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1.AN OAT OR WHEAT COMPANION OR NURSE CROP MAY BE USED WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE
PERMANENT SEEDING MIXTURES, AT THE FOLLOWING RATES:
1.A.SPRING OATS - ONE-FOURTH TO THREE-FOURTHS BUSHEL PER ACRE
1.B.WHEAT - NO MORE THAN ONE-HALF BUSHEL PER ACRE
2.A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FERTILIZER, SEED, AND MULCH TO WASH EXISTS ON STEEP BANKS,
CUTS, AND IN CHANNELS AND AREAS OF CONCENTRATED
INSTALLATION
1.GRADE THE SITE TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE DRAINAGE.
2.ADD TOPSOIL OR COMPOST MULCH TO ACHIEVE NEEDED DEPTH FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF
VEGETATION. (COMPOST MATERIAL MAY BE ADDED TO IMPROVE SOIL MOISTURE HOLDING
CAPACITY, SOIL FRIABILITY, AND NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY.)
SEEDBED PREPARATION
1.TEST SOIL TO DETERMINE PH AND NUTRIENT LEVELS.
2.APPLY SOIL AMENDMENTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SOIL TEST AND WORK INTO THE
UPPER TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SOIL. IF TESTING IS NOT DONE, APPLY 400 TO 600
POUNDS PER ACRE OF 12-12-12 ANALYSIS FERTILIZER, OR EQUIVALENT.
3.TILL THE SOIL TO OBTAIN A UNIFORM SEEDBED. USE A DISK OR RAKE, OPERATED ACROSS
THE SLOPE, TO WORK THE SOIL AMENDMENTS INTO THE UPPER TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF
THE SOIL.
SEEDING
OPTIMUM SEEDING DATES ARE MARCH 1 TO MAY 10 AND AUGUST 10 TO SEPTEMBER 30.
PERMANENT SEEDING DONE BETWEEN MAY 10 AND AUGUST 10 MAY NEED TO BE IRRIGATED.
SEEDING OUTSIDE OR BEYOND OPTIMUM SEEDING DATES IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT RESEEDING OR OVERSEEDING MAY BE REQUIRED IF ADEQUATE
SURFACE COVER IS NOT ACHIEVED. RESEEDING OR OVERSEEDING CAN BE EASILY
ACCOMPLISHED IF THE SOIL SURFACE REMAINS WELL PROTECTED WITH MULCH.
1.SELECT A SEEDING MIXTURE AND RATE FROM TABLE 1. SELECT SEED MIXTURE BASED ON
SITE CONDITIONS, SOIL PH, INTENDED LAND USE, AND EXPECTED LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE.
2.APPLY SEED UNIFORMLY WITH A DRILL OR CULTIPACKER SEEDER OR BY BROADCASTING.
PLANT OR COVER THE SEED TO A DEPTH OF ONE-FOURTH TO ONE-HALF INCH. IF DRILLING
OR BROADCASTING THE SEED, ENSURE GOOD SEED-TO-SOIL CONTACT BY FIRMING THE
SEEDBED WITH A ROLLER OR CULTIPACKER AFTER COMPLETING SEEDING OPERATIONS.
(IF SEEDING IS DONE WITH A HYDROSEEDER, FERTILIZER AND MULCH CAN BE APPLIED
WITH THE SEED IN A SLURRY MIXTURE.)
3.MULCH ALL SEEDED AREAS AND USE APPROPRIATE METHODS TO ANCHOR THE MULCH IN
PLACE. CONSIDER USING EROSION CONTROL BLANKETS ON SLOPING AREAS AND
CONVEYANCE CHANNELS
MAINTENANCE
1.INSPECT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF EACH RAIN EVENT AND AT LEAST ONCE EVERY SEVEN
CALENDAR DAYS UNTIL THE VEGETATION IS SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED.
2.CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUCCESSFUL STAND INCLUDE VIGOROUS DARK GREEN OR
BLUISHGREEN SEEDLINGS WITH A UNIFORM VEGETATIVE COVER DENSITY OF 90 PERCENT
OR MORE.
3.CHECK FOR EROSION OR MOVEMENT OF MULCH.
4.REPAIR DAMAGED, BARE, GULLIED, OR SPARSELY VEGETATED AREAS AND THEN
FERTILIZE, RESEED, AND APPLY AND ANCHOR MULCH.
5.IF PLANT COVER IS SPARSE OR PATCHY, EVALUATE THE PLANT MATERIALS CHOSEN, SOIL
FERTILITY, MOISTURE CONDITION, AND MULCH APPLICATION; REPAIR AFFECTED AREAS
EITHER BY OVERSEEDING OR PREPARING A NEW SEEDBED AND RESEEDING. APPLY AND
ANCHOR MULCH ON THE NEWLY SEEDED AREAS.
6.IF VEGETATION FAILS TO GROW, CONSIDER SOIL TESTING TO DETERMINE SOIL PH OR
NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY PROBLEMS. (CONTACT YOUR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT OR COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE.)
