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 & | – established orchards – 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 | – 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
| + 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
|