67 - Rotoatara
Soil Properties
| Parent material |
Peat |
| Characteristic site and soil features |
Swamp with deep peat |
| Associated soils not shown within map unit at map scale but separated out in more detailed maps. - Sample Location |
22 |
| Natural drainage and depth to gley and hence to water table after wet periods |
Very poor
0cm |
| Potential rooting depth, texture, and limiting layer |
Deep peat |
| Available water capacity |
100mm |
| Infiltration rate |
Very slow
|
| Permeability rate |
Very slow
|
| Susceptibility of topsoil to pugging and compaction when wet |
Very high
|
| Susceptibility to wind erosion when dry |
Very high |
| Unfavourable soil characteristics |
Wet peat susceptible to compaction
dry peat susceptible to wind erosion
very slow infiltration
very slow permeability |
Soil Management
| Artificial drainage: drain spacing |
67 5 - 10m |
Cultivate when moist to avoid:
wind erosion |
67 |
|
Irrigation:-
recommended method
Dripper spacing for continuous wetted Strip
Amount and frequency
|
N/A |
|
Wetting diameter, and
distance apart of 4 l/hr drippers
|
N/A |
Rotoatara (67) (photo D. Bloomer)