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<br />1. Peat shall consist of ninety percent (90%) organic peat and shall be suitable for horticultural <br />purposes. <br />2. Peat shall be brown in color, clean, low in content of mineral and woody material, pH 4 to 5, <br />and shall be shredded into particles not larger than one-half inch (1/2") in diameter. <br />3. Peat shall contain no more than thirty-five percent (35%) moisture and the ash content not <br />exceed ten percent (10%) and free from weedy grasses, sedges, rushes, or mineral matter <br />harmful to plant growth. <br />4. Material shall be proportioned by volume rather than weight. <br />5. Site mixing will not be acceptable. <br />6. Sand shall be free of silt and sludge. <br />7. Mixture shall be free of rocks greater than one-half inch (1/2") inch in size, limbs, roots and <br />other deleterious matter. <br />8. The CONSULTANT reserves the right to reject topsoil utilized at any time during the <br />execution of Work that does not meet specification. <br /> <br />B. Topsoil: For sod areas, use a weed and rock free mixture of 80 (eighty) percent fresh water sand <br />(medium to coarse grade) and 20 (twenty) percent inland glades muck thoroughly mixed with a <br />commercial shredderlblender or equivalent. <br /> <br />1. Material shall be proportioned by volume rather than weight. <br />2. Site mixing will not be acceptable. <br />3. Sand shall be free of silt and sludge. <br />4. Mixture shall be free of rocks greater than 'l2 inch in size, limbs, roots and other deleterious <br />matter. <br />5. The Consultant reserves the right to reject topsoil utilized at any time during the execution <br />of Work that does not meet specification. <br /> <br />C. Topsoil: For seasonal color, use a weed and rock free mixture of soilmix #3 with the following <br />additives: 50% florida peat, 30% pine bark, 200fo hardwood pines, 5% sand, #2 talstar, #1 micro mix, <br />#2 (6-6-6), #5 actino-grow and a 6.5 ph by Florida Potting Soils Inc. or approved equal (1-800-683- <br />7700). <br /> <br />D. Fertilizer used for planting backfill admixture shall be 21 Gram Agriform planting tablets used at a rate <br />recommended by the manufacturer, unless otherwise specified herein. Include Terra-sorb super <br />absorbent polymer in backfill. Follow manufacturer's recommendations for amount. <br /> <br />E. Backfill for Coconut Palm Planting: Clean, salt and weed free, sharp sand. Material from salt or <br />brackish water will not be acceptable. <br /> <br />F. Water: The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for water supply up through final acceptance of the <br />Work. <br /> <br />G. Tree Guying: Guying shall be double strand, 12 gauge galvanized steel wire; minimum 3/4 inch, fiber <br />bearing 2 ply, rubber garden hose; pressure treated, 2 inch x 4 inch x 1 foot (deadman) Southern <br />Yellow Pine free of knots, rot or other weakening characteristics; 3 inch galvanized steel turnbuckles; <br />and plastic flagging. <br />(See details on plans). <br /> <br />H. Peat: Shall be Spaghnum peat moss for horticultural use. <br /> <br />1. Mulch: Shall be Reclaimed Wood 'Red' Mulch consisting of reclaimed wood blended with clean virgin <br />round-woods (slash, pine, banyan, black olive, seagrape, etc.) which have been ground (not chipped), <br /> <br />02900-3 <br />