2. ◦ Deep well drained soil
◦ 20-35% clay with water holding capacity
Is organic matter content important?
◦ It is a benefit, but not compulsory
3. ◦ 1000-1200mm per year
◦ 150 -200mm per month starting Nov to March
(nutset-maturity)
◦ 20-50mm per week
Would you utilise irrigation?
◦ Yes, especially if it is dry during the flowering
period.
4. ◦ At least 100 Ha
◦ One Manager can manage 100 ha in SA.
Would it be staged plantings or all in one
planting?
◦ All in one, if the weather allows it.
5. ◦ High kernel recovery cultivars
◦ 816, A4
◦ Cross pollinator cultivar
◦ 741, Daddow, Beaumont?
Would you use pollinators?
◦ Yes
◦ 2-3 bee hive per Ha depending on cost for bees
6. ◦ 8m X 4m
What row configuration would you plant?
(east/west or north/south or on the contour?)
◦ North / South for optimum light interception
What is the maximum length per row?
◦ No Limit, the longer the easier to spray if it is flat.
◦ Cross roads every 500m.
7. ◦ Yes, rip soil before planting commenced
Would you mound the rows?
◦ Only if the soil is shallow and drainage is a
problem
(planting shade tolerant grasses?)
◦ No need in SA with labour harvesting
8. Year 5 production target = (tonnes of SK/ha)
◦ 400Kg – 600Kg
Year 10 production target = (tonnes of SK/ha)
◦ 1600kg – 2000kg
Year 20 production target = (tonnes of SK/ha)
◦ 1600kg - 2000kg
9. ◦ Start to train trees in year 1
◦ Encourage central leader and side branches
◦ 816 needs to be pruned to start bearing earlier,
they do not tend to make side branches
◦ Limb removal starts from year 5 annually
◦ Pruning program must start early winter.
What method would you use?
◦ Limb removal
◦ Cut the rows open
◦ Maintain regrowth removal and management
10. ◦ Tree height maximum 7 meters for effective spray
coverage.
◦ Plant early flowering and late flowering cultivars
separately.
◦ Filling points for spray machine must be close and
accessible.
◦ Harvest weekly
11. ◦ Harvest crop a.s.a.p. when mature and dry/ cure
properly for optimum quality.
◦ Build proper curing facilities to accommodate the
maximum crop volume at any given time.
◦ Build a sufficient storage facility.
◦ Resorting facilities for NIS between curing and
storing bin.
◦ Rule 1: Never allow harvesting or pruning to take up
valuable hunting and fishing time!
