Lebosol·Secondary Nutrients
Lebosol-Calcium
Lebosol-Calcium — a clear calcium oxide solution for foliar nutrition of fruit and vegetable crops with 16.7% CaO (220 g/l), on the FiBL list.
Main advantages
- CaO 220 g/l — calcium through leaves and fruit
- Fruit firmness and storability — per the maker
- Pome fruit from walnut size — 4–6 treatments to harvest
- FiBL list — for organic production
Overview
About this product
Lebosol-Calcium — a calcium oxide solution for foliar nutrition with 16.7% CaO (220 g/l); density 1.32 kg/l, pH 7.5. The fertilizer was developed for fruit growing: per the maker, calcium is taken up through leaves and fruit, and the fertilizer supports fruit firmness and storability.
Calcium is short on acid, sandy and light soils, acid peat soils and in drought. The general rate is 5–10 l/ha in at least 500 l of water, in a knapsack sprayer a 1% solution; for pome fruit 4–6 treatments from walnut-sized fruit.
The fertilizer is on the FiBL list.
Application
Rate, timing and crops
Rate
For all crops
- Purpose
- Calcium nutrition
- Application rate
- 5 - 10 l/ha as foliar feeding (at least 500 l/ha of water). With a knapsack sprayer a 1% solution
- Application period
- As needed
Strawberry
- Purpose
- Higher fruit firmness, resistance, storability
- Application rate
- 3 - 4 times 5 l/ha from the start of fruit set to harvest
- Application period
- From the start of fruit set to harvest
Pome fruit
- Purpose
- Higher fruit firmness, resistance, storability
- Application rate
- 4 - 6 times 5 - 10 l/ha from when the fruit reaches walnut size to harvest
- Application period
- From when the fruit reaches walnut size to harvest
Fruiting vegetables
- Purpose
- Prevention of blossom-end rot, fruit firmness, storability, resistance
- Application rate
- 3 - 4 times 5 l/ha from the start of fruit set
- Application period
- From the start of fruit set
Cabbage, leafy and onion vegetables
- Purpose
- Prevention of leaf necrosis, leaf tip burn, better storage quality, resistance
- Application rate
- 3 - 4 times 5 - 10 l/ha once sufficient leaf area has formed
- Application period
- As soon as sufficient leaf area has formed
- Timing
- As needed
- Method
Foliar feeding, at least 500 l of water per hectare
Knapsack sprayer: 1% solution
- Conditions
Calcium is poorly available on acid, sandy or light soils, acid peat soils and in drought
Deficiency often arises with high nitrogen or potassium content in the fruit and with large fruit
- Crops
- StrawberryPome fruitFruiting vegetablesCabbageLeafy vegetablesOnion vegetables
Figures from the manufacturer, Lebosol. Source page
Specifications
Nutrient composition
| Brand | Lebosol |
|---|---|
| Type | Secondary Nutrient |
Composition
| |
| Form | Liquid |
| Density | 1.32 kg/l |
| pH | 7.5 |
| Application | Foliar |
| Target Crops | Strawberry, Pome fruit, Fruiting vegetables, Cabbage, Leafy vegetables, Bulb vegetables, All crops |
| Manufacturer | Lebosol Dünger GmbH |
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Questions & answers
What farmers ask most
- Rates depend on crop, prior history, soil analysis and nutrient status. An agronomist sets the dose from this product's label — not an NPK-complex template of 150–300 kg/ha.
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