Flaxmere

2 - Flaxmere

Soil Properties

Parent material	Water deposit (alluvium) from greywacke and/or sandstone
Characteristic site and soil features	Active flood plain and low terrace adjacent to recent channels; protected from flooding by stop banks; sand/sandy loam on higher and silt loams on lower parts of flood plain, both overlying stones
Associated soils not shown within map unit at map scale but separated out in more detailed maps. -  Sample Location	20, 21, 56, 4 O
Natural drainage and depth to gley and hence to water table after wet periods	Imperfect 30-60cm
Potential rooting depth, texture, and limiting layer	2,  45-99cm,   sand/sandy loam on stones 2g,  30-45cm,   sand/sandy loam on stones 2a,  >100cm,   silt loam/sandy loam on  stones 2as,  30-45cm,   silt loam/sandy loam on sand       >100cm to stones
Available water capacity (AWC)	2,  50-75 mm 2g,  20-50 mm 2a,  >100mm 2as, 50-75mm
Infiltration rate	2, 2g,  rapid 2a,2as, moderate
Permeability rate	2, 2g,  rapid 2a,2as,  moderate
Susceptibility to pugging and compaction when wet	2, 2g,  low to moderate 2a,  high 2as,  moderate to high
Susceptibility to wind erosion when dry	2g, high where topsoil sand
Unfavourable soil characteristics	2, 2g,  rapid infiltration, rapid permeability 2g, <45cm to gravel, low AWC 2as,  <45cm to sand 2a,2as, susceptible to compaction when wet

 

Soil Management

Artificial drainage - drain spacing	2, 2g, 2as,  60-80m 2a   40m
Cultivate when moist to avoid: compaction wind erosion	2a, 2asg 2g
Irrigation:- Recommended method Dripper spacing for continuous wetted strip Amount and frequency	2, 2g,  sprinklers to prevent water loss 2, 2g - 30-40cm, if 4 l/hr drippers used 2a, 2as,  60cm if 4 l/hr drippers used 2g,   little (10-25mm), often to prevent water loss