Applying Fertilize in Palm tree

A healthy mutual palm tree should have an average 10 to 15 fruits, and several flower for cross pollination. It takes 6 months for a young fruit to mutual. A mutual fruit is bright red color.

Constant Yield = Uncontrollable Factor + Control Factor.

Uncontrollable factor like soil type, sunlight and rain water. Control factor like weed, insect and fertilize.

Apply fertilize in regular basis is very important, that give a continue supply of mineral need to grow. But do take care the weed, the weed absorb certain amount of fertilize available in the ground, so remove the weed around the palm tree in need basis. Remember, if the ground too clean also no so good, because the rain will wash away the top soil from the ground.

For young palm tree, apply compound fertilize that consists of 15-15-15 / 20-10-10 and 12-12-17+MgO+TE alternate once a month, in layman term green and blue respectively, the quantity amount is relative to the age of the plant. 

Suggest start up at 300g per tree per month and gradually increase to 700g per month as the palm tree at the age of 24 months.

Once palm tree start harvest, switch to single element fertilize. The key element needed for the plant are N, P , K, Mg, B and Ca. In the market, it can be sell in following manner:-

• N - Urea 42% N, Amino sulphate 21% N
• P - Egyptian Phosphate (ERP) or  Christmas Island Rock Phosphate (CIRP)
• K - MOP 60%
• MgO - kieserite
• B - Borox

Calcium can be obtain from CIRP.

Key thing to remember:-

1. only apply urea when it is rainy season, otherwise the fertilize will evaporate in exposure of heat.
2. Every palm tree only need 200g per year, apply 100g and twice a year.
3. ERP and CIRP is powder base other are fine granular.
4. When leave turn yellow, it is a sign of Mg deficiency, apply kieserite.
5. Apply 2kg to 3kg of kieserite if the fruit look abnormal.  

The price of single element fertilize fluctuate compare to compound fertilize, 

All fertilize on regular basis, there are people apply once a month, I personally apply every 6 weeks. 1.5kg to 2.4kg depend on the fertilize I used to mix.

Mixed it well and spread round the active root area and normally this active root are found underneath the dry leave area.