Nourishing Grapes with ICL Nova CalPhos

In Jopul village, in Nashik District, India, Ugale Shantaram Ramdas is one of many grape farmers who are contributing to making Maharashtra one of the major grape-producing regions in India. With a reputation for high-quality table grapes as well as grapes for raisin production and wine-making, it is vital to make the right grapevine fertilization choices.

For Ugale, this means using ICL CalPhos 0-57-17+7CaO on his 5 acres of grapes. CalPhos is a premium soluble calcium, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer from the ICL Nova brand of specialty fertilizers. CalPhos has high solubility and is specifically designed for fertigation and foliar application.

Ugale prunes his Thompson seedless grape vines at the end of September, and then 25-26 days later, he applies CalPhos to the crop. The combination of phosphorus, potassium, and calcium in the fertilizer supports the grapevines’ productivity.

After using CalPhos, the grapevines’ tip growth increased, and we also got good fruit setting and greener leaves.

Ugale Shantaram Ramdas noticed that after using CalPhos, the grape vines’ tip growth increased, there was good fruit setting, and the vine leaves were visibly greener.

As an additional benefit, the calcium in CalPhos meant that there was no need to apply any additional calcium to the grape vines.