03-28-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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Perform all cultural operations across slopes where possible. Areas inaccessible to equipment shall be scarified by hand. 4.2 Method of seeding- Proper placement of grass seed is very important. The most desirable method is to use a grass type drill that will plant the seed about 1 /2" deep in well packed soil. If such a machine is not available, the seed can be broadcasted on the surface. If this method is used, then the entire area should be harrowed twice immediately after seeding. On slopes steeper than 3:1 this will generally mean hand harrowing etc. 4.3 Time of seeding - If warm season grasses are recommended the most desirable time to seed warm season grasses is after the soil has warmed up over 60 degrees. This usually will correspond with the average seeding date for sudan grass. At the 450 latitude, this would be approximately from June 1 to June 30. If these grasses are seeded too early or in the fall, they generally do not perform as desired, and will often result in a failure of the planting. Grass other than warm season grasses should be seeded before May 20 and from August 1 to September 15. 4.4 Seed sources - Most large seed companies can get the warm season grass seed if you will place you order with them well in advance of your planned seeding date. The Sexaur Company of Brookings, South Dakota; Miller Seed Company of Lincoln, Nebraska; Sharp Bros. Seed Company of Healy, Kansas; and Peterson Seed Company, Savage Minnesota usually have these seeds on hand. 4.5 Seeding rate and mixture - Our goal to seed approximately 100 live seeds per square foot. One other important item is to order your seed on a Pure Live Seed Basis (PLS). This will help guarantee that you will get 1C0 live seeds planted per square foot. 4.6 Management - All competition (weeds, etc.) should be kept cut as often as needed. Normally the cutting will help weaken the competitive plants and give the newly seeded grasses adequate sunlight and a chance to increase. Supplemental watering can be beneficial during July and August in the establishment period.