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<br /> <br /> <br />Desert Areas <br /> <br />Desert planting in an unirrigated are th less than 12" precipitation per year. <br />Prepare seedbed by disking on the cori j in October. <br />Broadcast indian ricegrass in November and follow with light disking on the contour. <br />Drill remaining species into clean, tilled bed at a depth of 1/2" to 3/4" deep and then <br />mulch with grass hay at 4000 Ibs/A. Irrigate lightly often during the first year if <br />possible. <br />Rates should be doubled if seed is broadcast or hydro-seeded and follow with light <br />harrowing. Fertilize 200#/A of 18-0-0 (N) and 200#!A 0-46-0 (P) or as per soil <br />test. Contro{ weeds mechanically in late May in the year following seeding. <br />Species Variety Native PLS' Rate/A % of mix PLS rate/A <br />Ibs <br />crested <br />wheat rass Ephraim N 6 25 1.5 <br />alleta rass Viva Y 12 floret 25 3 <br />sand dropseed or <br />alkali sacaton Y 0.5 10 0.05 <br />Canb blue rass Canbar Y 3 15 0.45 <br />indian rice rass Paloma Y 12.5 25 3.125 <br />saltbrush 4-win Y - - - - - 1 <br />' PLS =pure live seed; bulk seed planted will be higher. <br />Provided to you by Mesa County Pest Control Administration. Based on NRCS recommendations. <br />