Irvine Prairie Seed Mixes
Mesic 2018
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): 2018-05-18
Seeding Method: Truax FLX-88 Native Seed Drill
Last Land Use: Conventional Corn
Site Prep: Disk Cultivation
Mesic 19
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): May 15–16, 2019
Seeding Method: Truax FLX-88 Native Seed Drill
Last Land Use: Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Wet 19
Target Plant Community: Wet-Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): May 16, 2019
Seeding Method: Truax FLX-88 Native Seed Drill
Last Land Use: Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Wet-Mesic 19
Target Plant Community: Wet-Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): May 20, 2019
Seeding Method: Truax FLX-88 Native Seed Drill
Last Land Use: Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Mesic 20
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Mar 31–Apr 7, 2020
Seeding Method: Truax FLX-88 Native Seed Drill
Last Land Use: Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Wet-Mesic 20
Target Plant Community: Wet-Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Apr 9, 2020
Seeding Method: Truax FLX-88 Native Seed Drill
Last Land Use: Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Mesic 21
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Apr 16–22, 2021
Seeding Method: Truax FLX-88 Native Seed Drill
Last Land Use: Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Wet-Mesic 21
Target Plant Community: Wet-Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Apr 26, 2021
Seeding Method: Truax FLX-88 Native Seed Drill
Last Land Use: Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Dry-Mesic 21
Target Plant Community: Dry-Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Apr 26, 2021
Seeding Method: Truax FLX-88 Native Seed Drill
Last Land Use: Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
High Quality Mesic 22
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 20, 2021
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Oat Cover Crop After Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Mesic 22
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): May 19–22, 2022
Seeding Method: Truax FLX-88 Native Seed Drill
Last Land Use: Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Bulk 20
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 20, 2019
Seeding Method: Hand Broadcast
Last Land Use: Fallow After Soybeans
Site Prep: Disk Cultivation
Wet-Mesic 23
Target Plant Community: Wet-Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 13, 2022
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Mesic 23
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 13–14, 2022
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Mesic 24
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 17–18, 2023
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Oat Cover Crop After Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Dry-Mesic 24
Target Plant Community: Dry-Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 17, 2023
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Oat Cover Crop After Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Wet-Mesic 24
Target Plant Community: Wet-Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 18, 2023
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Oat Cover Crop After Soybeans (Glufosinate Tolerant)
Site Prep: None
Wet-Mesic 25
Target Plant Community: Wet-Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 12, 2024
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Oat Cover Crop After Soybeans
Site Prep: Vertical tillage
Mesic 25
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 11-16, 2024
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Oat Cover Crop After Soybeans
Site Prep: Vertical tillage in west half
Dry-Mesic 25
Target Plant Community: Dry-Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 14, 2024
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Oat Cover Crop After Soybeans
Site Prep: None
High Quality Mesic 25
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 16, 2024
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Oat Cover Crop After Soybeans
Site Prep: None
Mesic 26
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 6-11, 2025
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Oat Cover Crop After Soybeans
Site Prep: None
Wet-Mesic 26
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 9, 2025
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Oat Cover Crop After Soybeans
Site Prep: None
Dry-Mesic 25
Target Plant Community: Dry-Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 9, 2024
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Oat Cover Crop After Soybeans
Site Prep: None
High Quality Mesic 26
Target Plant Community: Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
Seeding Date(s): Nov 9, 2025
Seeding Method: Kubota VS500 Broadcast Spreader
Last Land Use: Oat Cover Crop After Soybeans
Site Prep: None
