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New dam built, what type of grass or vegetation would you plant on the slope that will eventually be underwater?


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Hi Nate! My post on erosion control efforts may be helpful. I ended up spending around 6k for a 2 acre area. I used cool season grasses as they grow faster than warm season grasses and I was also headed into Autumn. I believe I used brome, rye, oats and fescue but the post will detail that. Call me with questions.


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OATS, grows like crazy and is very cheap.


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I second the Oats, and probably would secondary seed with Rye depending on the temps, predicted rainfall and how fast it would be covered with water.


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Is it still cool enough to get seed to germinate and stay alive? You might have to pump some water into a nozzle.


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Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1
Is it still cool enough to get seed to germinate and stay alive? You might have to pump some water into a nozzle.


Being that I live in roughly the same area as Nate water is a problem right now, too much of it.


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rain rain go away...dont come back till we complain how dry everything is....


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Yeah, I sometimes forget that everyone isn't blessed with 102 degrees of sunshine every day.


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ok rain, come back. We are sick and tired of the drought and heat!


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ok rain, come back. We are sick and tired of the drought and heat!


It's my fault Nate, ever since I built my pond the water has stopped.


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What drought? My pond is almost full and only 4 weeks after finishing repairs. We had 12+" of rain since the middle of July, with 3.5" of that last week. I need it to dry out enough so I can plant grass. Getting way to much erosion. It may be dry enough today, but living 200 miles away and rain predict Friday night into Saturday I going to wait and see what happens before coming down.


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We've had less than .75 of rain since the end of June. Way below average.


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Originally Posted By: lassig
What drought? My pond is almost full and only 4 weeks after finishing repairs. We had 12+" of rain since the middle of July, with 3.5" of that last week. I need it to dry out enough so I can plant grass. Getting way to much erosion. It may be dry enough today, but living 200 miles away and rain predict Friday night into Saturday I going to wait and see what happens before coming down.


2 inches here, 1/2 at a time since the 3rd week in June, so 2 inches in 2 months.


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Thats almost funny since we aren't 100 miles apart Plus its been wet at home in the Chicagoland area. A 100 miles in the other direction.

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