Hydroseeding can be used for many applications. A contractor seeding a new lawn or slop will mix a load of material and spray it out over the surface. In the load of material will be grass seed, a starter fertilizer and a hydroseeding mulch. There may be other products in the mix designed to hold the material in place if it rains, to supercharge the growth ability, or to aid in holding moisture in the soil.

from a platform mounted gun. When hydro seeding with either a gun or a hose, only selected seed can be used depending upon the Ph Value. Some of the seeds that can be hydro seeded are turf grasses & shrubs such as Bluegrass, Rye grass, Fescue, Centepede, Bermuda, Bahia, Soo Babul, hamata, Pasture mixes, Timothy, Millet, Clover, Crown Vetch, Native grasses, Wildflower mixes and many others.

W hen your lawn is hydro seeded it will have a bright colourful look at first, but as this dries some of the color will leave. The mulch usually will stay in place until the grass begins growing. It will even disappear on it’s own within a few weeks. In most areas of the country suface will often start growing within 7 to 30 days depending upon the climatic conditions. Sometimes slow germinating grasses may be the only ones available in an area, or suitable for a job, so this may vary.

Hydro seeding is also popular for golf course construction, roadside work, commercial and industrial jobs, retention ponds, mine reclamation, re-vegetation projects and more. Often a larger machine is used for this type work and the seed may be sprayed