7 days after applying Bio-Organic fertilizer

After 7 days, white color fungi appeared.














6 weeks later, based on my observation, quality of oil content in the fresh fruit bunch improved and fresh fruit bunch are more reddish in color. From this experience, I noticed I should not apply this bio-organic fertilizer in the month of May, because the third quarter is drought season, it is insufficient of rainfall to induce the grow of fungi.

Introducing Bio-organic fertilizer in palm tree

I have heard a lot about apply organic fertilizer once a year to enrich the microorganism in the soil after long period of applying chemical fertilizer. 

The reason for stop me introduce in mine farm was the cost per bag. A normal branded 12-12-17 + 2MgO was cost RM124 (50Kg) per bags, whereas the branded bio-organic fertilizer were RM170 to RM190 per bags. 

Recently someone introduce me to Riches Harvest Bio-Organic fertilizer that made of natural resources and the cost is relatively reasonable. the content of this bio-organic fertilizer as follows:-

• Palm Kernel shell powder
• Palm Kernel cake
• Palm press fiber
• Effluent sludge
• Microorganism
• Enzyme
• Natural Mineral Contents
• Humid Acid
• coffee grounds

It is recommended to apply 5kg per tree. Instead I apply 1kg per 10 feet distance. Refer to the video below.

It was fortunate, after applying bio-organic fertilizer, heavy rain came. Unexpectedly, the bio-organic fertilizer does not wash away or dissolved.

Impact on excess Ammonium Sulphate (AS)

 On 2nd February 2012, I modifying the fertilize program by applying single element fertilizer - Ammonium Sulphate (AS) with approximate 900 to 1200 grams per tree rather than mixture of element fertilizer roughly 600 to 800 grams per tree mention earlier.

This approach, in theory, each plant should have same amount of AS element fertilizer applied relative to mixture of element fertilizer.

So theoretical speaking, the leaf will be softer and easy to harvest in coming harvest cycle.

Forth night later, strong wind and heavy rainfall that causes 40% of the palm tree leaves broken, and some even whole trunk fall down. I believe this is due to access apply of Ammonium Sulphate.

As long as the leave still intact with the plant, its' still fine, photosynthesis still take place, nevertheless it create difficulties on coming harvest. On the other hand, even the palm tree trunk fall down, it will take time to recover back to the norm.