CONTENTS— Cont inued 



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4 . Summary 43 



a . Principal Erosion Control Species 43 



b. Plant Materials 44 



c . Planting Methods 44 



V FERTILIZATION REQUIREMENTS 44 



1. Types of Fertilizer 45 



2. Placement of Fertilizer 46 



3. Fertilizer Rates 46 



4 . Maintenance Fertilizer 47 



5 . Summary 48 



a. TjTpes of Fertilizers 48 



b . Placement 48 



c. Rate 48 



d . Maintenance 48 



VI PLANTING SPECIFICATIONS FOR PRINCIPAL SPECIES 48 



1. Smooth Cordgrass (Spartina dltermiftovd) , Atlantic and Gulf 



Coasts 48 



a. Planting Techniques 50 



(1) Sprigs 50 



(2) Pot-Grovm Nursery Seedlings 51 



(3) Plugs 53 



b. Soils and Salinity 53 



c . Planting Zone 53 



d. Planting Density 54 



e. Planting Width 54 



f. Planting Date 54 



g . Fertilization Requirements 55 



h. Planting Maintenance 55 



1 . Summary 56 



2. Pacific Cordgrass (Spavtina foliosa) , Southern Pacific Coast.. 56 



a. Planting Techniques 58 



(1) Sprigs 58 



(2) Pot-Grown Nursery Seedlings 58 



(3) Plugs 60 



b. Soils and Salinity 61 



c . Planting Zone 61 



d . Planting Density 62 



e. Planting Width 62 



f. Planting Date 62 



g. Fertilization Requirements 62 



h. Planting Maintenance 63 



1. Summary 63 



3. Pacific Northwest 63 



a. Lyngbye ' s Sedge {Cavex lyngbyei) 63 



( 1) Planting Techniques 65 



(2) Soils and Salinity 65 



( 3) Planting Zone 65 



(4) Planting Density 65 



(5) Planting Width 65 



(6) Planting Date 65 



