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I . Peat shall consist of ninety percent (90 %) organic peat and shall be suitable for horticultural purposes. 2. Peat shall be brown in color, clean, low in content of mineral and woody material, pH 4 to 5, and shall be shredded into particles not larger than one -half inch (1/2 ") in diameter. 3. Peat shall contain no more than thirty-five percent (35 %) moisture and the ash content not exceed ten percent (10 %) and free from weedy grasses, sedges, rushes, or mineral matter harmful to plant growth. 4. Material shall be proportioned by volume rather than weight. 5. Site mixing will not be acceptable. 6. Sand shall be free of silt and sludge. 7. Mixture shall be free of rocks greater than one -half inch (1/2 ") inch in size, limbs, roots and other deleterious matter. 8. The CONSULTANT reserves the right to reject topsoil utilized at any time during the execution of Work that does not meet specification. B. Topsoil: For sod areas, use a weed and rock free mixture of 80 (eighty) percent fresh water sand (medium to coarse grade) and 20 (twenty) percent inland glades muck thoroughly mixed with a commercial shredder /blender or equivalent. 1. Material shall be proportioned by volume rather than weight. 1 Site mixing will not be acceptable. 3. Sand shall be free of silt and sludge. 4. Mixture shall be free of rocks greater than '/z inch in size, limbs, roots and other deleterious matter. 5. The Consultant reserves the right to reject topsoil utilized at any time during the execution of Work that does not meet specification. C. Topsoil: For seasonal color, use a weed and rock free mixture of soilmix #3 with the following additives: 50% florida peat, 30% pine bark, 20% hardwood pines, 5% sand, 92 talstar, #1 micro mix, 92 (6 -6 -6), #5 actino -grow and a 6.5 ph by Florida Potting Soils Inc. or approved equal (1- 800 -683- 7700). D. Fertilizer used for planting backfill admixture shall be 21 Gram Agriform planting tablets used at a rate recommended by the manufacturer, unless otherwise specified herein. Include Terra -sorb super absorbent polymer in backfill. Follow manufacturer's recommendations for amount. E. Backfill for Coconut Palm Planting: Clean, salt and weed free, sharp sand. Material from salt or brackish water will not be acceptable. F. Water: The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for water supply up through final acceptance of the Work. G. Tree Guying: Guying shall be double strand, 12 gauge galvanized steel wire; minimum 3/4 inch, fiber bearing 2 ply, rubber garden hose; pressure treated, 2 inch x 4 inch x 1 foot (deadman) Southern Yellow Pine free of knots, rot or other weakening characteristics; 3 inch galvanized steel turnbuckles; and plastic flagging. (See details on plans). H. Peat: Shall be Spaghnum peat moss for horticultural use. Mulch: Shall be Reclaimed Wood `Red' Mulch consisting ofreclaimed wood blended with clean virgin round -woods (slash, pine, banyan, black olive, seagrape, etc.) which have been ground (not chipped), 02900 -3