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Meet the harsh challenges of dry, thin caliche-type 
soils. Native perennial grasses will slowly stabilize 
vegetative cover. By planting in early spring you 
take advantage of natural rainfall to sprout the 
seeds. These natives should reach maturity in three 
growing seasons. Bronze, red, and golden colored 
seed-heads during the fall are a breathtaking 
addition to your native landscape. Special 
consideration should be given to provide for erosion 
control, soil organic matter, and seed-to-soil contact. 
 
Caliche Mix can be planted in a large geographic 
range not necessarily limited to areas dominated 
by calcareous (limestone based) soil types. It 
was designed as a cost effective solution for 
those sites that have undergone most extensive 
disturbances. Generally these include nearly 
bare, highly compacted and or nutrient poor 
soils in the western portions of Texas. Exposed 
subsoil or man-made berms, slopes, dykes, 
roadways, etc. also qualify. These problems 
are not just limited to Central and West Texas, 
they tend to follow us everywhere we go.
 
The species work together to first hold down and 
then gradually and naturally rebuild the soil. Over 
time the apex species will become dominant. 
Don't Let Land 
Wash Away!
Erosion easily occurs 
on bare soil exposed to rain or wind. 
Use of simple processes can enhance your 
ability 
to establish native vegetation from seed. 
Biodegradable erosion control blankets 
improve seedling establishment 
by holding newly planted seeds in place 
and moisture in topsoil. See p. 81
Plains Bristlegrass, Tall Dropseed, Little Bluestem, Green Sprangletop, 
Sideoats Grama, Indiangrass, Prairie Wildrye, Sand Lovegrass, 
Buffalograss, Galleta, Red Grama, Sand Dropseed, Hooded Windmill 
Grass, Switchgrass, Slim Tridens, Texas Tridens, Red Lovegrass, Blue 
Grama, Tall Grama, Purple Three Awn, Texas Cupgrass, Cane 
Bluestem, Arizona Cottontop, Curly Mesquite
Tribute to Betsy Ross,
Joe David’s 
beloved sister. 
Both giving their 
lifetimes to sustaining 
the land for future 
generations.
Open Space           12 lbs / acre
25+ lbs   $34.20 / lb
Lawn & Garden
Caliche Mix™
Item #2860
1,750 sf
    300 sf
$ 36 / 1 lb
$ 19 D-Pak
Caliche Mix
TM

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