It is essential to apply the correct amount of nutrients to meet the needs of the blueberry crop without saturating the soil with salts. It is therefore important to spread fertilisation over time to minimise fertiliser-induced salinity and to use every irrigation opportunity to apply fertigation.

Furthermore, once the fertigation strategy has been decided, application control is key to ensure that the planned formula is faithfully transferred to the irrigation solution.

At ITC, we recommend fertigation equipment such as the CONTROLLER 3000, which allows dosing proportional to the instantaneous flow rate and precise control of the electrical conductivity (EC), guaranteeing the exact concentration of nutrients.

Another recommendation is to avoid the use of solid fertilisers due to the high sensitivity of blueberries to salt. Blueberry cultivation has a preference for acid soils, where it needs an optimum pH of around 5.5.

The CONTROLLER 3000 can be complemented with ITC fertigation equipment such as Dostec-AC for fertiliser and Dositec for pH control. At ITC, we adapt technology to the specific needs of blueberry crops to optimise productivity.