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Approved Plan - Landscape Specification prepared by URBIS - OPW24/0110
On Slab Soil Media A - Garden Upper Horizon
Quality – Soil must be free from any ‘unwanted materials’
Physical Properties
Units Target range
Property
Texture, preferred range n/a Gravelly loamy sand to organic
sandy loam
Air-filled porosity (AFP) % ≥ 10
Chloride % ≥ 40
Water holding capacity % ≥ 30
Permeability (@ 32 drops by McIntyre mm/h > 40
Jakobsen)
Saturated Density kg/L < 1.8
(OM) Organic matter content % dwb (dry weight Medium Organic Range 10 -
basis) 15%
Wettability min <5
Dispensability in water 1 or 2 (AS4419) Category
Large particles in the largest dimension
< 2 mm % w/w 30–70
2–10 mm % w/w 10 –20
10–20 mm % w/w 5–10
20–50 mm % w/w <5
> 50 mm % w/w 0
Chemical Properties
Units Target range
C2. Chemical properties
pH in water (1:5) Standard range pH units 5.4–6.8
Electrical Conductivity (1:1.5) dS/m < 2.2
Chloride mg/L ≤ 200
Ammonium-N (NH4) mg/L ≤ 100
Ammonium-N + nitrate-N (NH4 + NO3) mg/L ≥ 50
Nitrogen draw-down index (NDI) - ≥ 0.7
Toxicity index mm ≥ 70
Phosphorus – P standard range mg/L 8–40
Low phosphorus – P (P-sensitive plants) mg/L <3
Potassium (K) mg/L 50–250
Sulphate (SO4) mg/L ≥ 40
Calcium (Ca) mg/L ≥ 80
Magnesium (Mg) mg/L ≥ 15
Ca:Mg ratio – 1.5–10
K:Mg ratio – 1–7
Sodium (Na) mg/L ≤ 130
Iron (Fe) mg/L ≥ 35
Cooper (Cu) mg/L 0.4 - 15
Zinc (Zn) mg/L 0.3 - 10
Manganese (Mn) mg/L 1 - 15
Boron (B) mg/L 0.02 – 0.65
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