Technical_Exhibit_M_-_Bluebonnet_Seed_Planting_2019_(1).pdf

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Bluebonnet Seeding Carla Picinich

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Bluebonnet Seeding

• Bluebonnet Areas FY19:

• Keith Ware Hall

• Main Gate

• East Gate

• Clear Creek Gate

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Bee, Bird, Bat, and Butterfly Garden and Native Grassland

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Keith Ware Hall

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Main Gate

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East Gate

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Clear Creek Gate

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• Begin flowering late February/early March

• After flowering, bean pod forms

• Bean pod must mature, then split to drop seeds

• Seeds are harvested in Jun, will be available for purchase late-summer (BOS funds, need to let our flowers drop seeds)

Bluebonnet Seeding Facts

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• TXDOT/State procedures:

• Plant seeds after construction, in freshly disturbed soil

• Refuse to mow until 1 June, despite any complaints

• Double/triple amount of seeds

Bluebonnet Seeding Facts

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