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Field vegetables

N-xt Fertilizers offers a complete fertilization strategy in all outdoor vegetable crops. The main focus here is to dose the needed minerals in the right place and to keep optimizing the cooperation with the soil processes. The properties of the N-xt liquid fertilizers are unique in its kind; no salts, not leaching sensitive, plant absorbable, soil friendly and a stimulant for soil life.

Result: a controllable crop with efficient use of minerals, where an active soil biology with the nutrients from the soil form a perfect combination for a healthy and sustainable vegetable crop.

N-xt crop strategy outdoor vegetables

The N-xt crop strategy for outdoor vegetables improves root growth, initial development and uniformity of the final product.
Natural resilience leads to higher quality and yields.

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Minerals
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Grain fertilizer
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N-xt FertiPhos
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N-xt Soil Fertilizer
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N-xt Calcium
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N-xt Leaf
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N-xt NKS
Biology
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Ferti-Soil
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Ferti-Release
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N-xt Ferti-Vital
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Ferti-Soil
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Ferti-Life

Applications in outdoor vegetable cultivation.

The above strategy shows per phase which minerals are crucial for healthy and productive vegetable cultivation. N-xt liquid fertilizers have been specially developed for this purpose. Liquid dosing during planting requires the right application equipment (feel free to ask about this). The high efficiency saves you a lot of minerals. N-xt Calcium after planting can be applied with the field sprayer (advice: use a fertilizer cap). N-xt Foliar Fertilizer and N-xt NKS can be sprayed very practically and efficiently with the field sprayer. Mixes with most GBM agents are possible.

Download outdoor vegetable crop strategy (pdf)

Frequently Asked Questions

What does application technology look like in cabbage cultivation?

For the application of N-xt Soil Fertilizers in field vegetables, actually the same techniques are important as those used in potato and onion cultivation;

  • Administration of a N-xt Soil Fertilizer (N and/or NP formulation) next to the plant (see photo below)
  • Administration of N-xt FertiPhos in the furrow (under the plant)
  • Administration of N-xt Calcium with a 7-hole nozzle over a dry crop (or in the rain)
  • Application of N-xt Foliar Fertilizer with a fine drop throughout the season.

Home Crops Field vegetables
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Grain fertilizer

Calcium, magnesium and potassium are essential minerals for both soil structure and outdoor vegetable cultivation. Via an Albrecht soil analysis, Healthy Soil BV (part of N-xt Fertilizers) can map out exactly how these elements are distributed in your soil. Based on this, you will receive a targeted fertilization recommendation to bring the soil life into balance and to optimally feed the crop.

In practice, growers often fertilize based on NPK requirements. But the actual soil condition is at least as decisive for a successful crop. It is therefore important to make the switch from just 'crop nutrition' to an integral approach with soil nutrition and crop nutrition.

Advice: Know the ratios in your soil

Understanding your mineral ratios helps to identify deficiencies and blockages in time. So you can choose: correct for one season (e.g. on a rental plot), or improve structurally for the long term.

TIPS:

  • Always dose the need for Potassium in outdoor vegetables in (at least) two doses!
  • Do the same with Magnesium (many cabbage plots on clay are deficient in Magnesium), scatter divided Kieserite extra and/or Patentkali

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N-xt FertiPhos

Spraying N-xt FertiPhos with a nozzle into the plant furrow is a very efficient way to get phosphate in the right place for the cabbage crop and/or Brocolli. N-xt FertiPhos consists of short organic phosphate chains that are therefore easily plant absorbable. Due to the complexing technique of N-xt Fertilizers, they also remain absorbable, do not wash out and do not combine with free cations in the soil.

Advice and points of interest:

80-100 ltr/ha N-xt FertiPhos (average for all brassicas and soil conditions).

  • N-xt FertiPhos can be sprayed mixed with gbm, please note that the gbm product should always be dissolved in water first and only then the FertiPhos is mixed in!
  • Spray with at least 1 to 2 water, so 100 ltr of product + 200 ltr of water (300 ltr total).
  • Always flush the pump with clean water at the end of the day.
  • Do not leave FertiPhos in the tank and pump for a longer period of time.

