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TABLE 14. <br /> Summer Moist Soil <br /> Management Techniques <br /> Year 1 <br /> 1. Disk in the spring to eliminate upland weeds and to replenish the seed bank of <br /> moist soil plants at the surface. <br /> 2. Flood for 5-10 days, then draw down rapidly, preferably between May 1 and <br /> June 1(to July 15). This irrigation promotes the germination of moist soil <br /> plants. <br /> 3. Flood areas for about five days approximately 6 weeks after <br /> germination; draw down. The timing of flooding should <br /> correspond to seedlings showing signs of stress. <br /> 4. After about 6 weeks from previous irrigation, flood areas once <br /> again for about 5 days. <br /> 5. Winter flood-up, beginning from September 15th and October 15. It is <br /> important to create open water lanes by disking or mowing prior to the final <br /> flood-up. These open areas provide early landing areas for waterfowl. <br /> Year 2 land successive ,years) <br /> Maintain moist soil impoundments by: <br /> 1. Continuing winter flood-up. <br /> 2. Drawing-down between May 1 and May 15 to germinate plants. <br /> 3. Repeating steps 3-5 (above). <br /> Buckeye Ranch Resource Plan (November, 1993) <br /> 193 <br />