"Heart Of Perfect Farming"

Cart

Your Cart is Empty

Back To Shop

Nutrient deficiencies can greatly affect the performance and productivity of apple trees. When practicing organic farming, most of the fertilisers used are organic, although small amounts of chemical fertilisers are important. Apple trees require various micronutrients in high levels at different growth stages such as Calcium, Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorus, Sulphur, and Magnesium. Besides, they require small traces of micronutrients like Molybdenum, Iron, Cobalt, Silicon, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Sodium, Boron, and Chloride. Nitrogen is required in large amounts in the early stages and when the trees are growing vigorously. During the flowering and fruiting stage, NPK formulations with a high potassium percentage should be applied or sprayed.

Some indications of nutrient deficiencies in apple plants include:

• Slightly red leaves indicate lack of nitrogen.

• Yellow and green patches on fruits is an indication of potassium deficiency.

• Corky areas on apple fruits indicate boron deficiency.

• Curling backward of leaves is an indication of phosphorus deficiency.

• Deformed fruits.

The amount of fertilisers required by apple trees varies depending on the soil fertility, manure applied, and the growth stage. Several things can happen when incorrect amounts of fertilisers are applied.

For instance, excessive application of fertilisers makes the plants concentrate on producing a lot of shoots and leaves instead of fruits.

Failing to use fertilisers or applying extremely little fertilisers can lead to nutrient deficiencies, stunted growth, and poor health. Besides, the plants under-perform and their ability to fight pests and diseases reduces.

Know when to apply

• Fertilisers should be applied three times per year.

• The first application should be done before flowering.

• The second application should be made after flowering.

• The third application should be done a month later

However, in the early growth stages, and during vegetative growth, fertilisers can be applied at different times of the year depending on the nutrients required. Fertilisers should, however, be applied at controlled rates. Manure and other organic products should be applied regularly to keep the soil healthy and fertile.

Mulching, especially young plants, minimises the growth of weeds, enhances the soil texture, increases the organic matter, minimises water loss through evaporation, and increases soil micro-organisms.

  • GIANT NIGHTSHADE. (MANAGU)

    KSh 250.00KSh 350.00
    • Does well in most soils
    • High yielding vegetable
    • Highly nutritious
    • Very long harvesting period
    • maturity: 30 days
    • Easy to manage
    Select options
    Quick View
  • Knapsack Sprayer

    KSh 1,950.00

    Knapsack sprayer widely used in agriculture and fumigation, used chiefly in pest control and in spraying fungicides or insecticides. It is a continuous type of sprayer with a fairly constant discharge rate.

    Add to cart
    Quick View
  • Binastore Wheelbarrow

    KSh 4,200.00

    Shop for this Imported/Reliance Wheelbarrow on Kenya’s largest virtual agrovet online store. For All your Quality Assured Trusted Brands. Send goods upcountry, Affordably Conveniently. ORDER NOW for the Imported/Reliance Wheelbarrow and enjoy free delivery.

    Add to cart
    Quick View
  • FUGO Chick and Duckling Mash

    KSh 1,350.00KSh 5,100.00

    FUGO Chick and Duckling Mash feed contains a coccidiostat to manage exposure levels and control disease, enzymes to release phosphorus and carefully formulated raw materials for increased digestibility resulting in zero mortality, strong bone structure, faster growth rate and high feed conversion ratio.

    Select options
    Quick View
  • Amistar fungicide

    KSh 4,650.00

    Amistar is a strobilurin fungicide based on naturally occurring substances found in certain species of wild mushrooms. The active ingredient in Amistar, azoxystrobin, controls a very wide spectrum of disease in wheat and barley. AMISTAR not only controls the key late-season flag leaf and ear diseases that erode yield and quality, but also promotes a …

    Amistar fungicideRead More

    Add to cart
    Quick View
  • Elastrator Plier Plastic

    KSh 975.00

    Elastrator Plier Plastic: Economy blue plastic pliers for applying rubber bands to dock and castrate baby calves and lambs.

    Add to cart
    Quick View
  • Easy Gro Starter 1kg

    KSh 625.00

    Easy gro Starter is a water soluble fertilizer with NPK 18:20:21 and micro-elements for foliar feeding and fertigation. Suitable for plant growth periods that require relatively high nitrogen and phosphorus levels especially during early stages of the plant/planting time. It boosts the plant and give it a healthy and stronger start. This fertilizer is highly water soluble product readily taken up by plants

    Add to cart
    Quick View
  • Milking Machine

    KSh 79,500.00

    Our portable milking machines are widely used in small, medium and large farms. It consists of a vacuum pump, milk pulsator, motor, the claw, liners, rubber tubes and milk bucket. Has low power consumption, stable performance, easy operation, compact, lightweight makes it an ideal choice for most farmers.

    Add to cart
    Quick View
  • Masters Dairy Meal 70kg

    KSh 2,850.00

    A well balanced ration with high quality by pass protein sources. It is fortified with minerals, vitamins and traces elements for extra milk production. Contains yeasacc, a yeast culture that conditions the rumen for maximum milk yield

    Add to cart
    Quick View
  • Pumpkin Elgon Cream

    KSh 230.00KSh 440.00

    Pumpkin Elgon Cream are high-quality seeds, give more yields, and are resistant to diseases. Kenyan farmers practice pumpkin farming in Kenya due to its nutritional value. Pumpkins are planted from their seeds on a well-prepared farm. In Kenya, pumpkin seeds are sold at different prices depending on the variety and size as outlined herein.  

    Select options
    Quick View
  • RoseCoco Glp 2 2kg

    KSh 620.00

    • Dwarf bean with flat pods
    • Prefers medium-altitude zones
    • Tolerant to common Bean diseases
    • Vigorous variety with high yields
    • Most Popular in the market

    Add to cart
    Quick View
  • Coopers Triatix Stock Spray

    KSh 107.00KSh 315.00

    Triatix EC is a highly effective ectoparaciticide used for the control of single and multi-host ticks, mange mites, keds, biting and sucking lice on cattle, sheep, goats, camels, pigs and dogs. Triatix is highly effective against strains of ticks that are resistant to pyrethroids and organophosphorus chemicals.

    Select options
    Quick View
X

Cart

Your Cart is Empty

Back To Shop

Discover more from Virtual Agrovet

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading

Virtual Agrovet