{"id":35750,"date":"2019-05-10T10:55:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T17:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hazelnut.com\/foliar-nutrition\/"},"modified":"2020-10-27T17:13:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T00:13:12","slug":"foliar-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hazelnut.com\/foliar-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Foliar Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fertility is one of the cornerstones of Agronomy, and for hazelnuts, it is one of the biggest contributors to yield and quality.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In testing nuts for proper fill, fertility was the second largest contributing factor after water availability, in two small trials we performed in 2017 and 2018.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>While dry spring fertilizer is the most cost-effective application, foliar nutrients are an important way of providing nutrients and other beneficial compounds to the trees directly where the tree will use them. Use caution when choosing foliar products as some compounds won\u2019t effectively pass into the leaves.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We recommend using a tested program that has demonstrated yield and quality benefits over time.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Micronutrients like Zinc and Magnesium are important for promoting leaf growth. Boron is naturally low in western Oregon soils and is critical for proper nut set.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Calcium is good for cell wall integrity and shell strength. Kelp is often thought of with skepticism by growers, but it has been repeatedly shown to reduce tree stress and promote proper hormone balance.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Consult your agronomist on what the proper combination is for your trees. Take care when applying as high heat can cause leaf margin burn. Spray in the mornings or evenings and avoid spraying to runoff.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Take care of your trees and they will provide for you over many years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fertility is one of the cornerstones of Agronomy, and for hazelnuts, it is one of the biggest contributors to yield and quality.\u00a0 In testing nuts for proper fill, fertility was the second largest contributing factor after water availability, in two small trials we performed in 2017 and 2018.\u00a0 While dry spring fertilizer is the most [&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35921,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2024-04-30 16:53:55","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hazelnut.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hazelnut.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hazelnut.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hazelnut.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hazelnut.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hazelnut.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hazelnut.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hazelnut.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hazelnut.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hazelnut.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}