General Use Instructions for
Agri-LITE™ Slabs
Perfect for extended season crops, tomatoes,
peppers, cucumbers, roses, cut flowers
Plant
Out
- Cut the top of the plastic for placement of the
transplant blocks.
- Set drippers in place.
- We recommend the use of a wetting agent for
complete initial solution distribution. Where possible, the wetting
agent can be added to the irrigation solution. For small trials, the
wetting agent can be applied directly to the slab before irrigation is
initiated. The wetting agent used in our trials is the Amway product,
"Adjuvant."
- 4. Fill the slab with solution.
- Place transplants in place and place drippers
on the uphill side of the transplant block.
- Wait 24 hours before slitting for drainage.
Fast Track Option
If you do not have the opportunity to follow the
above, the following procedure proved successful in trials.
- Set Agri-LITE™ slabs into position.
- Cut for transplant placement.
- Set transplants and position drippers on uphill
side of the blocks.
- Commence irrigation on the normal cycle.
- Do not slit until the slab has been completely
filled for at least 24 hours.
Agri-LITE™ Drainage Slit
The requirement for a reservoir within the slab is
determined by a combination of factors.
First is the delivery capacity of your irrigation
system.
The Agri-LITE™ does not require an internal
reservoir if the delivery capacity is above 1.8 1/sq.m./hour.
For delivery systems with a lower capacity, the
reservoir created by slitting should hold approximately 250 ml for each
plant in the slab.
Second is the current media volume per plant.
If you maintain a reservoir in your current
media, an equal per plant volume reservoir will be required in the
Agri-LITE™.
If current media volume per plant is above 10
litres, a reservoir will be required in the Agri-LITE™. And in cases
where the current media volume per plant results in irrigation
frequency being less than once per 30 minutes on the hottest days, the
Agri-LITE™ reservoir volume should be 500 ml per plant in the slab.
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