Hi Molly -
I spoke with Jeremiah about this at ASLA conference a few years ago and am finally getting around to putting in a formal request I believe many LAs use regarding the plant schedule and seed mixes. Quite often I need to make custom grass/flower seed mixes for restoration on projects. I could be missing how to achieve the best output that might already exist but the only way I understand currently how to do this is via the Concept Plant Manager, creating a mix under (typically) groundcovers, and then editing.
The problem here is they then output in %, not pounds (lbs). Percent can sometimes be used but not as frequently. I've attached a screenshot of what usually takes quite a bit of editing of the finished plant schedule to get it to read as is often needed where it provides:
1. Directions on the seeding application rate (pounds per acre).
2. The makeup (lbs or percent) of that overall amount per species.
What often isn't needed but comes out is:
1. A plant code as we're not using label callouts, it's just a hatch.
2. Individual sf for each plant selected in the mix. Seed mixes aren't really measured that way.
3. As a seed mix, container size isn't needed so then I have to individually change each one from a default container size to seed.
I've also attached both a screenshot of a plant schedule from one of my projects after final edits and a seed mix cutsheet from a great supplier in Oregon for an idea of how that looks. Though, that gets a bit more in the weeds (pun intended) than usually necessary for a contractor to understand what they're ordering. I'd absolutely love to see this become more functional/be a dedicated output in the plant or concept schedule managers for accuracy (every time I regen the schedule on new submittals, this info I've added gets lost and is sometimes forgotten to be re-added) and time management.
Thank you!
Dylan