SECTION 02920
LOAMING AND SEEDING
PART 1 —- GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
A. This section covers all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to do all loaming,
seeding and related work for miscellaneous areas disturbed by roadway and sidewalk
construction and as herein specified.
Note: Loaming and seeding for miscellaneous areas disturbed by roadway and
sidewalk construction is subsidiary to the sidewalk items of work.
1.02 RELATED WORK:
A. Section 02300 - EARTHWORK
B. Section 02370 — EROSION CONTROL
PART 2-— PRODUCTS
2.01 MATERIALS:
A. Loam for disturbed areas shall comply with the following
requirements.
.Topsoil for use in general lawn areas and planting beds shall
conform to the following grain size distribution for material
passing the #10 sieve:
U.S. Sieve No. % Passing by Weight
Minimum
10 100 ---
20 78 100
40 60 85
100 38 60
270 22 35
0.002 mm 2 5
Maximum
Natural loam not conforming to above shall be treated by the Contractor to
meet this specification. Cost of amendment to the loam shall be the
Contractor's responsibility.
B. Fertilizer:
1. Fertilizer shall be commercial fertilizer, 10-10-10 fertilizer mixture containing
at least 40 percent of organic nitrogen.
C. Mulch:
1. Materials to be used in mulching shall be hay, straw or wood fiber mulch.
2022 Sewer Replacement Project
Nashua, NH
Loam and Seed
02920-1
