Seed mixture selection and other information for various construction site stabilization periods
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| Seed/Mixture Name and Planting Season | MnDOT Mixture # | Common Name | Scientific Name | Rate (lb/acre) | % of Mix (by weight) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oats One Year Cover Crop May 1 – August 1 | 21-111 | Oats | Avena sativa | 100.00 | 100.00% |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00% | |||
| Winter Wheat One Year Cover Crop August 1 – October 1 | 21-112 | Winter Wheat | Triticum aestivum | 100.00 | 100.00% |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00% | |||
| Soil Building One Year Cover Crop May 1 – August 1 | 21-113 | Field Pea | Pisum sativum | 50.00 | 45.46% |
| Oats | Avena sativa | 60.00 | 54.54% | ||
| Total | 110.00 | 100.00% | |||
| One to Two Year Stabilization April 1 – July 20 July 20 – October 20 | 22-111 | Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus | 9.00 | 29.50% |
| Perennial Ryegrass | Lolium perenne | 4.50 | 14.76% | ||
| Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | 8.50 | 27.86% | ||
| Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | 8.50 | 27.88% | X | |
| Total | 30.50 | 100.00% | |||
| Two to Five Year Stabilization April 1 – July 20 July 20 – October 20 | 22-112 | Perennial Ryegrass | Lolium perenne | 13.50 | 33.75% |
| Smooth Brome | Bromus inermis | 6.00 | 14.99% | ||
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus | 2.00 | 5.01% | ||
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | 0.50 | 1.25% | ||
| Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | 8.50 | 21.25% | ||
| Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | 5.50 | 13.74% | ||
| Alsike Clover | Trifolium hybridum | 3.50 | 8.75% | ||
| American Vetch | Vicia americana | 0.50 | 1.26% | ||
| Total | 40.00 | 100.00% | |||