Hydroseeding in Oklahoma City, OK

Hydroseeding in Oklahoma City covers an unusual spread of work, because the city limits take in about 620 square miles. Census figures put roughly 244 square miles in the urbanized zone and the remaining 377 or so in rural watershed areas the city has incorporated. One week we may be spraying a narrow backyard behind a rebuilt bungalow; the next, a long ditch line on acreage in the far southeast.

Two kinds of jobs

In the urban core, the work is mostly lawn installation after construction: new homes, teardowns, utility trenches and sewer repairs that leave bare dirt. Out in the watershed areas, the jobs are bigger and the priority shifts to erosion control. Bare slopes and road cuts there drain toward the city's lakes, so we lean on hydromulch, straw blankets and silt fence before we worry about how pretty the turf looks.

Timing around the rain

NOAA normals for Will Rogers World Airport show May as the wettest month at a little over 5 inches, with June close behind. That is good for germination and bad for fresh grading. We like to have seed and mulch down before the big spring storms, and we put silt fence and inlet protection in first on any lot that sheds water toward a street drain. May 2015 brought 19.48 inches, the wettest month on record, which is a reminder of what an unprotected slope can face.

Heat and grass choice

The city sees 90 degrees on nearly 70 days a year and tops 100 on about ten. Bermuda grass is the usual pick for sunny lawns because it handles that heat once it is rooted. On shaded lots under older trees we talk through other options, and in fall or winter we may spray a temporary cover crop with mulch to hold soil until Bermuda can go in.

Hills and red dirt

Oklahoma City sits in the Sandstone Hills region, with hills of 250 to 400 feet, and its northeast side reaches into the Cross Timbers. Sloped yards on that side of town often need fine grading and topsoil before seed, plus a heavier mulch rate so the first hard rain does not cut rills.

We handle hydroseeding, yard grading, silt fence installation and lawn repair anywhere inside the city limits. Get a free estimate or call (405) 529-7119.