Fruits

Although there are many varieties of perennial fruit, our methods of managing these crops are consistent.

Addressing quality factors like storability, shipability, firmness, size, and appearance are persistent challenges faced by fruit producers. While most conventional growers place emphasis on enhancing calcium availability and uptake, often overlooked are considerations of the balance and timing of micronutrient applications and the importance of a robust biological soil profile, all of which play a vital role in ensuring overall health and resilience of fruit crops. Often there is a tendency for growers to increase fertilizer rates as well as fungicidal and pesticide applications.

By managing nutrition and biology, AEA can solve fruit quality problems, improve crop resilience, and increase harvest quality.

Our products and protocols result in improved production in fruit tree crops across all types and regions. For the home orchardist with diverse mixed species and varieties, the Vegetable and Fruit Growers’ Guide represents an actionable season-long approach for regenerative production.

There is no one-size-fits-all solution for larger production operations. Nutrition programs should be fine-tuned based on soil and sap reports, crop consultant recommendations, actual plant performance, and, where appropriate, organic certification requirements. AEA offers custom consulting services to help every farm succeed.

Growing tree fruit is complex and contemporary practices of heavy pesticide use have not improved quality or flavor.

Our approach to tree fruit production combines foliar and ground-applied nutrition and biology, and has a strong focus on calcium uptake, nutrient balance, and tree or vine health.

We help growers form a customized approach for the following fruit types:

• Stone fruits
• Pomes
• Citrus
• Grapes