Wenatchee • Yakima Valley • Columbia Basin • Tri-Cities • Whatcom County

Washington crops are moving through bloom, fruit set, early sizing, and canopy development stages where nutrient uptake, carbohydrate movement, and plant metabolism become critical — especially under cool soil conditions and fluctuating spring temperatures.

Across tree fruit and berry regions, the focus remains:

• Maximizing nutrient uptake in cool soils
• Supporting strong bloom-to-set transitions
• Building plant energy
• Maintaining root activity
• Improving fruit quality and pack-outs
• Preparing crops for summer stress and sizing demand

Key Nutritional Priorities

1. Maximize Uptake in Cool Soils

Washington soils often remain cool deep into spring, slowing nutrient availability and root activity. Efficient nutrient movement and active microbial populations are critical during this stage.

Axiom Soil Backbone:

• Atlas
• Basilic Thunder (6-19-4)

Atlas

49 Independent Fermented Strains designed to:

• Stimulate soil biology
• Increase nutrient cycling
• Improve root activity
• Enhance nitrogen efficiency
• Improve nutrient uptake under cool soil conditions

Basilic Thunder (6-19-4)

Ortho-phosphate phosphorus supporting:

• ATP production
• Early season plant energy
• Root expansion
• Bloom support
• Fruit set
• Carbohydrate movement

2. Maintain Plant Energy & Chlorophyll Production

As crop demand increases, maintaining photosynthesis and energy transfer becomes critical for:

• Fruit sizing
• Flower retention
• Sugar movement
• Canopy development
• Fruit quality

Axiom Ion Magnesium

Supports:

• Chlorophyll production
• Photosynthesis
• Plant metabolism
• Sugar production
• Energy transfer throughout the plant

Axiom Ion Iron

Critical for:

• Chlorophyll synthesis
• Respiration
• Nitrogen metabolism
• Early canopy development
• Maintaining healthy green leaf tissue during cool conditions

3. Support Fruit Quality, Size & Pack-Outs

As fruit sizing begins, calcium and potassium demand increase rapidly.

Axiom Ion Calcium

Our lactate-bound calcium supports:

• Fruit firmness
• Cell wall integrity
• Root strength
• Stem and scaffold support
• Reduced storage disorders
• Improved shelf life and pack-outs

Especially important in:

• Apples
• Pears
• Cherries

Kalibrate

Supports:

• Sugar transport
• Fruit sizing
• Water regulation
• Heat stress management
• Uniform fruit maturity

4. Micronutrient Demand Increasing

Washington crops continue demanding:

• Zinc
• Boron
• Manganese
• Iron

Critical for:

• Pollination support
• Hormone activity
• Fruit set
• Carbohydrate metabolism
• Stress management
• Enzyme activation

Axiom Ion Micronutrients

Our lactate-bound micronutrients are designed for:

• Improved foliar absorption
• Less tie-up in calcareous soils
• Faster plant availability
• Increased efficiency during cool conditions

Foliar Support Program

Eden’s Envy (4-6-4 Hoagland Solution)

Supports:

• Balanced nutrition
• Carbon availability
• Micronutrient delivery
• Improved metabolism under cool conditions
• Consistent plant activity during spring transitions

Opti-Bloom

Supports:

• Bloom activity
• Pollination
• Hormone signaling
• Fruit set stabilization during variable weather

Finale

Supports:

• Plant defense response
• Reduced environmental stress
• Improved canopy health
• Cleaner plant performance during disease pressure periods

Pest & Disease Pressure Update

Current Pressure Areas:

• Fireblight
• Powdery mildew
• Aphids
• Thrips
• Mites
• Codling moth pressure increasing
• Cherry cracking concerns during weather swings
• Root stress from fluctuating moisture conditions

Nutritional imbalance and weak plant metabolism can increase susceptibility to:

• Poor fruit finish
• Weak storage quality
• Uneven sizing
• Increased disease pressure
• Reduced pack-outs

Crop-Specific Focus

Apples

Key Focus:

• Fruit sizing
• Calcium movement
• Storage quality
• Sugar accumulation
• Canopy efficiency

Backbone Program:

• Basilic Thunder
• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Atlas
• Kalibrate

Pears

Key Focus:

• Fruit firmness
• Root activity
• Nutrient movement
• Fruit finish quality
• Heat preparation

Backbone Program:

• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Atlas
• Zinc
• Kalibrate

Cherries

Key Focus:

• Fruit firmness
• Cracking resistance
• Sugar movement
• Fruit finish quality
• Shelf life

Backbone Program:

• Calcium
• Kalibrate
• Magnesium
• Atlas
• Micronutrient package

Berry Crops

Blueberries • Raspberries • Blackberries • Strawberries

Key Focus:

• Continuous fruiting
• Root health
• Flower retention
• Sugar movement
• Stress management

Backbone Program:

• Basilic Thunder
• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Atlas
• Zinc

Overall Washington State Strategy

The strongest Washington crop programs this season will focus on:

• Maximizing nutrient uptake in cool soils
• Maintaining plant energy and metabolism
• Supporting strong root systems
• Improving fruit quality and firmness
• Managing environmental stress
• Building stronger pack-outs and storage quality

Axiom Ag continues helping growers across Washington improve:

• Fruit quality
• Brix
• Firmness
• Shelf life
• Storage performance
• Soil structure
• Water efficiency
• Overall crop performance

through our lactate-bound Axiom Ion nutrition platform for both conventional and organic production systems.