7.IF ADDITIONAL FERTILIZATION IS NEEDED TO GET A SATISFACTORY STAND, DO SO
ACCORDING TO SOIL TEST RECOMMENDATIONS.
8.ADD FERTILIZER THE FOLLOWING GROWING SEASON. FERTILIZE ACCORDING TO SOIL TEST
RECOMMENDATIONS.
9.FERTILIZE TURF AREAS ANNUALLY. APPLY FERTILIZER IN A SPLIT APPLICATION. FOR
COOL-SEASON GRASSES, APPLY ONE-HALF OF THE FERTILIZER IN LATE SPRING AND
ONE HALF IN EARLY FALL. FOR WARM-SEASON GRASSES, APPLY ONE-THIRD IN EARLY
SPRING, ONE-THIRD IN LATE SPRING, AND THE REMAINING ONE-THIRD IN MIDDLE SUMMER.
TABLE 1. PERMANENT SEEDING RECOMMENDATIONS
THIS TABLE PROVIDES SEVERAL SEED MIXTURE OPTIONS. ADDITIONAL SEED MIXTURES ARE
AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY. WHEN SELECTING A MIXTURE, CONSIDER INTENDED LAND USE
AND SITE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SOIL PROPERTIES (E.G., SOIL PH AND DRAINAGE), SLOPE
ASPECT, AND THE TOLERANCE OF EACH SPECIES TO SHADE AND DROUGHT.
REFERENCE IN CHAPTER 7 PAGES 35-40 IN THE INDIANA STORM WATER QUALITY MANUAL
LAWNS AND HIGH-MAINTENANCE AREAS
1. BLUEGRASS
2. PERENNIAL RYEGRASS
(TURF TYPE)
3. TALL FESCUE (TURF TYPE)
- BLUEGRASS
170 LBS.
30 LBS.
CHANNELS AND AREAS OF CONCENTRATED FLOW
1. PERENNIAL RYEGRASS
- WHITE
2. KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS
- SMOOTH BROMEGRASS
- SWITCHGRASS
- TIMOTHY
- PERENNIAL RYEGRASS
- WHITE CLOVER
20 LBS.
10 LBS.
3 LBS.
4 LBS.
10 LBS.
2 LBS.
3. TALL FESCUE
- WHITE CLOVER
150 LBS.
2 LBS.
4. TALL FESCUE
- PERENNIAL RYEGRASS
- KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS
5.5 TO 7.5
140 LBS.5.5 TO 7.0
60 LBS.
90 LBS.5.6 TO 7.0
5.6 TO 7.5
150 LBS.
2 LBS.5.5 TO 7.0
5.5 TO 7.5
5.5 TO 7.5
150 LBS.
20 LBS.
20 LBS.
PERMANENT SEED
SEED MIXTURES RATE PER ACRE PURE LIVE SEED OPTIMUM SOIL PH
SEED MIXTURES RATE PER ACRE PURE LIVE SEED OPTIMUM SOIL PH
(NO SCALE)
V-CUT LANDSCAPE BED EDGE DETAIL4-6"2-4"3" LAYER OF
SHREDDED
HARDWOOD MULCH
"V" DEFINES EDGE AND
HOLDS IN MULCH
SPECIFICATIONS
SITE PREPARATION
_ GRADE THE SITE TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE DRAINAGE.
_ PREPARE A SMOOTH, FIRM SOIL SURFACE AND APPLY SOIL AMENDMENTS. IRRIGATION IRRIGATE AS NEEDED TO ENSURE
ROOTING OF SOD.
MATERIALS
_ SOIL AMENDMENTS - SELECT MATERIALS AND RATES AS DETERMINED BY A SOIL TEST (CONTACT YOUR COUNTY SOIL AND
WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE AND SOIL INFORMATION, INCLUDING
AVAILABLE SOIL TESTING SERVICES.) OR 400 TO 600 POUNDS OF 12-12-12 ANALYSIS FERTILIZER, OR EQUIVALENT.
_ SOD - SELECT A HIGH QUALITY, HEALTHY, VIGOROUS VARIETY WELL ADAPTED TO THE REGION AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE
INTENDED USE.
INSTALLATION
SOD SHOULD NOT BE INSTALLED DURING HOT WEATHER, ON DRY SOIL, FROZEN SOIL, COMPACTED CLAY, LOOSE SAND OR
GRAVELLY SUBSTRATE SOILS, AGGREGATE, OR PESTICIDE TREATED SOIL. THE IDEAL TIME TO LAY SOD IS MAY 1 TO JUNE 1 OR
SEPTEMBER 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, ALTHOUGH IT CAN BE INSTALLED AS EARLY AS MARCH 15 IF AVAILABLE OR JUNE 1 TO
SEPTEMBER 1 IF IRRIGATED.
SITE PREPARATION
1.APPLY TOPSOIL IF EXISTING SOIL CONDITIONS ARE UNSUITABLE FOR ESTABLISHING VEGETATION.
