Falcata Alfalfa Medicago sativa ssp. Falcata
Falcata Alfalfa is becoming a widely popular option for wildlife plantings, food plots, and rangelands. It is unique from other alfalfa because of its yellow blossom and late maturity. Falcata is extremely persistent and will not out – compete other species in a mixture.
Persistence is probably its strongest attribute, but it has many others. Please click here to learn more about Falcata Alfalfa.
PAM-12 Plus in Action: BEFORE
Pam 12 Plus is a unique product used for soil stabilization and erosion control. It belongs to a category of materials called PAM’s or polyacrylamides which are synthetic polymers. There are several hundred different PAM formulations based on polymer chain length. To keep this simple we are just going to talk about PAM 12.
Now that we have the technical stuff out of the way, let’s talk about PAM 12 Plus does.
PAM-12 Plus in Action: AFTER
PAM 12 Plus is unique in that it uses paper as a tracer and carrier to obtain desired and proper coverage of the polymer. The PAM 12 material acts like glue which holds the soil in place, protecting it from wind, water and other forms of erosion. Application can be accomplished either through a hydroseeder with water or it can be broadcast dry with a spreader.
It has successfully been used in place of straw mulch on roadsides, fire rehabilitation, and several other applications.
Pam 12 Plus is available in 50# bags or 2000# totes.
Curlex Sediment Log Perimeter Control
Curlex Sediment Logs are a multi-purpose product used for erosion and sediment control. They are composed of excelsior wood fibers and degradable netting. Curlex Sediment Logs are used in a variety of applications including: channel and slope interruption, perimeter control, and inlet protection.
Sediment Trapped Inside Curlex Sediment Log
In channel and slope applications Curlex Sediment Logs outperform straw and other materials, because of their ability to allow large amounts of water to pass through while filtering out the sediment. Straw wattles act as a dam, however Curlex Sediment Logs work as a filter stopping the sediment and allowing the water to pass through.
Curlex Sediment Log Drop Inlet Protection
Curlex Sediment Logs are also an excellent perimeter control option in place of silt fence. Curlex Sediment Logs do not require the maintenance that silt fence does, is easier to install, and can be left on site to degrade naturally.
NPDES regulations require sediment to be kept out of storm inlets. Curlex Sediment Logs are an easy to
Curlex Sediment Log Channel Application
install economical solution for inlet protection. They are able to trap the sediment and allow clean water to pass through into the storm water inlet.
Creeping Foxtail, Alopecurus arundinaceus
Creeping Foxtail, is a long lived, cool season perennial grass used throughout the northern
United States. Creeping Foxtail is a highly palatable grass, typically planted in place of reed canarygrass on water logged soils. Creeping Foxtail has the ability to utilize large amounts of nitrogen and catch sediment which make it an excellent filter. The nitrogen is then transferred into more plant growth allowing the plant to reach 4-5 ft. in height, producing large amounts of high quality forage.
Creeping Foxtail spreads by a vigorous system of rhizomes. Once established it will spread to take over areas that other grasses are not as well adapted to. Creeping Foxtail can be planted throughout the year, but is most often planted in the fall due site conditions. Creeping Foxtail can also be dormant seeded, which will allow it to germinate quickly in the spring.
I’ll bet you had no idea where some of your recycled soda bottles ended up. Some of them end up at Millborn Seeds, Inc. Read on and you will see why.
The reason they are in our warehouse is because of a product called Recyclex. It belongs to a category of Erosion Control Blankets called Turf Reinforcement Mat (TRM’s). We use Recyclex in our most challenging erosion situations: shoreline restoration, drainage channels, road reconstruction and the steepest of slopes.
When used in a shoreline application it is most effective using the soil fill method. The process is quite simple. The Recyclex is rolled out, soil filled and covered with a standard erosion control blanket.
Millborn has recently been involved in an agricultural waterway restoration that involves the use of Recyclex. This particular landowner is faced with severe runoff from neighboring farms and has spent thousands of dollars repairing his field over the last few years. We worked with him this past summer to provide a permanent solution to his soil loss. We developed a custom waterway seed mix for him and recommended that he install Recyclex in his waterway. This will be the last time he will have to do this work because of the strength of Recyclex.
Recyclex is also frequently used on road reconstruction projects the picture to the right was taken earlier this year on US Hwy 18, near Pine Ridge, SD.
A couple of years ago I was also involved in a project at a SD Landfill. After site work was completed they were left with a very steep slope on one side of their property. The other challenge was that it drained an extreme amount of land mass above. The decision was made to install Recyclex on this site and results were excellent.
Please take a moment to view this Recyclex 30 Minute Test Video and see for yourself just how well Recyclex performs.
If you have any questions about Recyclex please contact Millborn’s Erosion Control Specialist: mattf@millbornseeds.com or
605-697-6306