Specifications

STANDARD SPECIFICATION - BUILDINGS
DPI REFERENCE TEXT - APRIL 2009
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Initial fertiliser at planting or sowing
Location N:P:K Application Product
Ratio Rate
Grassed 15.9-7-7 7.5 kg/ Mastergreen
areas 100m
2
All 20-10-10 Manufact. Monsoon
planted and trace Recomm. Planting
trees: elements Tablets
equally
spaced
around
root ball
All 12.5-3.3- Manufact. Monsoon
planted 6.5 Recomm. Planting and
trees: Feeding Mix
under
mulch
Ground 13-5.6- 100 gms/ Osmocote
Plus
cover and 10.8 m
2
8 - 9 months
shrubs
All trees 300 gms DPM Nuetrog
and palms each hole
in base of
hole
Fertiliser during establishment period
Location & N:P:K Applic. Product
Time Ratio Rate equivalent
For Grassed Areas
In Nov. or 10.3-9 7.5kgs/ Tropigro
when directed -7+11(s) 100 m
2
10-97
In March or 34%N 4 kgs/ Agran 34
when directed 100 m
2
For planting: Week 10
of the establishment period
All trees: 12.5-3.3- Manuf. Monsoon
under mulch 6.5 Recomm. Planting &
Feeding
Mix
All trees: Manuf. DPM
under mulch Recomm. Nuetrog
Ground 13-5.6- 100 gms Monsoon
Cover & shrubs 10.8 per m
2
Planting &
Feeding Mix
Ground 100 gms DPM
cover & shrubs per m
2
Nuetrog
For Planting: Week 40 of the
establishment period
All trees: 13-5.6- Manuf. Osmocote
under mulch 10.8 Recomm. plus 8-9
months
All trees: Manuf. DPM
under mulch Recomm. Nuetrog
Ground 200 gms DPM
cover & shrubs per m
2
Nuetrog
Ground 13-5.6- 200 gms Osmocote
cover & shrubs 10.8 per m
2
Plus 8-9
months
LANDSCAPE
Ties
General: Provide ties xed securely to the stakes,
one tie at half the height of the main stem, others as
necessary to stabilise the plant. Attach ties loosely.
Webbing: Provide 50 mm hessian webbing stapled
to the stake.
1.15 GARDEN EDGING
Spade Edging
Location: To edges between garden beds and
around tree planting in areas of lawn.
21.13 MULCHING
Mulch
General: Provide mulch which is free of deleterious
and extraneous matter such as stones, soil, weeds
and sticks.
Application: Place mulch clear of plant stems, and
rake to an even surface ush with the surrounding
nished levels.
Depth: 75 mm.
Mulch Types
Hay: Cut from seasonal grasses and free from
noxious weeds etc.
Laterite gravel: Uniform colour and size or graded
from 5 to 25 mm.
Brush Chippings: Approved “Forest Blend” vegetative
material processed to pieces not larger than 75 x 50
x 15 mm and aged from 6 to 12 weeks.
Washed River Pebble: Uniform size or graded from
10 to 25 mm.
21.14 STAKES AND TIES
Stakes
Material: Hardwood, straight, free from knots or
twists, pointed at one end.
Installation: Drive stakes into the ground at least
one third of their length, avoiding damage to the
root system. Remove those no longer required at
the end of the establishment period.
Stake sizes:
• For plants 1 to 2.5 m high: Two 50 x 50 x 1800 mm
stakes per plant.
• For plants smaller than 1 m high: One 38 x 38 x
1200 mm stake per plant.
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