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' SECTION 02204 <br /> ' GRASSING BY SODDING <br /> 1 . SCOPE <br /> A . The Contractor shall furnish all materials , labor, equipment and supervision <br /> ' required to prepare the soil , fine grade the area and establish a healthy stand of <br /> grass by sodding of the areas so designated on the drawings and as specified herein. <br /> ' 2 . GENERAL <br /> A . PREPARATION <br /> 1 . The area to be sodded shall be clear of old sod and weeds . The area shall <br /> be fine graded and the surface loosened, by scarifying, if necessary . <br /> If the soil is dry it shall be moistened to provide an optimum growing <br /> condition . <br /> B . FERTILIZER <br /> 1 . Fertilizer shall be uniformly spread over the area to be sodded at the rate of <br /> ' 400 to 500 pounds per acre . The fertilizer shall have a chemical designation <br /> of 124 - 8 . Soil which has a PH of 5 . 0 or lower shall , if directed by the <br /> Engineer, have an application of dolomite lime stone, but the amount of <br /> dolomite applied shall not raise the PH above 6 . 0 . <br /> C . SOD <br /> ' 1 . The sod shall be either St. Augustine or Bahia as specified on the plans or <br /> directed by the Engineer. The sod shall be of a tough texture with a good <br /> mat of roots . It shall be free of weeds and other objectionable grasses . <br /> Approximately three days prior to cutting the sod, it shall be closely <br /> mowed and raked to remove excess growth and debris . The sod shall be <br /> cut with sufficient thickness to retain the root system intact . There shall be <br /> a minimum of delay between the cutting of the sod and the laying so that <br /> it is live, fresh and uninjured when laid . <br /> i <br /> 1 <br /> ' C : \ Down1oad \ techspec - 02204 . doc 02204 - 1 <br />