May Core Theme

May Core Theme
Heavy Sizing • Nutrient Demand • Stress Management
Heavy Sizing • Nutrient Demand • Stress Management
- Rapid fruit sizing & cell expansion
- Increased potassium and calcium demand
- Managing heat, ET, and crop load stress
- Maintaining plant balance under peak demand
- Supporting both conventional and organic programs
Table Grapes – California
Stage:
- Coachella: Picking
- Central Valley: Leaf growth / flowering clusters
Soil Program (Backbone)
- Basilic Thunder → Energy + ATP for sizing
- Axiom Ion Calcium → Fruit set, rachis strength
- Atlas → Nutrient cycling, root efficiency
- Micronutrients (Zn, Mn, Mg, Fe) → Metabolism & uniform development
Foliar Program
- Eden’s Envy → Carbon + micronutrients
- Expand → Cell expansion (berry sizing)
- Finale → Disease pressure + plant defense (phosphite fertilizer)
Takeaway
Drive uniform berry sizing and quality while protecting the vine under increasing demand.
Strawberries & Bush Berries (Coastal CA)
Stage:
- Blueberries: Peak picking
- Strawberries: Picking
- Blackberries/Raspberries: Upcoming
Soil Program (Backbone)
- Magnesium + Zinc → Energy + enzyme activity
- Calcium → Firmness, shelf life
- Katalis → Sugar movement, fruit fill
- Eden’s Envy (weekly) → Carbon + nutritional base (Hoagland solution)
Foliar Program
- Energy → Boost during peak demand (summer heat; ammonia lactone)
- Finale → Disease pressure + plant defense (phosphite fertilizer)
Takeaway
Maintain firmness, size, and plant health through consistent nutrition.
Citrus – California (Desert, Coastal, Central Valley)
Stage: Fruit set → sizing
Soil Program (Backbone)
- Calcium → Reduce drop, strengthen fruit
- Katalis → Sugar transport, sizing
- Micronutrients (Fe, Zn, Mn, Mg) → Chlorophyll + metabolism (critical in Imperial/Thermal Valley)
- Atlas → Nutrient cycling, root efficiency
Foliar Program (Primary Driver)
- Eden’s Envy → Nutritional base
- Thrive + Energy → Heat stress mitigation + plant strength (replaces Surround)
- Finale → Plant defense
Takeaway
Reduce fruit drop, drive size, and protect under heat stress
Permanent Crops – California
Almonds, Pistachios, Stone Fruit, Cherries)
Stage: Fruit sizing → finishing
Soil Program (Backbone)
- Calcium → Cell wall strength, quality (stone fruit, pistachios)
- Katalis (in-season potassium) → Sugar movement (all crops listed)
- Micronutrients (Zn, Mn, Fe) → Metabolic support
- Nitrogen cycling → Controlled vegetative growth
Foliar Program
- Finale → Stress + disease protection (June timing)
- Eden’s Envy → Carbon + nutrients
- Micronutrients (Zn, Mn, Fe) → Metabolic support
Takeaway
Build fruit size, uniformity, and quality without pushing excess vegetative growth.
Vegetables & Row Crops
(Imperial Valley, Arizona, Coastal & Central CA)
Soil Program (Backbone)
- Calcium → Tissue strength, reduce disorders
- Magnesium → Chlorophyll + energy
- Zinc + Mn + Fe → Growth + metabolism
- Katalis → Yield + size
Foliar Program
- 6-19-4 → Growth + carbon
- Expand → Fruit sizing (cytokinins)
- Thrive → Heat stress support (biofilm, carbohydrate load)
Takeaway
Maximize yield and plant strength under increasing heat and demand.
Washington Crops
(Apples, Pears, Cherries, Bush Berries)
Stage: Fruit set → early sizing
Soil Program (Backbone)
- Atlas → Microbial activity, nutrient cycling
- Basilic Thunder → Energy + ATP
Foliar Program
- Eden’s Envy → Carbon + metabolism (cool soils)
- Finale → Fire blight + disease pressure
- Expand → Fruit sizing (cell expansion; cytokinins)
Takeaway
Maximize early-season metabolism and fruit set under cool conditions.
Organic Line (All Crops)
- Fully integrated across all programs
- Supports soil biology, nutrient efficiency, and sustainability
- Same Axiom system → compatible with conventional + organic production
May Bottom Line
Size the crop. Protect the plant. Manage stress.
A strong soil + foliar system is what separates:
- Average yield
- From premium quality and packout
