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Note: Birdsfoot trefoil seed must be inoculated with a specific strain of Rhizobium bacteria. <br />Seed Mix #6 - Recommended Varieties <br />Creeping foxtail - Garrison <br />Birdsfoot trefoil - Empire (tretana, Carroll, Mackinaw)* <br />For extreme saturated soils: Substitute Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) for Red <br />Top Grass and Rabbitfoot Grass (Polypogon nonspeliensis) for Timothy. Same seed rate. <br />4.4. Seeding Procedures - Reclaimed Irrigated Pastureland <br />The optimum seeding season for establishment of irrigated pasture is during the spring as early <br />as soil moisture conditions allow for tillage and seeding operations. As a result of irrigation, <br />seeding may be carried out as late as June 15. This will allow for a 100 -120 day growing season, <br />enough time to establish an adequate stand capable of over - wintering. During initial seeding of <br />all reclaimed irrigated pasturelands (IP) with the permanent seed mix, an annual companion grain <br />cover crop of oats or barley will be used at the rate of 20 Ibs per acre. This will provide rapid <br />growth so little topsoil is lost to erosion while at the same time providing some nitrogen and <br />organic matter to the soil. This practice will help rejuvenate soils that have been in stockpiles for <br />long periods of time. By implementing this practice, the practice of adding manure to these soils <br />will not be implemented. <br />At times, the size or shape of the retopsoiled areas and shape of the reclaimed area in relation <br />to a management unit may be insufficient to warrant establishment of the perennial irrigated <br />pasture species initially. When this occurs, and the period before establishment of permanent <br />irrigated pasture will extend beyond a year, Seed Mix #3 - Temporary Reclamation, will be used. <br />This mix will provide interim stabilization as well as organic matter benefits when incorporated <br />during tillage and seedbed preparation prior to seeding of the irrigated pasture seed mixes. <br />Seeding will be done with a drill seeder that can drill the seeds into the ground to a depth that the <br />species of grass requires. Alternatively, a broadcast seeder may be used; if this is the case, seeds <br />will be broadcasted at double the drill seed rate. <br />PR -06 June 2010 2.05.4(2)(e) - 21 <br />