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Mix 179 - Waterway Runoff Erosion Control Mix

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Mix 179 (WATERWAY RUNOFF EROSION CONTROL MIX) is designed for the environmental conditions of all Regions. Flowering period and flower colors are coordinated for full season variety. The amount of seed of each species in the mix has been calculated using the number of seeds per pound of each species factored by establishment parameters. Mix 179 contains 8 native grass and 8 native wildflower species.
Recommended Rate: 6.9-10.0 PLS pounds/acre
We recommend including a nurse crop for this mix.  For fall thru spring, we recommend 20 to 32 Pounds of oats per acre or 2 to 4 Pounds of annual rye per acre.  For summer, we recommend 6 to 8 Pounds of brown top millet per acre.
Quantity
Common Name Botanical Name PLS Oz/Lb
Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra 1.0000
Virginia Wildrye Elymus virginicus 2.0000
Beaked Panicgrass Coleataenia anceps 2.0000
Side Oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula 1.0000
Purple Top Tridens flavus 1.0000
Deer Tongue Grass Dichanthelium clandestinum 1.0000
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 2.0000
Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 2.0000
Bird's Foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus 0.7000
Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 0.2000
Partridge Pea Chamaecrista fasciculata 0.7500
Illinois Bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis 0.6500
False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides 0.6500
Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa 0.7500
Hairy Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum pilosum 0.1000
Gray Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis 0.2000

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