Hydroseeding in Choctaw, OK

Hydroseeding in Choctaw tends to be about scale. The city covers about 27.1 square miles and is mostly land, with homes spread out on larger lots. When a yard is half an acre or more, spraying seed and mulch from a truck makes a lot more sense than rolling out sod.

Ranch and cotton roots

Before Choctaw was chartered, the area was part of William McClure's 7C Ranch, known for a trading post and a camping spot near a spring. By 1909 the town had three cotton gins. In 1950 it was still a farm town of 355 people. Much of today's home ground was pasture or row crops, and some of it still looks like it.

Turning pasture into lawn

Old pasture often has clumps of native grass, weeds and uneven ground from years of grazing. We clear and level the area, smooth ruts, and spread topsoil where the ground was scraped for a house pad. Then we hydroseed Bermuda or a pasture-friendly mix depending on how much of the property you plan to mow.

Long driveways and ditches

Acreage lots usually come with long gravel drives and roadside ditches. Those ditch lines carry fast water during storms. A seeded ditch with an erosion control blanket on its banks holds up much better than bare dirt.

Tornado Alley weather

Choctaw has a humid subtropical climate and sits in Tornado Alley, where cold and warm air masses collide often. Spring storms can drop a lot of rain in a hurry, so we plan seeding to get mulch down before the heaviest weeks if we can.

If you are building on acreage in Choctaw, call early so we can plan seeding with your builder's schedule. Get a free estimate or call (405) 529-7119.