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J <br />L <br />[1 <br />1� <br />Erosion Control - On critical areas the plants <br />can be left to grow to maturity. The seed and <br />its stalks and leaves from the one year's <br />growth will provide plants and protection of <br />the slopes for next year's stand. BLANDO <br />brome responds very well to applications of <br />nitrogen -phosphorus fertilizers particularly <br />on the low fertility sites of natural or man <br />made disturbed areas. <br />Grass stand on a channel slope that was seeded, <br />fertilized and mulched. <br />Boil Improvement - When using BLANDO brome for cover crops in orchards and vineyards, the <br />area under the trees and vines can be kept clean by spraying a strip 2 to 6 feet (.61m to 1.83m) wide <br />with an approved herbicide. This leaves a strip of cover between the tree or vine rows. During the <br />growing season the cover can be left to grow to seed set or it can be mowed as frequently as <br />necessary. <br />Mowing height should be kept at 4 inches (IOcm). BLANDO brome must not be mowed later than 3 <br />to 4 weeks prior to seed maturity. This will allow the plant to set seed for next year's cover. <br />Following seed set, the cover can be mowed as close as desirable or disked under. Regular cultural <br />operations are then carried on throughout the year. <br />This cover in the vineyard will be disked under <br />after seed has set. <br />A two-year old planting of Blando brome in an <br />almond orchard. <br />I <br />USDA - SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE DAVIS, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 1981 <br />L <br />