Issues
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Poor soil fertility and quality, less than 0.8% organic content
- No supplemental watering scheduled
- High visibility and erosion potential made revegetation imperative on the site
- Sandy Soil
Existing topsoil from the site was used on the slope, but quality was poor with less than 0.8% organic matter. Installation June 2016
Problem
A side slope from a roadway ended at the fence line of private property on this project; so
long term vegetation to prevent possible erosion was a necessity. Climatic conditions in the
area are exceeding hot and dry: with summer temperatures reaching triple digits and average
rainfall slight. In this region adequate densities of vegetation are regularly difficult to achieve.
Solution
Due to low fertility and quality of the
available topsoil, Innovative Soil Solutions
recommended Biotic Earth, a Biotic Soil
Amendment, to achieve vegetation long
term on the site at acceptable densities and
without the need for constant supplemental
watering and fertilizer applications. Soiltech,
Inc. applied Biotic Earth, Earthbound 200
tackifier, and seed hydraulically in late
summer of 2016. Straw erosion control
blankets were applied in the following
days to provide temporary erosion
control on the site.