Fitting Seasol into Wine Grape production
- Seasol products can be used every 2-4 weeks during the growing season as a general plant tonic to enhance plant health, flowering and fruit production.
- Seasol products can be applied as needed to provide increased resistance against frost and heat damage.
- Seasol products is a valuable supplement to apply before, or with, any foliar applied nutrients to enhance their uptake and utilisation.
Production benefits in detail:
The use of Seasol products results in significant benefits for both the vine and the crop. Application at critical development stages results in:
- Improved plant establishment. Seasol products stimulates root growth needed for the rapid establishment of new vineyards.
- Drought tolerance. Seasol products significantly increases drought tolerance. It does this by helping vines protect against water loss.
- Frost tolerance. The same mechanism that protects against drought stress also provides significant frost protection by reducing the temperature at which plant cells freeze.
- Improved fruit set and quality. The natural substances and trace elements in Seasol products improve the evenness of crop development and general plant performance.
- Disease resistance. It has been consistently reported that Seasol products treated plants demonstrate reduced incidence and severity of the disease.
- Increased microbial activity. Seasol products are a food source for beneficial soil microbes increasing their number and diversity.
Wine Grape application rates and timing
| STAGE | RATES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Bud swell | Seasol Plus Calcium @ 5 L/Ha and PowerFeed @ 5L/Ha | Soil application via boom spray or irrigation |
| 2 to 5 leaves, shoots up to 10cm | Seasol Plus Calcium @ 10 L/Ha | via fertigation or irrigation |
| 4mm berries (peppercorn size) | Seasol Plus Calcium @ 5 L/Ha and PowerFeed @ 5L/Ha | Either foliar spray or via fertigation |
| Prior to veraison – berries beginning to soften | Seasol Plus Calcium @ 10 L/Ha | Foliar spray in a minimum of 250 L/Ha of water |
| Post-harvest, prior to leaf fall | Seasol Plus Calcium @ 5 L/Ha and PowerFeed @ 5L/Ha | via fertigation or irrigation |
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