Double El/Agate Conservation
Districts
Serving landowners in parts of Elbert, El Paso and Lincoln Counties
P.O. Box 215, 504 Washington Simla, CO 80835 Phone: 719-541-2359 Fax 719-541-3061
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Double El/Agate Conservation
Districts
Serving landowners in parts of Elbert, El Paso and Lincoln Counties P.O. Box 215, 504 Washington Simla, CO 80835 Phone: 719-541-2359 Fax 719-541-3061
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 | Higher success rate for survival of tree seedlings |
| Less care during growth of trees |
| Investment of money and time is better protected when the plants and trees survive |
| Drip Irrigation Systems are available with parts available year round to save time watering |
| Description | Item size | Price |
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| Polymer | 1/2 lb. bags 1 lb.bags |
4.00 6.50 |
| Rabbit Guards Bamboo Stakes |
Each Each |
.55 .10 |
| Weed Barrier
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4x4 squares 6ft. x 300ft. roll 6ft. x 500ft. roll |
2.50 105.00 170.00 |
| Fertilizer Tablets | Each | .10 |
| Landscape Staples | Pkg. of 50 | 5.00 |
POLYMER: IF YOUR ARE UNABLE TO WATER YOUR TREES BE SURE TO READ THIS
Polymer greatly improves survival rate. The polymer is granular and when added to water, absorbs up to 400 times its weight. It enables seedlings to survive temporary moisture stress. This is important to those plantings that will not receive supplemental water or where there is no water supply on the site. A 1/2 pound bag will do about 60 trees.
RABBIT GUARD & BAMBOO STAKES
The rabbit guards are a plastic mesh tube ( diamond mush pattern) which is placed over a seedling to protect it from rabbits and other animals. The guards are photodegradable in a 3-year period. The guards are 18" long with a 4 " diameter. Bamboo stakes may be used to anchor the guard around the seedling.
WEED BARRIER FABRIC INCREASES SEEDLING TREE SURVIVAL RATE
Weed barrier is a polypropylene geo-textile used to control weed growth and hold soil moisture in tree and shrub plantings, and enhance growth of tree and shrub plantings. A marked increase in survival rate and increased height and crown growth has been observed on arid-lands where weed barrier has been used on tree and shrub plantings. Use of weed barrier eliminates the need for mechanical or chemical weed control. In all but exceedingly dry year, no supplemental watering is needed when weed barrier is used.
Test conducted at USDA Grassland Experiment Station near Cheyenne, Wyoming show soil moisture under weed barrier to be 3 to 9 times higher than on nearby plots without weed barrier. Experience in Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota indicated survival rate of 95% or better when weed barrier was used.
Cost of weed barrier averaged over a 5-year period is comparable to drip irrigation systems and mechanical weed control. When using weed barrier time, effort and machinery is saved.
Weed barrier fabric is available from the Double El Conservation District at 504 Washington Ave., Simla, CO or phone 719-541-2359 x 101.
DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM: Call for prices. Available all year.
Planting
using weed barrier and rabbit guards