COOL CLIMATE CEREALS PLANTATION

• Cereal planting is carried out until the end of December in our southern coastal regions and in the coastal part of the Aegean region.
• Cereal planting in the Southern Marmara region continues throughout December.
• In the Southeastern Anatolia region, after the second crop, corn, grain planting continues throughout December.
• In the Central Anatolia region, such as Yozgat and Kırşehir, grain crops are planted in places where sugar beet harvests have been completed.

HOT CLIMATE CEREALS HARVEST

• Harvesting processes continue for corn planted as the second crop around Şanlıurfa.

FRUIT GROWING and VITICULTURE

• In our southern provinces, the early citrus lemon and tangerine harvests are coming to an end.
• Harvest of mid-early varieties begins. Harvesting of citrus fruits is completed in the Aegean region.
• Harvesting of oil and table olives continues in the Aegean region.
• In the Southern Marmara region, harvesting of table oil olives continues in December.
• In southern provinces such as Adana and Hatay, early onion and potato plantings are done in December.
• Olive harvests continue in our southern provinces such as Adana and Hatay, and banana and pomegranate harvests continue in our Antalya and Mersin provinces.
• Nitrogenous fertilizer use continues in the Marmara region in December for canola, one of the oil crops.
• Pruning activities in the vineyards in the Aegean region continue throughout December.
• Compound fertilizer is used for winter in December.
• In the Central Anatolia region, walnuts are pruned in December.
• In the Black Sea region, hazelnuts are tip pruned with the application of burgundy slurry.
• In the Black Sea region, burgundy slurry is applied to fruits.

VEGETABLE GROWING

• In areas where greenhouse production is carried out, planting of tomatoes, eggplants and peppers continues throughout December.
• Fertilization activities continue for plantings made in previous months.
• In the Aegean region, where winter vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, leek, cabbage) are produced in the open, harvesting processes continue throughout December.
• Winter vegetable harvesting continues in the Black Sea region.
• Bordeaux slurry is applied in vineyards in the Eastern Anatolia region.

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS

• Sugar beet harvest is completed in December in Central Anatolian provinces such as Yozgat and Kırşehir.

STARCH PLANTS

• Maintenance work continues for potatoes planted in early areas.

LEGUME & WHEAT FORAGE CROPS

• Depending on weather conditions, meadow pasture forage plants are planted.

VEGETABLE GROWING

• Care and fertilization are continued in vegetable cultivation. Seedlings are sprayed against diseases and pests.

• Planting for summer onion continues depending on weather conditions.

• Harvest of winter vegetables (leeks, spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli) continues throughout the month.

COOL SEASON LEGUMES

• Soil preparations are made in areas where chickpeas are planted.
• Disinfestation activities are carried out within the scope of combating pests in lentils planted during the winter months.

MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS

• Tobacco seedlings are planted in the fields during the month.
• Fertilization work in the tea gardens begins within the month.

OIL CROPS

• For sunflower planting, soil tillage is done in preparation for planting.

COOL CLIMATE CEREALS

• Depending on weather conditions, top fertilization of grain is continued. Weed control is done.

WARM CLIMATE CEREALS

• Soil cultivation is carried out in preparation for planting corn. In hot regions, corn planting continues throughout the month.

• FRUIT GROWING, VITICULTURE AND OLIVE GROWING

• Nitrogen fertilization of citrus fruits is completed, leaf fertilization is started and phosphorus fertilization is continued.

• Repair operations continue in banana cultivation. Base fertilizer applications are continued.

• Base fertilization continues for hazelnuts.

• Nitrogen fertilization is continued for pistachios.

• Pruning works continue in olive cultivation. Nitrogen fertilization is applied to create shoots.

• In viticulture, pruning operations continue depending on weather conditions. Vaccinations are made.

• In fruit growing, pruning is continued depending on weather conditions. Bordeaux slurry and copper pesticides are applied. In some regions, nitrogen fertilization begins.

