3SRM™ · Site Specific Soil Revegetation Method

The 3SRM™ Method

We Test Your Soil Before We Spray It.

Most crews spray the same mix on every site. 3SRM™ tests your soil first, then builds a stabilisation spec around what it actually needs. Grass that strikes and stays. Less rework, fewer variations, no guessing.

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3SRM™ Explained

See What We Test Before The Truck Turns Up

See What We Test Before The Truck Turns Up

See What We Test Before The Truck Turns Up

3SRM™ is our Site Specific Soil Revegetation Method. Discovery, analysis, recommendation. See what we look for on site, the five pillars we test in your soil, and how it all becomes a spec written for your ground.

3SRM™ is our Site Specific Soil Revegetation Method. Discovery, analysis, recommendation. See what we look for on site, the five pillars we test in your soil, and how it all becomes a spec written for your ground.

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Why 3SRM™ Exists

Most Stabilisation Specs Are One Line Long.

On a lot of projects, even multi-billion dollar ones, the whole stabilisation spec is one word: hydroseed, or hydromulch. No soil data. No blend. No rate. So every crew sprays their standard mix and hopes your soil agrees. Our industry needs to do better, so we built 3SRM™.

The Problem

Green For Six Weeks. Then It All Dies Off.

Getting grass to strike isn’t the hard part. Keeping it is. A generic mix can’t fix what nobody tested for.

It Looks Great At First

Seed and fertiliser will give you a quick strike on almost anything. The site looks done right when everyone stops checking.

Then The Soil Runs Out

pH out of range, nutrients missing, no living biology. The grass runs out of what it needs and dies back to bare ground.

The Rain Finds It

Bare ground is exposed ground. Sediment moves, the inspector comes back, and your sign-off slips.

You Pay For It Twice

Re-spray, re-mobilise, re-inspect. Rework, variations and cost overruns on a job you thought was finished.

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✓ GD05 Compliant Classified Stabilised on Application

✓ Stabi-Mulch™ - 3 Weeks Old

✓ Hay Mulch - 3 Weeks Old

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✓ GD05 Compliant Classified Stabilised on Application

✓ Stabi-Mulch™ - 3 Weeks Old

✓ Hay Mulch - 3 Weeks Old

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How 3SRM™ Works

Three Stages. One Spec Built For Your Ground.

Three Stages. One Spec Built For Your Ground.

Three Stages. One Spec Built For Your Ground.

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1 - Discovery

Before we touch the site, we find out what it has to achieve: council, iwi and stakeholder conditions, allowed seed species, and your timeframe.

Before we touch the site, we find out what it has to achieve: council, iwi and stakeholder conditions, allowed seed species, and your timeframe.

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2 - Analysis
2 - Analysis

We get out on site and take soil samples for our IG5P Soil Test. Five pillars the naked eye can’t see, measured before anything gets sprayed.

We get out on site and take soil samples for our IG5P Soil Test. Five pillars the naked eye can’t see, measured before anything gets sprayed.

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3 - Recommendation
3 - Recommendation

A 100% site-specific spec: amendment blend, seed, fertiliser and Stabi-Mulch™ rate, set by your results. If the soil can’t grow, we specify topsoil.

A 100% site-specific spec: amendment blend, seed, fertiliser and Stabi-Mulch™ rate, set by your results. If the soil can’t grow, we specify topsoil.

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4 - Application
4 - Application
4 - Application

Stabi-Mulch™ goes down at the specified rate. Classified stabilised under GD05 the moment it’s applied, on soil that’s been set up to keep the grass alive long term.

Stabi-Mulch™ goes down at the specified rate. Classified stabilised under GD05 the moment it’s applied, on soil that’s been set up to keep the grass alive long term.

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The IG5P Soil Test

Five Things We Test Before Anything Gets Sprayed

Our IG5P Soil Test measures the five pillars that decide whether grass strikes, and whether it’s still there down the track.

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pH Level

Out of range, and seed can't use the nutrients around it.

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pH Level

Out of range, and seed can't use the nutrients around it.

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Desired vs Actual Elements

What your soil has, measured against what vegetation needs.

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Desired vs Actual Elements

What your soil has, measured against what vegetation needs.

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Solvita Test

A reading of the living biology that keeps grass growing.

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Solvita Test

A reading of the living biology that keeps grass growing.

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Cation Exchange Capacity

How well your soil holds nutrients and releases them as needed.

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Cation Exchange Capacity

How well your soil holds nutrients and releases them as needed.

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Organic Matter %

The foundation long-term growth is built on.

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Organic Matter %

The foundation long-term growth is built on.

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Generic Mix vs 3SRM™

Generic Mix vs 3SRM™

Generic Mix vs 3SRM™

Both can look green at six weeks. Only one was built for your soil.

Both can look green at six weeks. Only one was built for your soil.

