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Perform all cultural operations across slopes where poss;ble. <br />Areas inaccessible to equipment shall be scarified by hand. <br />4.2 Method of seeding- Proper placement of y, ass seed is very irnportanL The <br />most desirable method is to use a grass type drill that will plant the seed about 1 /2' <br />deep in well packed soil. If such a machine is not available, the seed can be <br />broadcasted on the surface. !f this method is used, then the entire area should be <br />harrowed twice immediately after seeding. On slopes st-noer than 3:1 this will <br />generally mean hand harrowing etc. <br />4.3 Time of seeding - If warm season grasses are recommended the most <br />desirable time to seed warm season grasses is after the soil has warmed up over 60 <br />degrees. This usually will cor,espond with the average seeding date for sudan grass. <br />At the 450 latitude, this would be approximately from June 1 to June 30. If these <br />grasses are seeded too early or in the fall, they generally do not perform as desirec:, <br />and will often result in a failure of the planting. Grass other than warm season <br />grasses should be seeded before May 20 and from August 1 to September 15. <br />4.4 Seed sources - Most large seed companies can get the warm season grass <br />seed if you will place you order with them well in adv-,nce of your planned seeding <br />date. The Sexaur Company of Brookings, South Dakota; Miller Seed Company of <br />Lincoln, Nebraska; Sharp Bros. Seed Company ' Healy, Kansas; and Petersen <br />Seed Company, Savage Minnesota usually have these seeds on hand. <br />4 5 Seeding rate and mixture - Our goal to seed approximately 100 iive seeds per <br />squa, e foot. <br />One other important item is to order your seed on a Pure Live Seed Basis (PLS). <br />This will help guarantee that you w0l get 1 CO live seeds pianted per square foot. <br />4.6 Management - All competition (weeds, etc.) should be kept cut as often as <br />needed. Normally the cutting will help weaken the compet,tive plaits and give the <br />newly seeded grasses adequate sunlight and a chance to increase. Supplemental <br />watering cln be beneficial during July and August in the establishmert period. <br />