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,, <br />pac4:ed to prepar~he required firm seedbed.»It the seed is to be i <br />broadcast, then a seedbed should be settled and fairly firm, but <br />left rough to catch the seed and allow some coverage 6y soil when <br />traced in by heavy equipment, or harrowed and packed, into the j <br />=_.urface. Avoid seedbed Preparation when the soil is wet to prevent <br />recornpaction of the seedbed. <br />j <br />METHOD OF SEEDING: Seed should be planted „pith a grassland drill; <br />equipped with double disc openers, depth bands, seedbo:: agitator:, and <br />either pacl::ing wheels or a cultipacl;er. If drilling is not feasible <br />due to rocl: fragments on the surface or steep slopes, seed may be <br />broadcast, thon harrowed or tracked in by a dozer. Double the <br />seeding rate on the attached CO-ECS-S form (Grass Seeding Plan) if <br />seed is broadcast. ; <br />DEPTH OF SEEDING: Seed planted with a drill shall be covered with <br />soil to a depth of 1!4 to 3!4 inch. Seed planted by the broadcast <br />method shall be ineerporated into the surface of the soil no deeper <br />than 3i4 inch, by ral::ing rr harrowing, and rolling er pacl.::ing, or by <br />traclr.ing the seed in with the tracks of a dozer. <br />TIME OF SEEDING: The best times would be between October 1 through <br />April 3n or tune 15 through July 15. <br />RATE OF SEEDING: !See attached CO-ECS-S form <br />SFLE~TIOIJ OF SPECIES: ! "Grass Seeding Plan" <br />MULCHING: Plantings sF~ould 6e mulched to conserve moisture, reduce <br />runoff and erosion, and help establish vegetation. Mulching material <br />should be applied imrr~ediately after seeding. Weed and seed free <br />native grass hay, or straw is preferred for use as mulch at an j <br />application rate of 4000 pounds per acre of air dry material. See <br />the attached gCS Standards and Specification 484-Mulching for more <br />information and alternatives. <br />SOILS AN^ VEGETATIOIJ INFnRMATION: This information is contained an <br />the attached worl~sheets, soil maps, and mapping unit descriptions. <br />pF.'OTECTI~~N OF RLA~!TING: Planted sites shall be protected from <br />trarr~pling and grazing until plants are well established. In <br />heavy-use areas, critical area plantings should be protected 6y <br />fencing or barriers. <br />NOXInI!S WEED CONTROL: Although net a problem in this case, op?rotor <br />will 6e required to control any no~:ious weeds that may move on to the <br />site before reclamation is completed. ~ <br />S~inc~eQre~lJy~, <br />P,icl; Romano <br />Soil Conservationist <br />Canon City Field Office <br />