Professional orchard management is a little science. You depend on what's below and above your soil. You should know what is the level of critical nutrients in the soil but you should also know your soil's acidity and its water holding capacity. Many samples are sent to professional labs every year but modern times offer tools to make some express analyses right in the field.
We bought express pH tester and tensiometer from German company Stelzner. With these, we can check acidity in unlimited number of spots and we can monitor our soil's water holding capacity in several spots. Tensiometer will help us to know how much water/humidity is near the root zone and if irrigation is needed or not. It is great to know what's beneath!
We bought express pH tester and tensiometer from German company Stelzner. With these, we can check acidity in unlimited number of spots and we can monitor our soil's water holding capacity in several spots. Tensiometer will help us to know how much water/humidity is near the root zone and if irrigation is needed or not. It is great to know what's beneath!
Picture: Water Tensiometer in Our Kiwifruit Orchard
