A planned postwar city

Hydroseeding in Midwest City, OK

Laid out with help from the FHA's land planning director in the 1940s.

Site visit and written quote at no charge
Seed blend picked for the season: Bermuda in summer, fescue in fall
Silt fence and inlet protection set before the first rain, not after

Bringing Old Midwest City Lawns Back

Hydroseeding in Midwest City is mostly about renewal. The city was incorporated in 1943 beside what is now Tinker Air Force Base, and Seward Mott, director of the Federal Housing Administration's Land Planning Division, helped design it. It became a national model for postwar community development. Eighty years later, many of those original yards are thin, uneven and ready for work.

What 80 years does to a yard

Old lawns settle. Tree roots lift the ground, topsoil washes off the high side, and low spots hold water. Before overseeding, we often do a light yard grading pass, add topsoil where the soil is thin, and fix drainage away from the house. Then we hydroseed the whole area so new and old turf fill in together.

Flat ground at about 1,157 feet

Midwest City sits at around 1,157 feet and is all land, with no lakes inside the limits. Flat lots are easy to seed, but flat also means water has nowhere to go. A small change in grade can be the difference between a yard that drains and one that stays soggy after a storm.

Glenwood Addition and open land

In the early 1970s, after plane crashes near the runway, the Glenwood Addition north of Tinker was bought out with county bond money and 835 homes were moved. The land is now fenced and used by the base. It is a reminder that large open tracts here get regraded and reseeded for public and commercial uses, which is work we take on too.

Commercial and public grounds

The city has two municipal golf courses, a splash park and several urban parks, plus a steady stream of commercial projects along the I-40 corridor. For those sites we offer construction-site hydroseeding, silt fence installation and inlet protection.

Whether it is one front yard on a 1940s street or an acre of commercial dirt, we can give you a written estimate. Get a free estimate or call (405) 529-7119.

Midwest City Background

Planned community. Seward Mott of the FHA Land Planning Division helped design Midwest City, which became a model for postwar development.
Incorporated 1943. The city was incorporated March 11, 1943, and named for the Midwest Air Depot, the original name of Tinker Air Force Base.
Glenwood buyout. In the early 1970s, 835 homes in the Glenwood Addition north of the runway were moved after a county bond election.
Elevation. Midwest City covers about 24.6 square miles, all land, at an elevation of 1,157 feet.

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Midwest City Questions

Can you overseed my thin 1950s lawn instead of starting over?

Yes. If the yard just has thin and bare areas, we can grade low spots, add topsoil and overseed by hydroseeding.

My flat yard holds water. Will new grass fix it?

Grass alone will not. We regrade to create a gentle fall away from the house first, then seed.

Do you do commercial jobs near the I-40 corridor?

Yes, including silt fence, inlet protection and construction-site hydroseeding.

Can tree roots be a problem when regrading?

They can. We work around major roots and keep added fill thin near trunks.

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