Common use of SEED REQUIREMENTS Clause in Contracts

SEED REQUIREMENTS. The Purchaser shall furnish certified noxious weed-free, pure live seed mixture(s) and fertilizer in the amounts shown in Table B-2. 1. Blue tags, or copies of blue tags from each seed lot used in the specified mix. Only certified Blue- tagged seed shall be used. The blue tag represents a field certification and serves as evidence of the genetic purity and varietal identity of the seed contained in the seed lot. 2. Labels which indicate the percentage composition of the various species in the seed mix. 3. Copies of Seed Analysis Reports from a certified seed analyst for each seed lot used in the specified mix. Contractor will obtain this report from the seed provider. Seed Analysis Reports must include, at a minimum, content of any noxious weed seeds listed on the current "State of Montana Noxious Weeds List". In addition, the labels should indicate that no cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) seed is present in the seed mix. Only after the Forest Officer has verified the above will the seed be accepted and used. Fertilizer may not be needed if soils are intact and not disturbed. However a bio-based, slow-release fertilizer is recommended for native seed mixes if soils are disturbed, the top horizon has been removed, and/or planting will occur in subsurface soils (such as cut and fill slopes, skid trails, and landings). Slow release fertilizers have a N-P-K ratio of 7-(1-2)-(1-2). Chemical fertilizers such as ammonium nitrate (N=20 or greater) should not be used as they encourage the establishment of weeds over native plants.