Erosion Control Grass Mixes. Quick coverage grasses for dust control and erosion control, even on steep slopes.
Great Basin Grass mix (native grasses from the great basin and chaparrel). Used for revegetation, erosion control and "wild" lawns. 1 pound covers 2,000 - 3,000 sq. feet.
Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)Sideoats Gramma (Bouteloua curtipendula)Sand Dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus)Alkali Sacaton (Sporobolus airoides)Green Sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia)Buffalo Grass (Bouteloua dactyloides)
High Altitude Grass Mix for elevations from 8,000' to 11,000'. Good blend for quick coverage and for use on steep slopes. 20-36 inches precipitation and winter snow.
25 % Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)25 % Bromus marginatus (Mountain Brome)24 % Festuca saximontna (Rocky Mt Fescue)10 % Deschampsia cespitosa (Tufted Hairgrass)5 % Agrostis scabra (Ticklegrass)5 % Bromus ciliatus (Fringed Brome)4 % Trisetum spicatum (Spike Trisetum)2 % Koeleria macrantha (Junegrass)
Seeding rate: 2lbs/1,000 sq.ft.
High Plains / Foothills (typically east of the Rockies) 4,500'- 7,500' elevation. Good blend for quick coverage and steep slopes.
45% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)40% Triticum aestivum x Secale cereale (Regreen) 5% Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama)10% (Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)Seeding rate: 2 lbs/1,000 sq.ft.
Mountain Grass Seed Mix 6,500'- 8,500' elevation. Good blend for quick coverage and steep slopes.40% Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)40 % Triticosecale (Triticale)20% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)Seeding rate: 2lbs/1,000 sq.ft.
Mountain Grass Seed Mix above 5,500' (typically west of the Rockies). Good blend for quick coverage and steep slopes.
45% Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)45% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)10% Elymus lanceolatus (Critana Thickspike Wheatgrass)