On areas to be seeded, at least forty-eight hours before the sowing of any seed, commercial fertilizer at the rate of 800 pounds per acre shall be uniformly spread over the topsoil by a mechanical spreader and mixed into the soil for a depth of two inches. The areas shall then be lightly raked or harrowed until the surface of the finished grade is smooth, loose and pulverized.
Grass seed shall then be sown by a mechanical seeder, operating in two directions, and lightly raked into the surface and rolled once with a light hand roller. The seeded areas shall be thoroughly watered with a fine spray in such a manner as not to wash out the seed. The contractor shall use care in raking not to destroy the finish grade, nor to disturb the uniform distribution of the seed. Sowing of seed shall be done only within the seasons extending from August 15 to October 15, and from April 1 to June 1, unless otherwise approved by the Engineer.
Grass seed shall consist of and be sown at the rate of eighty pounds of Kentucky blue grass, twenty pounds of red top, twenty pounds of white clover and twenty pounds of farm rye per acre. Oats shall be substituted for rye if seed is sown in the spring. One slopes steeper than three to one, the seeded areas shall be covered by a light covering of straw, approximately one-fourth inch in depth. The seeded area shall be watered, maintained and patched as necessary until the contractor’s work is completed and he or she leaves the site.
(Ord. 352. Passed 10-22-62.)