What’s wrong with my water?
Bicarbonates in irrigation water.
Most irrigation waters bring some bicarbonates and/or suspended organic solids to the sports turf root-zone, converting soil calcium to insoluble calcium carbonate and promoting compaction, which in turn leads to slowing percolation rates, reduced natural aeration and ultimately wet, spongy playing surfaces.
No matter the management regime, a bicarbonate level above 100ppm in irrigation water will impede optimum agronomic results on sports turf.
Terralift SoilMax Plus will resolve low level water bicarbonate percolation issues, while the Terralift Quadrop injection system will successfully treat indifferent water quality, re-balance soil chemistry and supply key plant nutrients.
Lake, bore, river and mains water sources that have low pH, bicarbonate, suspended solids or high pH may be limiting turf performance. Please refer to the Terralift Quadrop section for further details.
Standard rate: 200ml/1,000 litres
Lake, dam and river waters usually contain suspended solids that clog soil profiles. Quadrop will open the profile to allow suspended solids to wash through.
Bore waters can be high in bicarbonate and locked up minerals. Quadrop will treat the water so it is fit for purpose and trigger plant availability of those locked up minerals.
Mains water can be high in bicarbonate or have a nutrient stripping low pH. Quadrop will reduce bicarbonate and add key nutrients to support plant nutrient needs.
Grey water sources usually contain suspended solids (silts/clays/organic matter) and undesirable minerals (e.g. Sodium / Lead / Cadmium). Quadrop will ensure a more open profile to limit the accumulation of these unwanted solids and minerals in the soil.
