How to design the ideal fertilizer program
In a few simple steps you will be able to create an optimal and least-cost fertilizer program.
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Soil-grown crops hydroponic / soilless media crops
- Select your crop
- Use your soil, tissue and water analysis (optional)
- Select your available fertilizers
- SMART! generates the ideal fertilizer program.
- Design a fertigation program or stock solutions for hydroponics (optional).
1. Get Started
Use the links in the body of this page to learn in more details about each feature/action.
From the side menu select Recipe.
Click the Go button. The 'Insert Target Values' screen open.
2. Load crop / Insert Target Values
In the window that opens, select Load Crop or enter target values manually.
3. Enter Soil and/or Tissue Analysis (optional)
If you have a soil and/or plant analysis, select Adjust by Soil/Tissue Analysis and enter the test results.
4. Enter Water Analysis (optional)
Continue to the Source Water screen. If you have water analysis, enter the data in this screen. If not, leave this screen empty.
5. Select Fertilizers
Continue to the Fertilizers screen.
Click on the Select Fertilizers button. Double click a fertilizer to select it. Each selected fertilizer will appear at the bottom table. After selecting your fertilizers, click on Apply.
6. Calculate
Click on the Calculate button. SMART! chooses the ideal combination and application rates of the selected fertilizers.
In the pop-up window that appears, verify the accuracy of the results and click OK.
7. Create a Fertigation/Hydroponics recipe (optional)
If you are using fertigation/hydroponics, you can proceed to Fertigation. Otherwise, select Save and Print for generating the final report.