Read more about the various N-xt FertiPhos formulations on our product page.

Ferti-Soil

Ferti-Soil is a biological component of N-xt Fertilizers' Ferti-Line products and can be easily added to N-xt FertiPhos during tank filling. It provides higher resistance to soilborne pathogens (think Rizoctonia, Fusarium etc). As a result, if soil balance is also considered and worked on, a reduction in gbm use can occur over time.

The time and place where this mix of products is sprayed (root and tuber zone) is perfect for optimal results.

Recommendation:

1 ltr/ha Ferti-Soil (mixed by N-xt FertiPhos)

Read more on the product page Ferti-Soil

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N-xt Soil Fertilizer

Nitrogen, phosphate and trace elements can be dosed during planting through the proper application technique. In this application; dosing next to the cabbage plant through a knife coulter, an N-xt nitrogen formulation is commonly used. for example, an N-xt N24 S B Zn.

This is a perfect way to dose an amount of nitrogen to the plant in various types of cabbage. Depending on the total nitrogen requirement, 80% to as much as 90% can be given in this application. The rest may follow via an N-xt foliar fertilizer (point 5). Phosphate is very important in these crops for the initial development and tuber setting and the best results are achieved by applying N-xt FertiPhos (see point 2).

It is also possible to apply both nitrogen and phosphate through this application. An NP formulation can then be chosen, for example, N-xt NP22-5 B Zn or N-xt NP18-14 B Zn. This will immediately also meet the total phosphate requirement in addition to the cabbage planting and saves an additional application to the planter.

Advice:

Feel freeto ask us about the possibilities and which application and formulations are best for your situation.

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N-xt Calcium

Calcium plays a key role in the plant's absorption of all other minerals. This actually makes it an indispensable element for any crop. As discussed earlier with granular fertilizers (point 1), the availability of calcium in the soil is closely related to the ratio to other elements such as magnesium, as well as to the form in which calcium is present (e.g., shells, lime, etc.).

In addition to its function as a "locomotive" for mineral absorption, calcium in field vegetable crops is also important for quality, resilience and storability. Especially in cabbage and brocolli, it is therefore valuable to administer a small, directly absorbable amount of calcium at an early stage. Especially when the natural availability in the soil is (still) insufficient.

N-xt Calcium is ideally suited for this purpose: it contains the right balance of calcium and boron (optionally supplemented with silicon), and is directly available to the plant thanks to the unique complexation technique. Because the nutrients are in a stable compound, they do not react undesirably with other elements in the soil.

Absorption in field vegetables takes place in the upper, active root zone. This is why we recommend an application with a 7-hole cap, in the first few weeks after planting. With this application, we also give about 30 kg of slow-release ammonium nitrogen which is very beneficial for outdoor vegetables at this stage.

Advice:

250 liters/ha of N-xt Calcium (N9 Ca B).

  • Spray with a 7-hole nozzle on a hardened crop, we want to get the fertilizer on the soil
  • Feel free to spray in the rain or just before a rain shower
  • CAUTION; if a crop has just been sprayed with contact agents, this greatly weakens a crop

Read more about N-xt Cacium on our product page.

Ferti-Release

In the early stages of the season, this addition promotes soil biology and in particular contributes to the uptake of phosphate, potash and trace elements (from the soil and possibly slurry).

Advice:

Dose 0.5 ltr/ha of Ferti-Release.

This can be mixed into the sprayer during filling of N-xt Calcium and sprayed as one application.

Read more on the product page Ferti-Release

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N-xt Leaf

N-xt Foliar Fertilizer (possibly combined with disease control) is a perfect way to keep the crop healthy and vital in field vegetables. At the same time, foliar sprays offer a better alternative to standard over-fertilization with stkstof, often in the form of KAS (granules). The fact is that nitrate fertilizer drives the aboveground parts and fills them with extra water to dilute the nitrate content in the plant. Thus, it actually becomes a magnet for lice and fungi and thus pathogenic to the plant. Water, energy and trace elements are needed extra to restore this again.

