Application Rates

Crop

Situation

Application rate per ha

Pasture

– pasture renewal

– after conversion from forest, recontouring or where organic matter is extremely low

– redressing existing pasture (after mowing or grazing)

 

10 t

20 t

 

5 t

 

Kiwifruit orchards &
apple orchards

– established orchards
– banding for focus on vines/trees
– broadcasting for improving cover crops

– around new vines/trees

 

25-35 t

 

15-20 t

 

Maize Silage

– extremely poor humus levels (e.g. after many years of monocropping)

– areas where topsoil has been eroded (e.g. top of hills)

– good humus levels but for boosting root growth and P uptake

 

20-30 t

30-50 t

15- 20 t

Cropping
(e.g. potatoes)

– extremely poor humus levels (e.g. after many years of monocropping)

– good humus levels but for boosting root growth and P uptake

 

20-30 t

15-20 t

 

Avocado orchards

– vermicast combined with a fine mulch to suit the requirements for subtropical trees
(please contact us for special mixes)

 

+ mulch

Strawberries

– before planting runners

– existing plantings, where ridges are not covered with plastic and soil can be accessed

– liquid vermicast extract available for irrigation systems (please contact us)

 

10 to 20 t

10 t