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UNITED STATES SOIL P.O. IIOX SS5 <br />DEPARTMENT OF CDNSERVATION CRIPPLE CREEK, CO 80813 <br />AGRICULTURE SERVICE 719-659-2556 <br /> <br />February lE,, S;i9~; <br />City of Cr-ip~ple Cree4: <br />ATTN: Chi i p Huffrnar~ <br />City Hall <br />Cripple Cr-ee}:, CO c~<r_:1:=r <br />The 3ttaC hed Seedlri •~ rec orn rc~endation IS forwarded t0 y411 a5 <br />requested. I have Borne ad~7 i t i oval c~~rnroer~ts that you may want tc~ <br />consider in regard to your high altitude planting. <br />Sc~rne cif the seed retai I ers may not have the r-ecornmended species <br />i n stoc4:, arnd spec i a I orders for- srnal I quantities may tie de I aged <br />i~r- be higher- in price than what the dealer- may have on hand. In <br />this case yc~u may want to consider trying one ref the alternate <br />planting rni:;es or "generic rni;;es" many dealers stoc4:: a+, very <br />reasonable prices. Typical names of =_c~rne of these mixes include <br />"F'ik:e's F'eak" rni:; -. "Hi:;h Altitude" rni:: ar;d the I i4:e. These mi;:es <br />may contain c nr more ~gr-ass species bu+, as Iong as they contain <br />Borne of the species I i st?d be ! caw they w~~u I d pr-c~bab 1 y tie acceptat~ I e, <br />depend i rig ors ttie purpose of the p I art i ng. <br />When the Critical Area F'lar~ting (C:AF') nr ~ 342 practice is <br />recornrr~ended, it is for- bare ground nr disturbed areas, at the <br />seeding rate for- the trraadcast method of seeding. If the planting <br />purpose is tv inter seed or crverseed existing stands of vegetation <br />to provide a better- cover of grass, then the CAP seeding <br />recorrrnendation rate can be cut in half. Fur-ther-more, if a grass <br />dr i I I i s used for- an c~verseed i rig pr-act i ce, then the C:AP seed i rig <br />rate can again be cut in half--for e?;ample, planting only F'LS <br />pounds of Sheep fescue seed per- acre, multiplied by the percentage <br />of t'r~is species ire tl-ie rni:; !if `c is of tt~e rni:: is Sheep fescue, <br />then only 1/'~ Ib. of seed will tie needed can a per acre Gasis). If <br />the purpose of p I ant i rig i s f r, pasture seeding r~r- over seed i rig, <br />rather tl-ian a CAP, then fertilizer- and mulch are not r-ecorr.rnended. <br />Lawn ar:d Turf grass Mi:; <br />Where a low maintenance, natural lawn is tl-ie goal, Arizona fescue <br />and one of the native wheatgr-ass (Western car Slernder-), crr even <br />introduced varieties like Crested Or F'ut~escent, ar-e highly <br />recc~rnmended fc~r- any rni:: but their cast may preclude their- use. <br />These species ar-e prefer-aL-~le t.. bluegrass as they ar-e Ic~cal ly <br />adapted and hardy. Crested is cheaper to use due try its lower <br />seeding rate, but the ether grasses corr.pete getter- than it. <br />