Smooth cordgrass can be planted with a better chance of success than any other coastal marsh
species native to the United States. Its ideal salinity range is 10 to 35 parts per thousand. Two to four
weeks after planting, 30 to 45 lb/ac of a fertilizer which contains equal parts of available nitrogen and
phosphate should be applied.
Saltmeadow Cordgrass (Spartina patens). This species is extensive in the irregularly flooded
high marsh zone along the Atlantic coast. It is able to withstand extended periods of both flooding and
drought, growing in spots where the surface drainage is poor and water ponds during rainy periods. It
cannot, however, tolerate the daily flooding of the intertidal zone. Saltmeadow cordgrass is a valuable
stabilizer in the zone between smooth cordgrass and the upland grass species.
Two to four weeks after planting, 30 to 45 lb/ac of fertilizer containing equal parts of nitrogen and
phosphate should be applied.
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