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Plant nutrition in garlic: recommendations by phenological stage

For effective plant nutrition in garlic crops, consult your SQM agronomist and obtain a customized plan based on local conditions.

April 25, 2018

Garlic nutrition guide and recommendations

An efficient plant nutrition program for garlic must include both macronutrients and micronutrients. SQM offers SPN products that can be applied via fertigation, foliar spraying, or to the soil, depending on the crop stage.

Phenological Stage	Product	Dose 100 L (ml or g)	Product Use/ha (L or kg)	Observations
At Garlic transplant	Speedfol™ Marine SL	2 lt		Immerse the cloves in a 2% solution for 5 minutes to improve establishment and relieve the post-transplant stress that normally occurs.
Post-Emergence	Speedfol™ Amino Starter SC	500 ml	1,5 lt	Apply every 2 weeks until crop establishment. Start application once the crop has enough leaves to effectively absorb the spray.
Brush stage	Speedfol™ Amino Vegetative SC Speedfol™ Zn SC	800 ml 50ml	4,0 lt 0,25 lt	Apply every 2 weeks. Speedfol™ Zn SC promotes auxins synthesis. Speedfol™ Amino Vegetative SC stimulates the vegetative development of the plant.
7 Days Later	Speedfol™ B SP	150 gr	0,8 kg	To increase plant firmness. Repeat once after the bulb or head has started to form.
	Speedfol™ Amino Flower & Fruit SC and Speedfol™ K SL	1.000 ml 1.000 ml 1.000	5,0 lt 5,0 lt 5,0 lt	Speedfol™ Amino Flower & Fruit SC and Speedfol™ K SL are high in Potassium to promote sugar production and transport from the upper foliage to the leaf base (bulb development). Speedfol™ Amino Calmag Plus SC and (…)

These nutrition recommendations for garlic are general. Consult your SQM advisor for a program tailored to your crop conditions and the correct use of Speedfol products.