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Butternut Complete Guide.
Butternut Complete Guide.
A complete Guide
Supplementary fertilisers
Winstart- spray at week 2 and 3 at 1% solution (10g/l of water)
Wingrow- spray at week 4 and 5 at 1% solution (10g/l of water)
Winbloom- spray from week 6 onwards at 1% solution (10g/l of water)
Calcium nitrate- spray from week 7 onwards at 2g/l of water every 2 weeks
NB: More supplementary fertilisers are available on the market
*Total fertiliser application = Rate/plant * Plant population (Divide by 1000 to convert to kgs)
Butternut Program
Planting date Variety
Week after Age Date Herbicides/ 16l Fertilisers/plant Pesticides/ 16l Fungicides/ 16l Foliar sprays/
emergence knapsack knapsack 16l knapsack
Planting Metolachlor Compound C 60g
120ml Rotten manure 1.5kg
0 0 Lambda 16ml Copper 80g
16 112
17 119