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HL Boustead Micronutrient Foliar Spray
Application Rates and Times For Selected Crops

APPLICATION RATES		APPLICATION TIME(S)
Crop	fl. oz./acre
Barley, oats, wheat, rye	16	1 application - winter varieties at first spring growth; spring varieties 2-5 leaf stage.
Berriesa	16	2 applications - early to 30% bloom, and at fruit set. For multiple picking, after each harvest.
Citrus	14	3 applications - pre-bloom, fruit set and fruit color change.
Corn (field, sweet, pop)	16	1 application - 6-8 leaf stage.
Cotton	8	4 weekly applications beginning at pinhead square.
Flax/linseed	16	1 application - 7-8 leaf stage.
Fruit treesb	16	3 applications - leaf out, fruit set, and at fruit color change.
Fruiting vegetablesc	12	3 applications - pre-bloom, fruit set and color change.
Grapes	16	3 applications - pre-bloom, fruit set and 2-3 weeks later.
Hops	16	1 application - pre-bloom stage.
Jute	16	1 application - intense growth stage.
Legumesd	16	2 applications - pre-bloom and pod set stages.
Melonse	12	3 applications - pre-bloom, fruit set, fruit color change.
Millet	16	1 application - 6-8 leaf stage.
Nuts	16	3 applications - pre-bloom, fruit set and 3 weeks later.
Olives	16	3 applications - pre-bloom, fruit set, and fruit color change.
Onions, garlic, leeks, chives, shallots	8	3 applications - 6-8 leaf, 2 weeks later, and 4 weeks later.
Peanuts	16	2 applications - pre-bloom and initial pegging.
Potato, yam	14	2 applications - 6-8 leaf and 4 weeks later.
Rapeseed, canola	16	1 application - winter varieties at first spring growth; spring varieties 6-8 leaf stage.
Rice	14	2 applications - 2-5 leaf stage and panicle initiation.
Root vegetablesf	8	3 applications - on a bimonthly basis, starting at 4-6 leaf.
Safflower, sesame	16	1 application - pre-bloom stage.
Soybean	16	1 application - pre-bloom stage.
Strawberries	8	At early bloom (up to 30%). For multiple picking, after each harvest.
Stem, leaf, flower veg.g	10	3 applications - 4-5 leaf stage, 2 weeks later, and again 4 weeks later.
Sugar beet	16	1 application - 8-10 leaf stage.
Sugarcane	16	2 applications - 45-70 days after planting and 6 weeks later.
Sunflower	16	1 application - at star formation.
Tobacco	16	2 applications - weeks after transplanting and 6 weeks after transplanting.
Tropical fruitsh	16	2 applications - at the beginning of intensive plant growth and at fruit set.

• ^a Blackberry, blueberry, cranberry, currents, dewberry, gooseberry, loganberry, raspberry.
• ^b Apple, apricot, avocado, cherry, nectarine, olive, peach, pear, plum.
• ^c Cucumber, eggplant, pepper, pumpkin, squash, tomato.
• ^d Beans, (dry, faba, green, etc) chickpeas (garbanzos), peas, lentils.
• ^e Cantaloupe, crenshaw, honeydew, watermelon.
• ^f Beets, carrots, parsnips, turnips, radish.
• ^g Asparagus, artichoke, broccoli, Brussels sprout, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, endive, lettuce, parsley, spinach.
• ^h Bananas, mangos, pineapple, papaya.