Essential Steps

To ensure the success of your vegetative project, we at GT Hydro Seed, Inc. consider the following factors as essential:

1. Evaluation of the site. Every site is different; every season has different weather associated with it. The lay of the land including degrees of slope and potential water flows. We evaluate the overall site for a successful vegetative plan to stabilize your site no matter what the season.

2. Testing the soil. This will allow us to correct deficiencies and imbalances by applying the proper soil amendments and amounts.

3.  Microorganisms in the soil. Many soils used in construction sites are sterile due to being buried deep beneath the earth. For sustainable plant growth, the soil must have enzymes, humic acid, and plant hormones. We can apply organic bio-stimulants at application rates required to make your project a success.

4. Balance of nutrients. We use the finest products available, not the cheapest, to ensure proper growth of your project.

5. Stabilization of the soil. This is the overall goal of the services we offer, keeping the seed and soil amendments where we put them. This ensures the ultimate goal of grass growth to let nature hold the ground. We accomplish this by many techniques, including Hydroseeding applications, Cotton Fiber Matrix materials, or the use of Erosion Control Blankets. 

6. Selection of seed. We can use your seed specifications or help you by recommending certain seed types. Different times of the year regulate what will grow successfully during that period. Our climate allows grass growth year round. It goes back to the evaluation of the project and what the ultimate goal is. Whether it is temporary erosion control on the job site or permanent turf establishment we can help. 

7. Application. Hydroseeding is an obvious choice to apply seed, mulch, fertilizers, and soil stabilizers in a one step process. This is especially  helpful on steep slopes or inaccessible areas. We are able to shoot mixtures in excess of 100 feet.  

8. Moisture. To sustain any plant life you must have water. Hydroseeding increases the chance of seed survival dramatically over dry seeding or the use of straw. Adding copolymers into the Hydroseeding slurry or amending it in the soil, further ensures moisture is kept in the critical zone for germination.

What are copolymers? It is a super-absorbent polymer, a cross-linked polyacrylamide (that, when watered, looks like gelatin), holding up to 400 times its density in water. It then slowly releases the water along with any fertilizers or nutrients to the plant roots. The use of these polymers can save up to 50% on irrigation. Polymers will work in the soil for five to ten years, at which time it then breaks down into its component parts of ammonia, carbon dioxide, and water, with no residual toxicity.