These brothers installed computerised irrigation and fertigation systems to improve their citrus yields.
Applying irrigation water for optimum tree growth and crop production has always been a headache in the orange-producing areas of Citrusdal. Although the water used from the Olifants River is excellent, the sandy soils have poor retention, and with summer temperatures often exceeding 46°C, evaporation losses are high.
Small wonder that the Vissers of Hex