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Avocado

Vegetables need consistent nutrition for quality and yield.

Atlas fertilizers supply the balanced organics and minerals that support vigorous roots, steady growth, and the premium colour and size markets reward.

Avocados need steady nutrition to stay productive. Atlas fertilizers provide a balanced mix of organics and minerals that keep roots healthy and help trees carry good fruit through the season.

Organic Base

Slow Release

Balanced Nutrition

Climate Smart

Low Salt Index

15+ Nutrients

Fertilizer That Builds Soil While It Feeds Crops

Most conventional fertilizers give your crops a quick burst of nutrients, then wash away or lock up in the soil. Over time, this depletes soil life, forcing you to use more fertilizer just to maintain yields.

Atlas fortified organic fertilizers reverse this cycle. They feed your soil first – rebuilding organic carbon, activating microbes, and releasing nutrients steadily throughout the season. The result: healthier soil, stronger plants, and improving yields season after season.

Avocados need sustained nutrition for consistent production. Atlas fertilizers supply the organics and minerals that support vigorous root systems, healthy trees, and reliable fruit set and sizing.

Why Farmers Choose Atlas

Fertilizer That Delivers Season After Season

Higher
Yields

Steady nutrition that translates into bigger harvests.

Healthier
Soil

Builds organic matter instead of depleting it.

Resilient
Crops

Stronger roots, less stress in dry or cold spells.

Safe for
Sensitive Crops

Low burn risk with chloride-free blends.

Balanced
Nutrition

Complete NPK plus sulphur and trace elements.

Fertilizers For Avocado Growers

N-Boost 12.2.1

Nitrogen Blend | Product Specifications: 50kg bag – powder or pelletised form.

Steady nitrogen for tougher, stress-ready avocados.

N-Boost is a leaching-resistant nitrogen source enriched with biologically active organic matter, magnesium, lime and a range of micro-elements. This balanced mix feeds your avocado trees steadily instead of flushing through with heavy rain or irrigation.

By keeping nitrogen in the root zone, N-Boost supports a healthy, well-leafed canopy and more consistent fruit sizing, helping orchards hold their crop better through heat and wet spells.

Benefits:

Farmers’ notice: darker canopy, more even fruit size
Dual action: feeds today’s crop while rebuilding soil for next season
Slow-release formula: nutrients stay available longer, reducing waste and leaching
Soil health: supports active soil life for better structure and nutrient uptake
Low burn risk: organically buffered, low-salt formulation safe for delicate growth stages

How to Apply:

Bandplace or broadcast to achieve nitrogen targets.

Nitro-SOP 10.1.12

Nitrogen & Potassium Blend | Product Specifications: 50kg bag – powder or pelletised form.

Balanced nutrition for stronger, stress-resistant crops.

Nitro-SOP combines nitrogen and potassium in a low-chlorine, sulphate-based form ideal for high-value crops like tobacco, avocados, and vegetables. Its balanced N-K ratio supports steady growth and greener canopies, while catalytic micro-elements help convert nitrates into sugars and proteins – reducing pest pressure and helping plants through periods of climatic stress.

Benefits:

Farmers’ notice: healthy trees, stronger flushes
Dual action: feeds today’s crop while rebuilding soil for next season
Slow-release formula: nutrients stay available longer, reducing waste and leaching
Soil health: supports active soil life for better structure and nutrient uptake
Low burn risk: organically buffered, low-salt formulation safe for delicate growth stages

How to Apply:

Apply as a balanced post harvest nitrogen and potassium fertilizer which rejuvenates the energy levels in the tree in preparation for the next cycle.

The Real McCoy 6.4.12

Nitrogen & Potassium Blend | Product Specifications: 50kg bag – powder or pelletised form.

Complete nutrition for flowering and fruiting crops.

Formulated as the flagship of Atlas Fertilizers, The Real McCoy leaves nothing out. Every nutrient is sulphate-based for superior uptake and performance – driving stronger flowering, better pollination, improved fruit set and size, and longer shelf-life.

Use on all flowering and fruiting crops – from tomatoes and peppers to groundnuts, okra, avocados, and zucchinis.

Benefits:

Farmers’ notice: better flowering, stronger fruit set, and improved fruit size
Dual action: feeds today’s crop while rebuilding soil for next season
Slow-release formula: nutrients stay available longer, reducing waste and leaching
Soil health: supports active soil life for better structure and nutrient uptake
Low burn risk: organically buffered, low-salt formulation safe for delicate growth stages

How to Apply:

Apply as a flower initiator or fruit filler when switching the tree from the vegetative to reproductive phase of the season.

Tropi-K 4.1.19

Topdress Blend | Product Specifications: 50kg bag – powder or pelletised form.

Targeted potassium for fruiting and high-value crops.

Tropi-K is a special blend of potassium with a touch of nitrogen. Its phosphate comes from the organic base as orthophosphate – a stable, non–water-soluble form that’s immediately available to plants.

Formulated for bananas, macadamias, and avocados, and just as effective on any crop needing potassium at key stages of growth. The sulphate-based potassium source lowers burn risk and supports active soil microbes for healthier, more balanced growth.

Benefits:

Farmers’ notice: more uniform size, better grade
Dual action: feeds today’s crop while rebuilding soil for next season
Slow-release formula: nutrients stay available longer, reducing waste and leaching
Soil health: supports active soil life for better structure and nutrient uptake
Low burn risk: organically buffered, low-salt formulation safe for delicate growth stages

How to Apply:

Broadcast to achieve potassium targets.

Organi-ZINC 17,5

Zinc Blend | Product Specifications: 50kg bag – powder or pelletised form.

Targeted zinc for healthy growth and balanced nutrition.

Organi-ZINC is a fortified zinc solution designed to correct deficiencies and improve nutrient uptake. Its organic base buffers the zinc against acidic soil conditions, keeping it available for absorption even in sandy or high-rainfall areas where leaching is common.

By complexing zinc with organic acids, Organi-ZINC ensures steady feeding and active root development for stronger, more productive crops like avocados, pecans, and macadamias.

Benefits:

Farmers’ notice: healthier deeper roots, more even fruit set
Dual action: feeds today’s crop while rebuilding soil for next season
Slow-release formula: nutrients stay available longer, reducing waste and leaching
Soil health: supports active soil life for better structure and nutrient uptake
Low burn risk: organically buffered, low-salt formulation safe for delicate growth stages

How to Apply:

Use Organi-ZINC as a remedial or maintenance application to achieve adequate zinc levels in the sap and leaf.

Organi-BOR 3,5

Boron Blend | Product Specifications: 50kg bag – powder or pelletised form.

Balanced boron for stronger flowering and fruit set in avocados.

Organi-BOR is a biological boron solution designed for both maintenance and soil correction applications in avocado orchards. Its organic base keeps boron available for longer, resisting leaching even in sandy or high-rainfall soils.

By improving the movement of sugars and nutrients within the tree, Organi-BOR supports more consistent flowering, better fruit retention, and unbeatable orchard performance throughout the season.

Benefits:

Farmers’ notice: better fruit hold, fuller yields
Dual action: feeds today’s crop while rebuilding soil for next season
Slow-release formula: nutrients stay available longer, reducing waste and leaching
Soil health: supports active soil life for better structure and nutrient uptake
Low burn risk: organically buffered, low-salt formulation safe for delicate growth stages

How to Apply:

Use Organi-BOR as a remedial or maintenance application to achieve adequate boron levels in the sap and leaf.

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Avocado

Organic Base

Slow Release

Balanced Nutrition

Climate Smart

Low Salt Index

15+ Nutrients