CONTENTS 



Page 



CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (SI) .... 5 



I INTRODUCTION 7 



II SELECTING PLANTS AND PLANTING METHOD 7 



III DETERMINING SEED APPLICATION RATE AND PLANT SPACING ... 11 



1. Seeding 11 



2. Sprigs, Plugs, and Seedlings 11 



IV DETERMINING FERTILIZATION REQUIREMENTS 12 



1. Seeding 12 



2. Sprigs, Plugs, and Seedlings 12 



V ESTIMATING LABOR FOR PLANTING 13 



1. Seeding 13 



2. Sprigs 13 



3. Seedlings 13 



4. Plugs 13 



VI SAMPLE DESIGN PROBLEMS 13 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 15 



APPENDIX 



A OBTAINING PLANT MATERIALS 17 



B DESCRIPTION OF PLANTING METHODS 19 



C MAINTENANCE OF PLANTED OR SEEDED AREAS 21 



TABLE 



Recommended plant spacing 12 



FIGURES 



1 Planting decision key, Atlantic and gulf coasts 9 



2 Planting decision key, Pacific coast 10 



3 Full spikelet 11 



