Planting Season. The ryegrass shall be planted between September 1 and May 1. Bermuda grass shall be planted between December 1 and April 1 when planting seasons overlap, plant both Ryegrass and Bermuda.
(Ordinance 2007-106, App. B, adopted 3/20/07)
A. 
Application Rates.
Application rates shall be comply with the following:
1. 
Seed for areas outside of TxDOT right-of-way:
a. 
Bermuda Grass: Not less than five (5) pounds pure live seed per acre.
b. 
Ryegrass: Not less than thirty (30) pounds pure live seed per acre.
2. 
Seed for areas within TxDOT right-of-way: Seeding in TxDOT right-of-way shall be in accordance with Item 164 of the latest version of TxDOT’s Standard Specifications for Construction of Highways, Streets, and Bridges.
3. 
Fertilizer: Not less than three hundred (300) pounds per acre.
B. 
Seed Bed Preparation:
A good seed bed to enhance seed germination and root establishment shall be prepared by lightly disking with a disk harrow type plow or by other proven means.
C. 
Broadcast Seeding:
The seed or seed mixture in the quantity specified shall be uniformly distributed over the areas to be seeded. If the sowing of seed is by hand, rather than by mechanical methods, the seed shall be sown in two directions at right angles to each other. If mechanical equipment is used, all varieties of seed as well as fertilizer may be distributed at the same time provided that each component is uniformly applied at the specified rate. After planting, the planted area shall be rolled with a corrugated roller of the “Cultipacker” type. All rolling of slope areas shall be on the contour.
Any areas damaged by erosion or that do not achieve coverage as detailed below shall be replanted.
(Ordinance 2007-106, App. B, adopted 3/20/07)
Work under this section shall achieve a ground cover of at least 70% throughout the area to be seeded as determined by the percent of area covered in any selected square yard of seeded area.
(Ordinance 2007-106, App. B, adopted 3/20/07)