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<br />equivalent. <br /> <br />1. Peat shall consist of ninety percent (90%) organic peat and shall be suitable for <br />horticultural purposes. <br />2. Peat shall be brown in color, clean, low in content of mineral and woody <br />material, pH 4 to 5, and shall be shredded into particles not larger than one-half <br />inch (1/2") in diameter. <br />3. Peat shall contain no more than thirty-five percent (35%) moisture and the ash <br />content not exceed ten percent (10%) and free from weedy grasses, sedges, <br />rushes, or mineral matter 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, <br />roots and other deleterious matter. <br />8. The CONSULTANT reserves the right to reject topsoil utilized at any time during <br />the 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 <br />water sand (medium to coarse grade) and 20 (twenty) percent inland glades muck <br />thoroughly mixed with a commercial shredder/blender 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 1/2 inch in size, limbs, roots and other <br />deleterious matter. <br />5. 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 />C. Fertilizer used for planting backfill admixture shall be 21 Gram Agriform planting tablets <br />used at a rate recommended by the manufacturer, unless otherwise specified herein. <br />Include Terra-sorb super absorbent polymer in backfill. Follow manufacturer's <br />recommendations for amount. Do not place tablets at bottom of hole. Tablets should be <br />placed 1/3 from bottom of rootball. <br /> <br />D. Backfill for Date Palm and Coconut Palm Planting: Clean, salt and weed free, sharp sand. <br />Material from salt or brackish water will not be acceptable. <br /> <br />E. Water: The Contractor shall be responsible for water supply up through final acceptance <br />of the Work. <br /> <br />F. Tree Guying: Guying shall be double strand, 12 gauge galvanized steel wire; minimum <br />3/4 inch, fiber bearing 2 ply, rubber garden hose; pressure treated, 2 inch x 4 inch x 1 <br />foot (deadman) Southern Yellow Pine free of knots, rot or other weakening <br />characteristics; 3 inch galvanized steel turnbuckles; and plastic flagging. <br />(See details on plans). <br /> <br />G. Peat: Shall be Spaghnum peat moss for horticultural use. <br /> <br />H. Mulch: Shall be shredded Melaleuca, Grade B. <br /> <br />I. Bracing: Palms shall be braced using the following items: (4) 2x4x2'-0" pressure-treated <br /> <br />PAGE 119 OF 130 <br />BID No. 08-10-01 <br />