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After seeding, tr.e area should. tie mulched withi arty of several rnulcr~ing <br />types. 71-~e test' source for- tl-: i s I scat i ~~ri wau I d Ge rat ive grass hay at th:e <br />rate of -~OOV Ibs/acre. This hay shrtuld t:e representative r:f the species <br />beir:g seeded (t~rc~ine a.nd tir~othry), at least 50 percent of the sterns steal I t:e <br />t?r~ incr~es or- Inr~ger', it should tie free ..f any n~~xious weed seed such as <br />C:ar:ada try i st I e car' I eafy sF:urge grid i t sh~~~ul d be ar~cr~or'ed i r~tc~ the so i I to a <br />~iepthi :..f four- t~~ si:; irici~es ..~itri the r~ee ~~f a cr-irnper' ..r str~aigr:t dis4::. <br />If. thin str.,,;4::pi led t~~psi~i I is left star~dir~3 for- rn~~r'e th:ar~ tw~~ year's, it <br />tn- sl-~~~u I d L-e seeded to prevent i t fr-orn t.I ow i rig aa~ay Maur i ng per• i,;ds c.f r~ i gh <br />wi n~J. Ire tr. i =_ case, s 117Ce thie seeding i s ternpc~rar-y, sorneth i rig such as <br />cr-es L'ed ~dheatgr-ass can be al_~F~ I i ed quite i ne;:pens ive l y a~t a rate i:f lii I t~s <br />per sur-face acre. Crested wl-~ea't i s avai I ate l e thr-e~ugh roost d i str i t~utor-s, i t <br />is wall adapted tr_~ 'this par-tir.ular' ty~:e of seeding an~i will n~~t sur'vive in <br />an irrigated pasture with t~rome and tirnc~thy ~~nce tt~e gravel pit is <br />r-r=clairn~d sc. it wi I I nc:t rornpete with tree rn~~re :iesir-eat:le plant=_. <br />It is also advisa!:.1e to fer-tifie the sit._• with 40 tc~ 0 Its=_/acre ..f <br />L-r~t!'i n i tr c~gen and pl-~i:sl_~I-~orus t~~ aid i n seed I i ng ger-rn i oat i c~r~. 1'h i s can tie <br />d~~ne pri;~r to st:•edir;y nr dur'irrg seeding it the grass drill is sc~ equipped. <br />C:r i t i cal Area P I ant i rr7s such as this then rave to be protected frc~rn <br />4~eop I E•, vel'~ i c I es and I ive•at:--~c4:: ur~t i I the grass has t~ecorne we I 1 estab 1 i shed. <br />Thy i_. may 'ta4::e Fr orn ore t~~ tw~~ year's. If I ivestc~c4:: ar-e go i r~•a tip tie gr'a'y i rig <br />r~ri ad,lac~_nt f i e I ds I wou I d r-ec ornrner~d that th;e ent i r-e site tie fenr.ed ~~ff <br />witr: 'thee use c:F a f~~ur--strand bar-t~e~i wire r'er~ce. <br />If y~~u nave arty questi~:r:=_. plea=,e contact my office. <br />S i r~c.e:'e I y, <br />~~~ <br />A.I an R. For-k:ey <br />SC! District C:onser-vatianish <br />West:rliffe Field Office <br />