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<br />o ~ RCS <br />Natural Resources Conse~~ation Service <br />Alamosa Hgricultural Service Center <br />2205 State Avenue <br />Alamosz, Colorado 81101 <br />ron.riggen bath@co. usda.gov <br /> <br />Ron Barrier <br />P.O. Boy 3 <br />Alamosa, CO SI 101 <br />Dear Mt. Barrier: <br />719-589-6432 - Office <br />719-589-0613 -Fax <br />715-588-2957 -Cell <br /> <br />1 am sending you :i;is letter in reference ro the weed control plan that you inquired about for your <br />peat pit. <br />The best conhrol option would be to mow the plants when they reach bud stage 2-3 tunes during <br />the summer acid then treat in the fall before the first freeze with a suitable chemical. Tlvs sanie <br />scenario could he repeated Uie following summer and fall to ensure good control. Grass should <br />the.u be planted the following spring to compete with the whitetop. If some of the plants are still <br />alive at this point, they could be treated with a suitable herbicide that will not affect the grass. <br />Following this recommendation it should be easy for you to get control of the whitetop and <br />replace it with grass, especially if it is in a relatively small area. <br />Please see die attached seeding recommendation for a suitable grass seed mia. It is based off of <br />a 1 acre seeding, however if you need to cover a large area you can just multiply the pomids by <br />the approximate acreave to get the required amomlt. Be sure to request Pure Live Seed(PLS) <br />whui ordering the seed. <br />If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me~. <br />Q!llr_PTP,l>_t <br />~~ <br />%~ -~~ <br />:, =~,. <br />Ronald Riggenbach <br />Actnig District Conservationist <br />Alamos Field Office <br />RFCEn.~~ <br />~f c ~ 81008 <br />Division of <br />Mir/~BandSN~yAr1, <br />The Natural Resources Conservation Service provices leadership in a partnership effort to help people <br />cansen'e, rnarptam, and rmp~ove cur Itdiuldl resources and ertvl/OnmeOi. <br />An Equal Oppoinmity Provider and Employer <br />