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Seed Mix #6 - Reclaimed Irrigated Pastureland. Poorly - Drained Sites <br />Note: Birdsfoot trefoil seed must be inoculated with a specific strain of Rhizobium bacteria. <br />Seed Mix #6 - Recommended Varieties <br />Creeping foxtail - Garrison <br />Birdsfoot trefoil - Empire (tretana, Carroll, Mackinaw)* <br />* For extreme saturated soils: Substitute Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) for <br />Red Top Grass and Rabbitfoot Grass (Polypogon nonspeliensis) for Timothy. Same <br />seed rate. <br />4.4. Seeding Procedures - Reclaimed Irrigated Pastureland <br />The optimum seeding season for establishment of irrigated pasture is during the spring as early <br />as soil moisture conditions allow for tillage and seeding operations. As a result of irrigation, <br />seeding may be carried out as late as June 15. This will allow for a 100-120 day growing <br />season, enough time to establish an adequate stand capable of over -wintering. During initial <br />seeding of all reclaimed irrigated pasturelands (IP) with the permanent seed mix, an annual <br />companion grain cover crop of oats or barley will be used at the rate of 20 lbs per acre. This will <br />provide rapid growth so little topsoil is lost to erosion while at the same time providing some <br />nitrogen and organic matter to the soil. This practice will help rejuvenate soils that have been in <br />stockpiles for long periods of time. By implementing this practice, the addition of manure to <br />these soils is no longer needed. <br />At times, the size or shape of the retopsoiled areas and shape of the reclaimed area in relation <br />to a management unit may be insufficient to warrant establishment of the perennial irrigated <br />August 2013 PR -08 2.05.4(2)(e) - 20 <br />Drilled <br />Species <br />Rate Ibs. <br />Scientific Name <br />Common Name <br />PLS/Acres* <br />1. Alopecurus arundinaceus <br />Creeping foxtail <br />2 <br />2. Lotus corniculatus <br />Birdsfoot trefoil <br />2 <br />3. Trifolium hybridium <br />Alsike Clover <br />2 <br />4. Agrostis alba <br />Red Top Grass' <br />2 <br />5. Phleum pratense <br />Timothy <br />2 <br />10 <br />Note: Birdsfoot trefoil seed must be inoculated with a specific strain of Rhizobium bacteria. <br />Seed Mix #6 - Recommended Varieties <br />Creeping foxtail - Garrison <br />Birdsfoot trefoil - Empire (tretana, Carroll, Mackinaw)* <br />* For extreme saturated soils: Substitute Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) for <br />Red Top Grass and Rabbitfoot Grass (Polypogon nonspeliensis) for Timothy. Same <br />seed rate. <br />4.4. Seeding Procedures - Reclaimed Irrigated Pastureland <br />The optimum seeding season for establishment of irrigated pasture is during the spring as early <br />as soil moisture conditions allow for tillage and seeding operations. As a result of irrigation, <br />seeding may be carried out as late as June 15. This will allow for a 100-120 day growing <br />season, enough time to establish an adequate stand capable of over -wintering. During initial <br />seeding of all reclaimed irrigated pasturelands (IP) with the permanent seed mix, an annual <br />companion grain cover crop of oats or barley will be used at the rate of 20 lbs per acre. This will <br />provide rapid growth so little topsoil is lost to erosion while at the same time providing some <br />nitrogen and organic matter to the soil. This practice will help rejuvenate soils that have been in <br />stockpiles for long periods of time. By implementing this practice, the addition of manure to <br />these soils is no longer needed. <br />At times, the size or shape of the retopsoiled areas and shape of the reclaimed area in relation <br />to a management unit may be insufficient to warrant establishment of the perennial irrigated <br />August 2013 PR -08 2.05.4(2)(e) - 20 <br />