2.GRADE THE SITE TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE DRAINAGE AND CREATE A SMOOTH, FIRM SOIL SURFACE.
3.WHERE APPLICABLE, USE A CHISEL PLOW, DISK, HARROW, OR RAKE TO BREAK UP COMPACTED SOILS AND CREATE A
FAVORABLE ROOTING DEPTH OF SIX TO EIGHT INCHES.
SOD BED PREPARATION
1.TEST SOIL TO DETERMINE PH AND NUTRIENT LEVELS.
2.IF SOIL PH IS TOO ACIDIC FOR THE GRASS SOD TO BE INSTALLED, APPLY LIME ACCORDING TO SOIL TEST RESULTS OR AT THE
RATE RECOMMENDED BY THE SOD SUPPLIER.
3.APPLY FERTILIZER AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SOIL TEST. IF TESTING WAS NOT DONE, APPLY 400 TO 600 POUNDS PER ACRE OF
12-12-12 ANALYSIS FERTILIZER, OR EQUIVALENT.
4.WORK THE SOIL AMENDMENTS INTO THE UPPER TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SOIL WITH A DISK OR RAKE OPERATED ACROSS THE
SLOPE.
5.RAKE OR HARROW THE AREA TO ACHIEVE A SMOOTH FINAL GRADE AND THEN ROLL OR CULTIPACK THE SOIL SURFACE TO
CREATE A FIRM SURFACE ON WHICH TO LAY THE SOD.
LAYING THE SOD
1.INSTALL SOD WITHIN THIRTY-SIX HOURS OF ITS CUTTING.
2.STORE THE SOD IN A SHADED LOCATION DURING INSTALLATION.
3.IMMEDIATELY BEFORE LAYING THE SOD, RAKE THE SOIL SURFACE TO BREAK ANY CRUST. (IF THE WEATHER IS HOT, LIGHTLY
IRRIGATE THE SOIL SURFACE PRIOR TO LAYING THE SOD.)
4.LAY SOD STRIPS IN A BRICK-LIKE PATTERN.
5.BUTT ALL JOINTS TIGHTLY AGAINST EACH OTHER (DO NOT STRETCH OR OVERLAP THEM), USING A KNIFE OR MASON'S TROWEL
TO TRIM AND FIT SOD INTO IRREGULARLY SHAPED AREAS.
6.ROLL THE SOD LIGHTLY AFTER INSTALLATION TO ENSURE FIRM CONTACT BETWEEN THE SOD AND SOIL.
7.IRRIGATE NEWLY SODDED AREAS UNTIL THE UNDERLYING SOIL IS WET TO A DEPTH OF FOUR INCHES, AND THEN KEEP MOIST
UNTIL THE GRASS TAKES ROOT.
SLOPE APPLICATION
1.INSTALL THE SOD STRIPS WITH THE LONGEST DIMENSION PERPENDICULAR TO THE SLOPE.
2.WHERE SLOPES EXCEED A RATIO OF 3:1, STAPLE OR STAKE EACH STRIP AT THE CORNERS AND IN THE MIDDLE.
CHANNEL APPLICATION
(SODDING PROVIDES QUICKER PROTECTION THAN SEEDING AND MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF EARLY WASHOUT.)
1.EXCAVATE THE CHANNEL, ALLOWING FOR THE FULL THICKNESS OF THE SOD.
2.LAY THE SOD STRIPS WITH THE LONGEST DIMENSION PERPENDICULAR TO CHANNEL FLOW.
3.STAPLE OR STAKE EACH STRIP OF SOD AT THE CORNERS AND IN THE MIDDLE.
4.STAPLE JUTE OR BIODEGRADABLE POLYPROPYLENE NETTING OVER THE SODDED AREA TO MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR
WASHOUT DURING ESTABLISHMENT.
MAINTENANCE
_ INSPECT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF EACH RAIN EVENT AND AT LEAST ONCE EVERY SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS UNTIL SOD IS WELL
ROOTED.
_ KEEP SOD MOIST UNTIL FULLY ROOTED.
_ AFTER SOD IS WELL-ROOTED (TWO TO THREE WEEKS), MAINTAIN A PLANT HEIGHT OF TWO TO THREE INCHES.
_ TIME MOWING TO AVOID RUTS IN TURF.
_ FERTILIZE TURF AREAS ANNUALLY. APPLY FERTILIZER IN A SPLIT APPLICATION. FOR COOL SEASON GRASSES, APPLY ONE-HALF
OF THE FERTILIZER IN LATE SPRING AND ONE-HALF IN EARLY FALL. FOR WARM-SEASON GRASSES, APPLY ONE-THIRD IN EARLY
SPRING, ONE-THIRD IN LATE SPRING AND ONE-THIRD IN MID-SUMMER.
REFERENCE IN CHAPTER 7 PAGES 47-50 IN THE INDIANA STORM WATER QUALITY MANUAL
CROSS SECTION
PERSPECTIVE VIEW
(NO SCALE)
SOD APPLICATION DETAIL
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