Grape Farm

The land is well suited for use as a grape farm with virtually all currently cleared land having suitable soils.

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The grape farm soil survey was undertaken on a 75m x 75m grid, using a backhoe to excavate profiles to a depth of 1.5m. Soil features were described in accordance with the Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbook (1990) and the Soil Description Handbook (Wetherby 1992) as follows:

• Depth and texture of each soil layer

• Reaction to 1N Hydrochloric Acid as an indicator of the presence of calcium/magnesium carbonates (lime)

• pH (CSIRO field colourimetric method, Raupach and Tucker 1952)

• Colour of each horizon (Munsell moist)

• Percentage, size and lithology of coarse fragments

• Pedality (structure), grade and type of each horizon

• Depth of topsoil and primary rootzone depth

• Depth to root or water impeding layers.

Soil samples were taken from each horizon of a number of pits, representing approximately 10 per cent of each of the soil groups identified. Laboratory analysis was conducted for pH, salinity and boron, to aid in the general characterisation of soil profile classes and crop suitability.