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Soil Preparation

Healthy fields. Healthy yields

Without proper preparation, crops will fail to achieve the yield or quality that the market demands. While soil preparation may be one of the more time-consuming tasks on the agricultural calendar, it’s also the most effective, cost-efficient way to create a firm, weed-free seedbed for the rapid planting and germination of seeds.

A basic overview of how soil preparation creates an environment for optimum plant health and yields.

  • Step 1: Testing
    Not all soils are created equal. Regular testing provides insight into your soil’s pH, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Soluble Salt levels so you can get ahead of low yields or outright crop failure.
  • Step 2: Cultivation
    Plowing, tilling, and cultivation remains a core tenant of healthy growth, turning and loosening the soil in order to enhance microorganism activity and maximise yields while also preventing weed growth.
  • Step 3: Fertilisation
    Fertilising with manure and mineral fertilisers improves the microbiological activity, enhancing soil properties and creating a healthy environment for crop growth. Liming should also be considered.
  • Step 4: Soil Fumigation
    Fumigation and disinfestation is a vital part of preparing soil for crops. It keeps soil pests and pathogens at bay, cultivates a healthy, sustainable environment for crops and maximises yields.

How can Leicesters help?

Regular soil testing does not turn up soil pests or pathogens. If left undetected or untreated, they’re effectively a ticking time bomb in your soil. That’s why Leicesters partners with growers around New Zealand in order to effectively treat and prepare soil for crop planting.

This includes the treatment of soil with leading fumigants, including the environmentally friendly Chloropicrin. Chloropicrin is a leading alternative to Methyl Bromide, helping to maintain healthy plant growth, mitigate against infestations, and support beneficial soil fungi without leaving behind fumigant residue.

Improve your Soils with Leicesters

Get in touch with us today to find out how we can help reduce soilborne pathogens and increase your crop yield.

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Marewa, 4143
Napier, New Zealand

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Why Work With Us?

With over 34 years of expertise behind us we are New Zealand’s largest and most trusted contractor for soil fumigation and disinfestation.

We use the most advanced technology to ensure precision application of soil fumigants in all environments, so you can grow the healthiest crops and get the best yield.


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