The seed was in short supply and the clients need every available plant. And they need plantable plugs by mid summer to beat the hot summer. Also in spring of this year the Nursery was asked to produce sedge plugs for western Montana and to have them ready for field out plant in September of this year. Below are photos take of the grass and sedge production conducted at Coeur d'Alene Nursery this past season. Conventional grass growing has been field production.
Field growing is the way to go when seed and space is available.
With short turn around time the 240 block was selected. The grass species popped and were visible at 7 days. However, sedge species took 2 weeks longer and allot hotter germ environment. Several grass seed lots were sown and all germinated and grew great. Only 1 sedge species was sown and it germ performance was variable.