• FIBER PLANTS

• Soil preparations are made for cotton planting in hot regions.​​​​​​​

STARCH PLANTS

• Potassium and nitrogen feeding is continued for potatoes planted in early areas.

• Sugar beet planting begins.

LEGUME & WHEAT FORAGE CROPS

• Depending on the weather conditions, planting of meadow pasture forage plants is completed.

VEGETABLE GROWING

• In greenhouse vegetable cultivation, potassium fertilizer is used while harvesting continues, while planting works begin in plateau areas, base fertilizers and soil conditioners are used.

• Summer onion planting continues in a decreasing manner in some places. While bottom fertilization is done in areas where planting is ongoing, hoeing is started in areas where early planting is carried out. Potassium and nitrogen fertilization is continued in early plantings.

• In greenhouse cultivation, harvesting work continues and potassium fertilization is applied. In plateau areas, base fertilization and soil conditioners are used before planting works.

• Soil preparations are made for open field and greenhouse vegetable cultivation.

• Winter vegetable harvests continue.

COOL SEASON LEGUMES

• Chickpea planting is done. Weed control is carried out for emerging plants.

• Weed control is carried out during winter lentil plantings.

MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS

• Tobacco seedlings are transplanted from the andals to the fields during the month.

• Fertilization work in tea gardens continues throughout the month.

OIL CROPS

• For sunflower planting, soil tillage is done in preparation for planting.

COOL CLIMATE CEREALS

• Depending on weather conditions, top fertilization of grain is continued. Weed control is done. Rust pesticides are applied.

WARM CLIMATE CEREALS

• Soil cultivation is carried out in preparation for planting corn.

FRUIT GROWING, VITICULTURE AND OLIVE GROWING

• Nitrogen fertilization is completed in citrus fruits. Maintenance operations continue.

• In banana cultivation, phosphorus and nitrogen fertilization begins and the harvesting process ends in a decreasing manner while the repair processes are completed.

• The fight against cone mite and powdery mildew begins in hazelnuts.

• Nitrogen fertilization of pistachios has been completed. Karagöz wolf struggle is carried out.

• Internal worm control is carried out in almonds.

• In olive cultivation, phosphorus fertilization is continued for flower development.

• Cluster extension practices are used in viticulture.

• Bordeaux slurry spraying continues in fruit growing.

• Balanced and nitrogen fertilization is continued for cherries and peaches.

FIBER PLANTS

• Soil preparations are made for cotton planting in hot regions.

STARCH PLANTS

• Harvesting process begins for potatoes planted in early areas. Potato planting continues in the inner regions.

• Sugar beet planting continues with a decreasing momentum.

LEGUME & WHEAT FORAGE CROPS

• Depending on weather conditions, nitrogen fertilization of meadow and pasture forage plants is continued. Leaf fertilization is done.

VEGETABLE GROWING

• In greenhouse vegetable cultivation, harvesting continues, and phosphorus and nitrogen fertilization is continued in plateau cultivation areas.

• Hoeing and nitrogen feeding applications are made for summer onions. Harvesting process continues in early onion plantings.

• Phosphorus feeding is continued in open field vegetable cultivation.

• In early melon and watermelon plantings, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizations are continued.

• Watermelon harvest begins in mid-May.

MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS

• The work of transplanting tobacco seedlings continues.

• Fertilization in the tea gardens is completed and the first shoot harvest is carried out at the end of May.

OIL CROPS

• Sunflower planting continues with a decreasing momentum.

• Nitrogen feeding is completed for canola, and potassium fertilization is continued for flowering plants after flowering.

COOL CLIMATE CEREALS

• Depending on weather conditions, bottom feeding operations for grain are completed. Foliar feeding continues.

WARM CLIMATE CEREALS

• Second crop corn planting is started instead of early potato and onion harvest areas.

• Nitrogen feeding is applied to corn that continues to develop.

FRUIT GROWING, VITICULTURE AND OLIVE GROWING

• Nitrogen, potassium and calcium nutrition is continued in citrus fruits.

• In banana cultivation, phosphorus and nitrogen feeding continues and a proportional amount of potassium fertilization is applied.

