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Practice Standards and Specifications Table 6.1 lk Seeding No. 1P for: Steep Slopes or Poor Soils; Low Maintenance Seeding mixture Species~ Rate (lb/acre} Tall rescue 100 Sericea lespedeza 30 Kobe lespedeza 10 Seeding notes 1. In Eastern Piedmont add 25 lb/acre Pensacola Bahiegrass or 10 lb/acre. common Bermudagrass. Use common Bermudagrass only where it is likely to become a pest. 2. After Aug. 15 use unscarified sericea seed. 3. Where a neat appearance is desired, omit sericea and substitute 40 lb/acre Bahiagrass or 15 lb/acre Bermudagt'ass. 4. To extend spring seeding dates inlo June. add 15 lb/acre hulled Ber- mudagrass. However, it is preferable to seed lemporat~ cover and seed tescue in Sept. Nurse plants Between May 1 and Aug. 15, add 10 lb/acre German millet or 15 lb/acre Sudangrass. Prior to May 1 or after Aug. ~tS, add 40 [b/acre rye (grain). Seeding dates Best Possible Fall: Aug. 25 - Sept. 15 Aug. 20 - Oct. 25 Late winter: Feb. 15 - Mar. 21 Feb. 1 - Apr. 15 Fall is best for ta~] rescue and late winter for lespedezas. Overseeding of Kobe lespedeza over fall-seeded tall lescue is very effective. Use unhulled Bermudagrass seed in fall. Soll amendments Apply lime and fertilizer according to soil tests, or apply 4.000 lb/acre ground agricultural limestone and 1.000 lb/acre 10-10-10 fertilizer. Mulch Apply 4,000-5.000 lb/acre grain straw, or equivalent cover of another suitable mulching material. Anchor mulch by tacking with asphalt, roving. or netting. Netting is the preferred anchoring method on steep slopes. Maintenance Refertilize in the second year unless growth is fully adequate. May be mowed once or twice a year, but mowing is not necessar'/. Reseed, fertil- ize, and mulch damaged areas immediately. 1 Refer to Appendix ,~.02 for botanical names. ~----~' ~:~ 6.11.19