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SECTION 02204 - GRASSING BY SODDING <br /> —� 1 . SCOPE <br /> A. The Contractor shall furnish all materials, labor, equipment and supervision required <br /> to prepare the soil, fine grade the area and establish a healthy stand of grass by <br /> 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 be <br /> fine graded and the surface loosened, by scarifying, if necessary. If the soil <br /> is dry it shall be moistened to provide an optimum growing 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 12-8 - 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 /> i <br /> C . SOD <br /> 1 ) The sod shall be St. Augustine Floratam and/or Argentine Bahia as <br /> specified on the plans or directed by the Engineer. The sod shall be of a tough <br /> texture with a good mat of roots . It shall be free of weeds and other <br /> objectionable grasses . Approximately three days prior to cutting the sod, it <br /> shall be closely mowed and raked to remove excess growth and debris. The <br /> sod shall be cut with sufficient thickness to retain the root system intact. <br /> There shall be a minimum of delay between the cutting of the sod and the <br /> laying so that it is live, fresh and uninjured when laid. <br /> D . LAYING <br /> 1 ) No sod shall be laid until the Owner/Engineer has approved the condition of <br /> the prepared area. The sod shall be placed with the edges in close contact. <br /> Where the sod is laid on a slope the pieces of sod shall be laid with staggered <br /> joints to minimize erosion along the joints and where the sod is laid in <br /> drainage swales and ditches the joints shall be staggered in the line of flow <br /> for the same reason. Afler the sod is laid it shall -be brought into close contact <br /> with the soil by tamping, light rolling or other acceptable means. Where the <br /> sod may slide due to the steep slope it shall be pegged to firm soil with wood <br /> - pegs . <br /> 02204-1 <br />