Comparison

Comparison

Generic Mix

Generic Mix

3SRM™ Spec

3SRM™ Spec

What the spec is based on

What the spec is based on

A standard mix

A standard mix

Your soil test results

Your soil test results

Soil tested before spraying

Soil tested before spraying

No

No

Yes. Five pillars, measured from site samples

Yes. Five pillars, measured from site samples

Council, iwi and stakeholder requirements

Council, iwi and stakeholder requirements

Same mix regardless

Same mix regardless

Captured in Discovery, before the spec is written

Captured in Discovery, before the spec is written

Seed selection

Seed selection

One blend everywhere

One blend everywhere

Species that suit your site and are allowed on it

Species that suit your site and are allowed on it

Soil deficiencies

Soil deficiencies

Unknown

Unknown

Corrected with a site-specific amendment blend

Corrected with a site-specific amendment blend

Unusable soil

Unusable soil

Sprayed anyway

Sprayed anyway

Flagged, with quality topsoil import specified

Flagged, with quality topsoil import specified

Application rate

Application rate

One rate for every site

One rate for every site

Set by the soils on your site

Set by the soils on your site

Six weeks in

Six weeks in

Green

Green

Green

Green

Down the track

Down the track

Can die off and leave bare ground

Can die off and leave bare ground

Built to hold long term

Built to hold long term

Rework, variations, cost overruns

Rework, variations, cost overruns

Higher risk

Higher risk

Less of all three

Less of all three

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Before Stabi-Mulch™

During Stabi-Mulch™

After Stabi-Mulch™

About Instant Green

3SRM™ Writes The Spec. Stabi-Mulch™ Holds It Down.

NZ’s only locally made hydromulch

Stabi-Mulch™ is made here from our own proprietary wood fibre. We control every batch, so the rate in your spec performs the way it was written.

NZ's largest hydromulching equipment

American-made units covering 3–5 hectares a day, with a 100 m cannon that reaches ground other crews can’t.

Nationwide coverage

Primary branches across NZ. We service projects from Northland to Southland. If your job is in NZ, we can get there.

Inside The T400

See How We Stabilise Your Site Without Driving On It

See How We Stabilise Your Site Without Driving On It

See How We Stabilise Your Site Without Driving On It

Walk around the T400 with the crew. The 100 m cannon no one else has means we spray from your access roads and leave finished ground untouched. This is the gear that puts your 3SRM™ spec on the ground.

Walk around the T400 with the crew. The 100 m cannon no one else has means we spray from your access roads and leave finished ground untouched. This is the gear that puts your 3SRM™ spec on the ground.

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Recently Completed

Recently Completed Projects

Recently Completed Projects

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Highway · NZTA


Highway · NZTA

SH50 Expressway

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Highway · NZTA

SH50 Expressway

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Slip Repair · Gisborne


Slip Repair · Gisborne

Gisborne Slip Repairs

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Slip Repair · Gisborne

Gisborne Slip Repairs

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Residential Development

Residential Development

Parklands Subdivision

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Residential Development

Parklands Subdivision

170+

Project Completed

200+ Projects Completed From residential subdivisions to wind farms, expressways, and slip repairs delivered nationwide.

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Project Completed

200+ Projects Completed From residential subdivisions to wind farms, expressways, and slip repairs delivered nationwide.

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Years of Expertise

22+ Years of Expertise Decades of on the ground experience in erosion control and land stabilisation across NZ's toughest terrain and conditions.

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Years of Expertise

22+ Years of Expertise Decades of on the ground experience in erosion control and land stabilisation across NZ's toughest terrain and conditions.

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Happy Clients

160+ Clients Nationwide Developers, contractors, engineers, and councils trust Instant Green on their highest-stakes projects across New Zealand.

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Happy Clients

160+ Clients Nationwide Developers, contractors, engineers, and councils trust Instant Green on their highest-stakes projects across New Zealand.

125+

Happy Clients

160+ Clients Nationwide Developers, contractors, engineers, and councils trust Instant Green on their highest-stakes projects across New Zealand.

12M+

12 million m2 stabilised and counting

When we say Stabi-Mulch is tried and proven, it is.

12M+

12 million m2 stabilised and counting

When we say Stabi-Mulch is tried & proven, it is.

Your Regional Rep

Talk to a Specialist
Who Knows Your Area.

Talk to a Specialist
Who Knows Your Area.

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Ashton Currie

North Island

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Ashton Currie


North Island

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Seton Hoyle

North Island

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North Island

Seton Hoyle

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Caleb Holmes

South Island

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Caleb Holmes

South Island

Happy Customers

Trusted on NZ's Biggest Projects

Trusted on NZ's Biggest Projects

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From 50+ project ratings

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Client Name

Role, Company

"I used Instant Green for much of our rehabilitation works on large dump sites and earthworks. We found their service and organisation professional and easy to deal with. While their product is slightly more expensive than alternatives, the outcomes are superior with almost zero rework and faster establishment."

Joe Morrison

Works Manager, Downer NZ

"Instant Green has been providing hydroseeding and dust control services to Pan Pac since 2019. I have always found them to be very professional, setting high standards and work ethic, and always looking for innovative improvements in the products and services they provide. I have no hesitation in recommending Ashton and Instant Green."

