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Pace 3 <br />28 February 2012 <br />White Cross farm Solar Array <br />DEN R Project No. 12 -0200 <br />Seed Mixes'for Re- vegetating Distutrbed'Sites <br />Basic:N.Jlx <br />• The Basic lvlix can be sowu,on 2iisharbed•sitos'in the mounWius an.dupper- piedmontyear. round but <br />spring or full seeding will result• in abetter stand. I.I. is itnp0eant:t0 dse all of the components of•the. <br />Basic Mi,%. The cover crab grain anti, lcgarne provide rapid.gr�eri -up while-the creeputg- Ad,fescue is <br />developing. Thzsrcomp<> :teni_;can.beobt;:ined�localiy. , <br />• carains like oats, wheat., and roe may he s,616 by weig} t (pounds): or by volume (bus}iels), To simplify <br />things,, -this. mix recommends 1 -2 bks,s of •_rain rather than pounds'' or bushel. W'id•t:ihis•tnix, 1 •bag. or <br />abotit' 50-b0 p16 nds:sh- iWd'be'aeequate formost sites, but where slope or :soil conditions tuarraw, <br />increase,grain:amcidnti to 1.(x1 -1 0 pdunds (?tse 2-bags). <br />• The.pereunial1grass ',.will estdblish•within the first-year.and N thc.ke;: tirgood,sitesstubil}miion. <br />L "seeping red fescue- has a wide range. of adaptation -when used-for erosion control-alone.rpadsrand <br />highways; cuts, tills „and other disturbed areas; and fot.streatn, andshannel bank stabihxadon..lt <br />'thrives in sun or-shade. and.is• drought - resistant- aer.c” tablishment. `•' <br />For permanent-seeding ofbamb dry sites. Hard Fescue. (Tesivea l0'lbs I acre- <br />6rLVini7n_j;ss+n. Trachyphylln]) can. be Wec!'to the''AasirNiix ' <br />Application rotes . • , <br />• i) isturbed•. si teswith -loose.soilsusual}ycanbe• sown. witbc)ut> cxtensi.-,<eseedbedprepatatioti'ifseeded <br />f s -soon, as the <br />other work: is' completed. <br />• Where necessary, prepare. seedbed with�convetitionai faiara•. @�iiipmetti. {ifacfas atid. diskj, or the'soil <br />, urface.can be- •bladed-and,then•tracked Witt a bulldozer. Hydro- seeding•eau be used with the.Hasic <br />Wix for slopes where equipment access is -di1 ncidt, . <br />• f:ed fescue is adapted to sandy and acid sails :o extensive soil attmeudrnents usuallvtare, noCnecded, <br />tin• poor- and• subsoil. sites; a low nitrogen fert1lizer such as 5 -10 -10 may be,lequired. <br />• if required, apply sdil amendments, then drill or broadcast the seed mix. <br />• The larger cover crop grains can be sown separately iirst.and covered lighilyao prevew toss•of- -seed <br />from wi ldlife such as turkeys and doves. <br />• The rest of the' seed mix should theft be sown, but not coverer! Vith• sdil. stt it beher to-fanirthe.'sxnall <br />seed- into.the soil than-to try to cover it. <br />• t ulti--pack conventional• seedbeds to ensure good seed -to -soil contact: Tracked sites will fill -in on. <br />Weir own from rainfall, <br />ATply straw mulch. at•aminimuta -of 15 balea per acre to enhance-soil moisture and hold the soil in <br />place until the seed - germinates. Use highermites as:site conditions warrant. <br />• if needed, natural fiber matting is recommended over plastic matting or mardng.ihat contains strands <br />of plastic that..can en.ttap satall..anitnals, <br />41 <br />