Dockland Hills

In 2003 Vic urban trialled Hydrocell fro Establishing turf in an openspace area at Dockland park in Melbourne’s Docklands area.

The Docklands Park Site used 120mm of sandy loam top soil over a clay soil base. The area’s treated with Hydrocell are the 2 man made hills but the flat areas were left as controls.

The Hills had 2 cm of Hydrocell spread over and rotary hoed in to the top 75 - 100mm depth. While the flat areas were left as controls.

Untreated flat area	Hydrocell treated Hillside area

2 Years on and close up of the control and treated areas show a dramatic difference in how well the turf is doing. Both areas are irrigated and had the same grass established at the same time.