Mix 231 - Northern Detention Economy Basin Mix
Mix 231 (Northern Detention Basin Economy Mix) is designed for detention basins with the environmental conditions of the northeastern tier states with dry to wet soils. The amount of seeds per pound of each species in the mix has been calculated using the number of seeds per pound of each species factored by environmental parameters. Those seeds are listed in the table below with weights of ounces per pound of seed mix. Rate: 6.90-9.30 PLS pounds/acre We recommend including a nurse crop for this mix. For fall through 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.
Mix Table
Specifications
Common Name | Botanical Name | PLS Oz/Lb |
Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | 2.4000 |
Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | 1.6000 |
Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | 0.5000 |
Deer Tongue Grass | Dichanthelium clandestinum | 0.5000 |
Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | 2.4000 |
Soft Rush | Juncus effusus ssp. solutus | 0.6000 |
Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | 0.4000 |
Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | 2.2000 |
Path Rush | Juncus tenuis | 0.4000 |
Showy Tickseed | Bidens aristosa | 0.9000 |
Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnale | 0.1500 |
Blackeyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | 0.1800 |
Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | 0.7000 |
American Senna | Senna hebecarpa | 1.5000 |
Blue Vervain | Verbena hastata | 0.1700 |
Iron Weed | Vernonia gigantea | 0.5000 |
Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | 0.9000 |