So it is advisable to apply an efficient form of nitrogen through the leaf. Various formulations can be used in field vegetables, we recommend in practice the N-xt Leaf formulation N18 B Ca Mg Mn B Cu Zn Mo Si

Advice:

The mix below can be added to disease control, but can also possibly be sprayed separately as a feeding schedule to keep the crop healthy and vital.

30 ltr/ha N-xt Leaf
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2 ltr/ha Ferti-Vital
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0.5 ltr Ferti-S (vlb)

Ferti-S is a biological elemental sulfur suspension.

N-xt Ferti-Vital

Ferti-Vital is a powerful biostimulant that activates the natural defenses of plants. It increases resistance to both biotic stress (such as fungi, bacteria and insects) and abiotic stress (such as heat, drought, cold, hail, wind or machine damage). Ferti-Vital is the only foliar fertilizer within the Ferti-Line and works directly through the leaf on the plant.

Recommendation:

2 ltr/ha Ferti-Vital (as a one-time application)
1 ltr/ha Ferti-Vital (if sprayed several times in a schedule)

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N-xt NKS

Potassium deficiencies are increasingly common in crops. Potash is essential for processes such as water regulation, photosynthesis, firmness and resilience. A deficiency not only leads to yield loss, but also affects quality.

N-xt NKS is a foliar fertilizer with potassium, little amide nitrogen and elemental sulfur in directly absorbable form. It improves yield and quality by:

  • Increased sugar and starch content (°Brix)

  • Better color formation (anthocyanins & carotenes)

  • Stronger skin quality (cell wall construction)

  • Resistance effect thanks to the biological sulphur component

  • Directly available amide nitrogen, without nitrate load

Use N-xt NKS from the moment the crop begins to set fruit.

Recommendation:

  • 3× 5 ltr/ha, spread over the second part of the growing season
  • Do not mix with crop protection agents

In a schedule with N-xt foliar fertilizer, we recommend alternating it with N-xt NKS from the time of fruiting. This way you ensure an ideal balance of potassium, nitrogen and trace elements for maximum yield and quality.

Did you know:

15 liters of N-xt NKS = 100 kg of patent potash.
That means at least 5× higher effectiveness than standard potash granular fertilizers.

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Ferti-Soil

After harvesting, it is important to support the activity of the biology so that crop residues, especially the woody stem parts of cabbage plants, are rapidly decomposed and mineral sequestration is optimized.

Ferti-Soil activates and supports this biology and ensures optimal humification processes.

Recommendation:

1 ltr/ha Ferti-Soil

Spray with plenty of water (400 ltr/ha) just before incorporation of crop residues and/or sowing of green manure.

Read more on the product page of Ferti-Soil

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Ferti-Life

An active soil biology also throughout the fall is very important. At this stage, the crop has been harvested and crop growth stops but the activity of your soil does not. Old crop and root residues are broken down, converted and stored in the soil(humification). After which, during the winter period, the soil structure can improve and conversions continue due to the (continued) fungal activity with Ferti-Life.

Advice:

25 ltr/ha Ferti-Life

  • Spray with the field sprayer after harvest or during/after sowing a green manure crop.
  • Can also be sprayed in early spring (after clamping of green manure) or land clearing;

The recommendation is then 40 ltr/ha of Ferti-Life.

Ferti-Life creates the right conditions for fungal growth, a highly underestimated soil process that prepares your soil for a good start of the next season.

Did you know:

Soil life is always the first "to the table" in spring! So be aware of how we treat our soils in winter (but also in early spring). make sure that soil life can survive well in winter so that laid down minerals can mineralize nicely again in spring.


Read more on the product page Ferti-Life

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Grain fertilizer
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N-xt FertiPhos
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N-xt Soil Fertilizer
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N-xt Calcium
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N-xt Leaf
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N-xt NKS
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