Bruce Evans

Forest Engineering advisor, Pan Pac

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Role, Company

"As environmental and earthworks manager for the Harapaki Windfarm, this was one of the most challenging projects we have completed — steep and exposed terrain, extreme weather including snow and gale force winds. Of note was their use of locally sourced wooden fibre mulch, Stabi-Mulch, which aligned with our sustainability goals by reducing the carbon footprint of the operation."

Tom Gaddum

Director, Hick Bros

"I have been impressed with Instant Green application rates. When compared with other Hydroseeding we have used before, it has performed well after heavy rainfall events meaning less maintenance and quicker stabilisation of exposed areas."

Stephanie Kirk

Senior Environmental Scientist, Beca

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Client Name

Role, Company

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Client Name

Role, Company

"I used Instant Green for much of our rehabilitation works on large dump sites and earthworks. We found their service and organisation professional and easy to deal with. While their product is slightly more expensive than alternatives, the outcomes are superior with almost zero rework and faster establishment."

Joe Morrison

Works Manager, Downer NZ

"As environmental and earthworks manager for the Harapaki Windfarm, this was one of the most challenging projects we have completed — steep and exposed terrain, extreme weather including snow and gale force winds. Of note was their use of locally sourced wooden fibre mulch, Stabi-Mulch, which aligned with our sustainability goals by reducing the carbon footprint of the operation."

Tom Gaddum

Director, Hick Bros

"I have been impressed with Instant Green application rates. When compared with other Hydroseeding we have used before, it has performed well after heavy rainfall events meaning less maintenance and quicker stabilisation of exposed areas."

Stephanie Kirk

Senior Environmental Scientist, Beca

"Instant Green has been providing hydroseeding and dust control services to Pan Pac since 2019. I have always found them to be very professional, setting high standards and work ethic, and always looking for innovative improvements in the products and services they provide. I have no hesitation in recommending Ashton and Instant Green."

Bruce Evans

Forest Engineering advisor, Pan Pac

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Client Name

Role, Company

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Client Name

Role, Company

"I used Instant Green for much of our rehabilitation works on large dump sites and earthworks. We found their service and organisation professional and easy to deal with. While their product is slightly more expensive than alternatives, the outcomes are superior with almost zero rework and faster establishment."

Joe Morrison

Works Manager, Downer NZ

"As environmental and earthworks manager for the Harapaki Windfarm, this was one of the most challenging projects we have completed — steep and exposed terrain, extreme weather including snow and gale force winds. Of note was their use of locally sourced wooden fibre mulch, Stabi-Mulch, which aligned with our sustainability goals by reducing the carbon footprint of the operation."

Tom Gaddum

Director, Hick Bros

"I have been impressed with Instant Green application rates. When compared with other Hydroseeding we have used before, it has performed well after heavy rainfall events meaning less maintenance and quicker stabilisation of exposed areas."

Stephanie Kirk

Senior Environmental Scientist, Beca

"Instant Green has been providing hydroseeding and dust control services to Pan Pac since 2019. I have always found them to be very professional, setting high standards and work ethic, and always looking for innovative improvements in the products and services they provide. I have no hesitation in recommending Ashton and Instant Green."

Bruce Evans

Forest Engineering advisor, Pan Pac

How can we help you?

What is 3SRM™?

3SRM™ is our Site Specific Soil Revegetation Method. Three stages: discovery, analysis and recommendation. We find out what your site has to achieve, test your soil, then write a stabilisation and revegetation spec built for your soil, your constraints and your consent.

What do you test my soil for?

Our IG5P Soil Test measures five pillars: pH level, desired versus actual element levels, a Solvita test of the living biology in your soil, cation exchange capacity (how well the soil holds and releases nutrients), and organic matter percentage.

Why not just use a standard hydroseed or hydromulch mix?

A standard mix can give you good strike in the first six weeks and still fail down the track if your soil is missing something. Testing first rules out failed strike early and die-off later. That means less rework, fewer variations and less cost overrun.

What do I get at the end of the process?

A 100% site-specific specification. Depending on your results, that covers a soil amendment blend, seed, fertiliser and a Stabi-Mulch™ application rate set for your soils. If your soil can't support revegetation, we'll specify quality imported topsoil instead.

Who is 3SRM™ for?

Anyone building a project that needs long-term protection. We've run 3SRM™ for contractors, engineers, councils and renewable energy projects. The specification can go straight into tender documents, so every price is for the same job.

How do I get started?

Apply for a free 3SRM™ analysis using the form on this page. We'll talk through your project, then get out on site to take samples. We work nationwide, Northland to Southland.

How can we help you?

How can we help you?

Still Spraying One Mix And Hoping?

It might take. Plenty of sites look fine at six weeks.

Until the grass dies off, the ground goes bare and you’re paying for it twice. Apply for a free 3SRM™ analysis and we’ll test your soil, then show you exactly what your site needs.

It might take. Plenty of sites look fine at six weeks. Until the grass dies off, the ground goes bare and you’re paying for it twice. Apply for a free 3SRM™ analysis and we’ll test your soil, then show you exactly what your site needs.

Locally made hydromulch, erosion control, revegetation, dust suppression. Nationwide service, proven results.

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