• The fight against cone mite, hazelnut worm and powdery mildew in hazelnuts continues. The second part of nitrogen fertilization is done.

• Leaf fertilization continues for pistachios.

• In almonds, internal weevil control and foliar fertilization are continued.

• In olive cultivation, phosphorus fertilization is continued for flower development.

• In viticulture, fertilization is continued in balanced patterns after the flowering period.

• Nitrogen, phosphorus and micro element fertilization is continued for apples entering the pink bud period.

• Potassium feeding is continued for cherries.

• Nitrogen feeding is started in fruit growing.

FIBER PLANTS

• Cotton planting begins.​​​​​​

STARCH AND SUGAR PLANTS

• While harvesting continues in early regions, potatoes in other regions are fed with nitrogen.
• In sugar beets, hoeing, thinning works are done with nitrogen and leaf feeding.

LEGUME & WHEAT FORAGE CROPS

• Harvesting is continued during the month and foliar feeding is done after harvesting.

VEGETABLE GROWING

• Seedlings are planted in vegetables.

• In open-planted summer vegetables, nitrogen feeding and foliar feeding are applied.

• Second top fertilization is applied in onion plantings.

• For tomatoes and peppers whose planting is completed, nitrogen feeding is started within the month. Depending on the planting time, phosphorus-containing feeding is applied before the flowering period.

• Industrial tomatoes are fed with nitrogen and phosphorus.

• Watermelon harvest begins this month.

• Harvesting continues in greenhouse vegetable cultivation.

• Potassium feeding is done in garlic fields.

• Anthracnose spraying is done on chickpea plants.

MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS

• Nitrogen nutrition deficiencies in tobacco are eliminated. Disease and pest control is carried out.

• In the tea gardens, fertilization is completed and the first shoot cutting continues.

OIL CROPS

• In early plantings of sunflower, hoeing work is continued and nitrogen feeding is applied.

• Nitrogen feeding is applied to snack sunflowers along with intermediate hoeing. Switch from drip irrigation to phosphorus and nitrogen feeding.

COOL CLIMATE CEREALS AND COOL SEASON LEGUMES

• In summer planted barley, foliar feeding is applied along with herbicide.

• While wheat harvest begins regionally, the harvest is completed in some regions.

• Lentil harvest begins.

WARM CLIMATE CEREALS

• Paddy planting continues.

• Nitrogen feeding is continued for the first crop, corn.

• Second crop grain and silage corn planting begins.

• Weed disinfestation and first nitrogen fertilizer applications are made in the paddy fields.

• Planting begins for the areas where rice cultivation is done in the south.

FRUIT GROWING, VITICULTURE AND OLIVE GROWING

• Harvesting of cherries and plums begins within the month.

• Powdery mildew control in hazelnuts continues regionally. Feeding is done through leaves.

• Harvesting of early varieties for peaches and nectarines begins this month.

• In areas where pears and peaches are planted, foliar feeding is continued along with spraying against diseases and pests.

• Fungicide and insecticide applications are made against fungal pathogens in olives. Potassium feeding is applied to olives that have set fruit.

• Potassium, calcium and micro element nutrients are applied along with fungicide spraying against fungal pathogens that cause powdery mildew due to high relative humidity in the vineyards.

• A balanced diet of fruits is continued.

• Strawberry harvest continues.

• Harvesting of bananas continues with a decreasing momentum. Phosphorus and potassium feeding is continued.

• Citrus fruits are fed with phosphorus and nitrogen.

• Stone fruit harvest continues in early season.

• In high altitude regions, nitrogen feeding is continued in fruits.

• Black spot and internal worm control is carried out on pome fruits.

• Pistachios are fed with potassium.

• Potassium feeding is continued for apricots, one of the stone fruits, after the seeds have become coloured.

FIBER PLANTS

• The first nitrogen feeding in cotton begins with foliar applications. The second nitrogen feeding is carried out in the following 20-25 days. Red spider and leafworm control is carried out.