	20	Gatit	Early spring budding till 5 weeks before harvest
350	6	58	35	5	15	Gatit	During 6 weeks after harvest

 

Apples
SCENARIO Balanced season-long fertilization

TOTAL NUTRIENTS
Kg / Hectare

K2O	P2O5	N
192	50	106

 

Kg/Ha per STAGE	Applications	Kg/Ha per day	K2O	P2O5	N	Fertilizer	STAGE
440	Apply in equal quantities with each irrigation (440 Kg divided by the number of irrigations)		27	9	17	Gatit	Early spring budding till 3 weeks before harvest
210	7	30	35	5	15	Gatit	After harvest

 

Stone Fruit
SCENARIO Balanced season-long fertilization

TOTAL NUTRIENTS
Kg / Hectare

K2O	P2O5	N
300	100	220

 

Kg/Ha per STAGE	Applications	Kg/Ha per day	K2O	P2O5	N	Fertilizer	STAGE
800	Apply in equal quantities with each irrigation (800 Kg divided by the number of irrigations)		20	10	20	Gatit	Early spring budding till 3 weeks before harvest
400	7	57	35	5	15	Gatit	After harvest

 

Citrus
SCENARIO Season-long fertilization

TOTAL NUTRIENTS
Kg / Hectare

For 30 trees per 1,000 m²

K2O	P2O5	N
295	125	245

 

Kg/Ha per STAGE	Applications	Kg/Ha per day	K2O	P2O5	N	Fertilizer	STAGE
800	Apply in equal quantities with each irrigation (600 Kg divided by the number of irrigations)		20	10	20	Gatit	During 3 months from the start of flowering
500	8	62.5	27	9	17	Gatit	During following 2 months

 

Preparation of 500 Lt fertilizer solution:

1. Fill a 500 Liter tank with 250 – 300 Liter water.
2. Dissolve 125 Kg (5 sacs) Gatit in the tank. Stir well.
3. Fill up to 500 Liter water. Stir well.
4. Inject into the irrigation system.

• These recommendations are general guidelines only.
• They represent a basic fertilization program for these crops growing in fields with soils with a basic pH (pH > 7). They are not applicable for soils with different characteristics.
• The length of the development stages of each crop is given according to the best information available to our company to date.
• These recommendations must be adapted to your local conditions, to the cultivar and to the planting date.
• In order to obtain specific recommendations you may contact Gat’s agronomists describing your problem.

Gatit 14-28-18 + TE concentration	Gatit 21-7-21 + TE concentration	Gatit 30-10-10 + TE concentration	Gatit 18-18-18 + TE concentration	Gatit 12-47-10 + TE concentration	Gatit 20-10-20 + TE concentration	Gatit 15-5-35 + TE concentration	Gatit 17-9-27 + TE concentration	COMPONENTS
14%	21%	30%	18%	12%	20%	15%	17%	Total Nitrogen (N)
28%	7%	10%	18%	47%	10%	5%	9%	P2O5
18%	21%	10%	18%	10%	20%	35%	27%	K2O
0.16%	0.16%	0.16%	0.16%	0.16%	0.16%	0.16%	0.16%	MgO
360 ppm	360 ppm	360 ppm	360 ppm	360 ppm	360 ppm	360 ppm	370 ppm	Fe*
195 ppm	195 ppm	195 ppm	195 ppm	195 ppm	195 ppm	195 ppm	185 ppm	Mn*
30 ppm	30 ppm	30 ppm	30 ppm	30 ppm	30 ppm	30 ppm	55 ppm	Zn*
14 ppm	14 ppm	14 ppm	14 ppm	14 ppm	14 ppm	14 ppm	40 ppm	Cu*
10 ppm	10 ppm	10 ppm	10 ppm	10 ppm	10 ppm	10 ppm	25 ppm	Mo