Planning on starting a plantation? You may then what to figure out how you need to prep your land for the purpose. Starting a plantation is not too different from starting a cabbage patch at home, only this will be done on a more commercial level and therefore the rules and regulations that you will need to follow along with the techniques that you use will need to be ones that will give you rewards. While the prepping of a land to start a plantation is rather intricate, here are some of the main steps that you can take to make sure that the foundation is a solid one.
Take off the foliage that is not needed
While cutting down foliage is not something that is recommended in this case you will need to consider tree removal and weeding out the unnecessary plants that will suck the nutrition out of the soil before anything else. Leaving these in place will lower the quality or he fertility of the soil and cause deficiencies in the plants that you actually need to thrive well. However, if there is foliage that will not interrupt the plantation and will not cause malnourishment to the crops, leave them be as they are a natural resource that is quite priceless.
Check the pH of the soil
Before you plant anything you will need to get the help of proper land and vegetation management Perth entities to get the level of pH in the soil checked. Once this has been ascertained, you will also get a clear idea of what kind of nutrients are available and are lacking in the soil. You will then be able to not just use the right fertilizers but also to choose the correct crops to grow in the land that you have as well depending upon the soil conditions.
Look at the climate
The climate and usual weather conditions in the area that you hope to start the plantation in should be in sync with the kind of crops that you want to grow. Trying to grow apples in a dry and arid climatic conditions will prove useless just as it would be grow something that needs a lot of heat in rainy weather. There are many agricultural research facilities and help lines that you can ask these questions from and expect the right answers to.
Look at the space
In the land that you have for the plantation, consider the amount of space that is available and grow accordingly. If it is a small area, there is no point in trying to grow something that would require a lot of space for its roots to spread. Look at what is practical in terms of the space and see what kind of crop will allow you to plant the most per square foot of land.