CONTENTS 



Page 



CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (SI) ... 6 



I INTRODUCTION 7 



II APPLICATIONS 7 



1. General 7 



2. Specific 7 



III PLANT SELECTION 10 



IV OBTAINING PLANT MATERIALS .... 10 



1. Wild Harvest 10 



2. Field Nursery H 



3. Commercial Growers 11 



V STORAGE OF PLANTS 12 



VI PLANTING • • 12 



1. Planting Methods 12 



2. Plant Spacing 12 



3. Planting Season 12 



VII POSTPLANTING CARE 12 



1. Fertilization 12 



2. Replanting 14 



VIII LABOR REQUIREMENTS 14 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 15 



APPENDIX 



A GLOSSARY 17 



B IDENTIFYING BEACH GRASSES 18 



C NURSERY SPECIFICATIONS 25 



D COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTORS 26 



TABLES 



1 Guide to planting season. 13 



2 Fertilization schedule for the first growing season 13 



3 Labor required for planting 1 acre 14 



