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<br />SEEDBED PREPARATIO The seedbed should be wel~ettled and firm, but <br />friable enough that eed can be drilled at the commended depth. <br />Sails that have been overcompacted by traffic or equipment should be <br />tilled (deep chiseled or ripped, if necessary) to break. up ` <br />restrictive ar compacted layers, and then harrowed and rolled or <br />packed to prepare the required firm seedbed. If the seed is to be <br />broadcast, then the seedbed should be settled and fairly firm, but <br />left rough to catch the seed and allow some coverage by soil when <br />tracked in by heavy equipment, or harrowed and packed, into the <br />surface. Avoid seedbed preparation when the snit is wet to prevent <br />recompaction of the seedbed. <br />METHOD OF SEEDING: Seed should be drilled in with a grassland drill <br />equipped with double disc openers, depth bands, seedbox agitator, and <br />either packing wheels or a cultipac4;er. If drilling is not feasible <br />due to rock fragments on the surface or steep slopes, seed may be <br />broadcast, then harrowed or tracE:ed 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. The Indian Ricegrass in the mix <br />would benefit from a one seeding depth. Seed planted by the <br />broadcast method shall be incorporated into the surface of the soil <br />no deeper than 3!4 inch, by raking or harrowing, then rolling or <br />packing for good seed to soil contact, or by tracking the seed in <br />with the trac4:s of a dozer. <br />TIME OF SEEDING: The best times would be between October 1 and April <br />30. <br />RATE OF SEEDING: /See attached CO-ECS-S form <br />i <br />SELECTION OF SPECIES: / "Grass Seeding Plan" <br />MULCHING: Plantings should be mulched to conserve moisture, reduce <br />runoff and erosion, and help establish vegetation. Mulching material <br />should be applied immediately after seeding. Weed and seed free <br />native grass hay is preferred for use as mulch ever wheat or ether <br />small grain straw. Either can be applied at an application rate of <br />4000 pounds per acre of air dry material. See the attached SCS <br />Standards and Specification 484-Mulching for more information and <br />alternatives. <br />SOILS AND VEGETATION INFORMATION: This information is contained an <br />the attached worksheets. soil maps, and mapping unit descriptions. <br />PROTECTION OF PLANTIIJG: Planted sites shall be protected from <br />trampling and grazing until plants are well establ+shed. In <br />heavy-use areas, critical area plantings should be protected by <br />fencing er barriers. <br />NOXIOUS WEED CCiIJTROL: Alkhpugh nat a problem in this ca=_e, operator <br />will be required to control any nor.ieus weeds that may move on to the <br />site before reclamation i=_ completed. <br />~Si~ncer0ely. <br />Ricl:: P,emane <br />Soil Conservationist <br />Canon City Field Office <br />