SECTION B - Derry City Council

319 QUALITY OF SEED FOR ALL GRASS AREAS
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Freshness: Produced for the current growing season.
Certification: Blue label certified varieties to EC purity and germination
regulations. When requested, submit an Official Seed Testing Station
certificate of germination, purity and composition.
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Samples of mixtures: Submit when requested.
330 SOWING
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General: Establish good seed contact with the root zone to promote healthy,
consistent growth.
Method: To suit soil type, proposed usage of grassed area, location and
weather conditions during and after sowing.
335 GRASS SOWING SEASON
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Grass seed generally: beginning of June to end of September.
340 PRE-EMERGENT HERBICIDE FOR ALL GRASSING AREAS
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General: Where soil has not been allowed to lie fallow apply a suitable preemergent
herbicide immediately after sowing.
352 EDGES TO SEEDED AREAS
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Location: Planting beds and around newly planted trees.
Timing: After seeded areas are well established.
Edges: Cut to clean straight lines or smooth curves. Soil drawn back to permit
edging.
Arisings: Remove.
TURFING
400 CULTIVATED TURF (TO CHAPEL GARDEN) – SECTION 2
o See Drawing Nr. 83473 - 03
o Supplier: “Emerald Lawns” or other equal and approved supplier who must be a
Turfgrass
o Growers Association (TGA) member, to TGA quality standards.
o Seed mixture as per Emerald Premium Lawn Turf, free from broad leaved
weeds available from Emerald Lawns, 45 Point Road, Limavady, BT49 0LP, Tel:
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