Farmcraft @ Fairview

PTN 201 · 7.5 ha Macadamia · Ballito, KZN · 5,000 Trees · 1-5 yr
PHOSPHONATE EMERGENCY — 22D INSTALLER WINDOW — CLOSES WED ISOLATION CONFIRMED — HOLD D7 2026-08-17
PHOSPHONATE + COLLAR WALK — EMERGENCY, ~22 days overdue, 8th cycle open. T5-T6 at 19.6-19.8°C on a still-wet deep profile (D5/D6 negative) in flower development; gate 4 stays blocked without it. Installer zero-pressure window: TODAY Mon 17 - Wed 19 Aug — Top's dose resumes ~Aug 20-22, date in writing NOW. Wins: ISOLATION CONFIRMED — 2 consecutive clean Bottom days (Aug 15+16), breach series ended 66.2→13.6→8.0→1.8→0L. Top hold day 7 ✓, drying 0.6×ETo, trigger 24.4mm ~Aug 20-22 (Pulse advisory Fri Aug 21 agrees).
Temperature
13-24°C
EST — Ballito Aug norms · d71
Humidity
—
No telemetry · dry spell
Rain
0mm
5 dry days · last event ~35mm est, ended Aug 12
Soil Moisture
—
Ecowitt offline
Wind
—
No telemetry
Pressure
—
No telemetry
ET (Ref)
5.2mm/d
Pulse noon Aug 16 · plateau 5.2×2d, spring band
Rain YTD
—
Station offline day 71 — 37th flag
Top Probe (AC228398)
1 drip line · Young trees 1-2yr · Indicators: 7, 2 · Subsoil: +1.79mm · Advisory Fr 04h (Aug 21) — probe trigger rules, not calendar
HOLD DAY 7 — TRIGGER ~AUG 20-22
Topsoil Now +6.76 mm Entered refill band · run-down watch day 1
Subsoil Now +1.79 mm SAFE · still feeding surface · −0.40 recal offset found
Flow / Tree 0.0 L Zero Aug 11-17 — hold day 7 ✓
ETc Ratio 0.6×ETo 3.5mm/day · accel test: lag holds, no break yet
drying 0.6×ETo · accel expected as subsoil thins · trigger 24.4mm ~Aug 20-22 · dose ~6L on probe NOW WET RAIN BUFFER REFILL STRESS
Hold day 7 ✓ — acceleration re-test: 0.6× wet-profile rate STILL holds (+6.76 inside the 5.5-7.5 band, not the 8-10 accel band). Crossed into the refill band overnight; run-down watch is live. Runway to the 24.4mm trigger: flat 3.5mm/day → Aug 22-23; with acceleration → Aug 20. Most likely Fri 21 Aug — Pulse advisory agrees. Dose ~6 L/tree on the probe, not the calendar.
Bottom Probe (AC228108)
2 drip lines · 4-5yr trees · Indicators: 7, -2 · Subsoil: -1.63mm · Advisory Tu/We/Fr/Sa — IGNORE, violates hold
ISOLATION CONFIRMED — GATES 1/5
Topsoil Now +7.41 mm Refill band · re-wetted overnight from subsoil
Subsoil Now -1.63 mm WET · drain slowed to +0.10/day (glacial)
Flow / Tree 0.0 L 2 clean days Aug 15+16 · NO breach #10 ✓
Resume Gates 1/5 gates Only 72h-dry met · gate 4 needs phosphonate
resume gates: topsoil >+17 · subsoil ≥+2 · D4-D6 ≥0 · disease window · 72h dry → ONE capped 15L NOW WET RAIN BUFFER REFILL STRESS
ISOLATION CONFIRMED — 2 consecutive fully clean days (Aug 15+16 incl. both 07-10h windows); breach series ended 66.2→13.6→8.0→1.8→0L. Tripwire stands down to a light daily check; any flow row before 5/5 gates = breach #10 → remove the valve. D5/D6 still wet (deep root zone) · T5-T6 19.6-19.8°C = Phytophthora-active · flower development. Phosphonate + collar walk = EMERGENCY (~22d overdue) — gate 4 blocked without it.
7-Day Outlook (EST — station offline d71, rain-surprise caveat) · ETo 4.5-5.5
MON ☀️ 23° ~0 mm ET ~5
TUE ☀️ 23° 0.0 mm ET ~5
WED ⛅ 22° 0.0 mm ET ~4.5
THU ☀️ 24° 0.0 mm ET ~5
FRI 💧 24° TOP DOSE ET ~5.5
SAT ☀️ 24° 0.0 mm ET ~5.5
SUN ☀️ 24° 0.0 mm ET ~5.5
Risk Matrix
Issue Sev When Action
Phytophthora — deep profile still wet, T5-T6 19.6-19.8°C, flowering CRIT NOW Phosphonate + collar walk TODAY (~22d overdue, 8th cycle) — no further deferral
Installer split not booked — zero-pressure window closes Wed Aug 19 HIGH NOW Site date in writing — Mon 17 to Wed 19 Aug only
Weather station blind day 71 — summer rainfall season imminent HIGH WEEK Book repair or order replacement before September
Panel root cause undocumented (Aug 9 no-show, Aug 12 edit, Aug 14 stop) MOD NOW Panel photo — 5 minutes, 7th cycle open
Top run-down to 24.4mm trigger ~Aug 20-22 at rising ETo MOD WEEK Daily run-down watch · dose ~6L on the probe trigger only
Bottom valve — isolation confirmed but unphotographed; relapse possible MOD WEEK Light daily flow check · any row before 5/5 gates = breach #10 → remove valve
5.28 pH
Soil pH
Target 5.5-6.0 · Day 374 uncorrected · lime in the dry window
Al toxicity 1,247 ppm (6x) · Correcting pH also fights Phytophthora
8% of target
Zinc (Zn)
Day 374 · Spring flush will amplify deficiency
ZnSO₄ 15-20 kg/ha banded after lime
36% of target
Boron (B)
Pre-flowering critical · Urgent
Solubor 150 g/100L monthly foliar