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A hydro seeded lawn should show good results in as little as 5 to 10 days.
You should be ready for the first mowing in 3 to 4 weeks. However a hydroseeded lawn will grow
and fill in over a 2 year period. Sod is always about 2-3 years old when it is cut and installed,
so don't expect a seeded lawn to look like a sod lawn the first year. A hydroseeded lawn looks
the best in it's second season when it has fully filled in.

This process can produce a hardier lawn than sod as the roots tend to grow deeper and adapt
to the soil conditions in your yard. The biggest advantage is that you can have a greater variety of
hardier and weed resistant grasses in your lawn as opposed to sod which is
alway about 95% Kentucky Blue Grass.

For acreage's we have many choices , you can have thick turf around the house
and drought resistant grass or grazing grasses further out from your home.

For industrial, Commercial, Government or land reclamations applications
we offer tough, low maintenance or grazing grass blends to cover
constructions sites, oil/gas installation sites or any other type of disturbed land.

The ground does not have to be as finely finished for us to apply a good cover for acreages and large lots.
however if you are expecting a golf course like turf you need to start with good soil without many rocks or clay lumps and a reasonable level and slightly more finished surface.

HYDRO SEEDING

WHAT IS HYDROSEEDING?

	The popularity of hydro seeding is skyrocketing. Customers notice that you spray it on, and before you know it a beautiful lush lawn is growing. Landscapers find that their customers love it, and it helps solve many of the problems they face. There are reasons hydro seeding works so well. The seed is suspended in a nutrient rich slurry.
The contact of the seed with the water in machine triggers the germination cycle.The mulch layer seals in the moisture, and holds the soil in place. The seed is at an ideal depth for good results. The conditions are right to produce a lush green lawn in very short time.

Hydroseeding is a quick, proven and affordable way to establish a thick, luxurious new lawn that is superior to any other method including sod. Hydro seeding is a process whereby seed, water, fertilizer, fiber mulch, and other additives are mixed together and applied by using a state-of-the-art hydroseeding machine to form a uniform application over the soil. Because the mulch fibers can retain up to ten times their weight in water, seeds are kept moist for fast germination. The mulch fiber helps prevent wind and water erosion, protects young seeds from the sun and helps maintain soil temperature. It is an almost perfect environment for maximum germination. As the plants mature, the mulch fiber will gradually decompose and add nourishment to the soil. In our area, depending on weather conditions and watering, germination begins in 7-14 days and you'll be mowing your new grass in about four weeks.

If you're not familiar with Hydro seeding, you're not alone! It's been one of landscaping's best kept secrets since it was invented in 1953. It's the most widely used method of planting commercial projects like parks, schools, golf courses and along the sides of highways and interstates. You've probably seen that green color "painted" on the ground and wondered what it was. Remember a few weeks later? That area is covered with grass!

Hydroseeding creates an ideal microenvironment for germinating seed. After the short time it takes to establish, a hydroseeded lawn is deeper-rooted and healthier than a sodded lawn. Until recently, if you wanted a nice lawn fast, you had to pay the high price to install sod. But that's all changing. You can have a lush, dark green, easy-to-maintain lawn in as little as 30-45 days... at a fraction of the price of sod.

There's nothing mysterious or experimental about it. It's not "too good to be true". If you water, fertilize and mow according to our instructions, it'll become a beautiful, lush, green lawn in about a month and a half. You CAN have a beautiful lawn at a fraction of the cost of sod... and without a sore back!

HYDROSEEDING MATERIALS

We proudly use Brett Young Professional Turf Products premium quality seed and the best Profile wood fiber mulch available.

Price Range
Please note these prices are approximate only: The cost for hydroseeding can vary a lot due to the number of options available.

Laid sod costs from 70 cents to a dollar per square foot, depending what part of the province you are in. Remember though, the Grass used in sod in not always appropriate for our dry Alberta climate as it generally exclusively Blue grass which requires a lot of water.

For good quality hydroseeeding with thick mulch, good grass seed and other additives such as fertilizer and tackifier ( keeps the mulch together) We run about 14-18 cents per square foot or about $1.30-1.55 a square yard, that is about 1/2 to 2/3 for premium hydromulching when compared to the price of a sodded lawn.

However price is not always based on square footage alone, each job is evaluated to provide the best value and is dependant on many factors such as availability of water, distance traveled etc. Some jobs involve larger square footage (like an acre or more) and we can sometimes adjust the price on those at a lower cost per square foot to keep them affordable.

Other factors affecting cost:
You cannot lay sod or hydroseed over poor soil and expect good results. Soil is a deciding factor on the sucess of your new lawn.

We do have some soil treatments for clay based soils that work well. However if you don't good soil or enough soil, you should factor that cost in as well for a new lawn.

Soil preperation is also something you need to consider . We cannot produce a beautiful park like or golf course type turf lawn for you if the soil is not level, roughly graded, full of clay or simply backbladed by a skid steer. If there are lumps and roots and plant matter all over it will affect the final outcome and over look of your new lawn.

We can help you with those concerns as well. please contact us for more information.

Why we cost a bit more :

We use drastically higher seed volumes and we always add required soil treaments, enzymes and other additives that insure good success...low cost hydroseeding quotes means that somebody is cutting corners by using low seed rates, cheap seed and often no additives..cheap granular fertilizer is a bare minimum and often used by low cost operations so they can say they use additives..however you will get what you pay for .

Alberta soils are mostly very poor and high in clay, no soil treatments for clay will give thin and spotty results..don't be fooled, if the price quoted is half or much lower than what the other companies are offering...it's likely too good to be true

For Estimation purposes only...

1 Acre = 43,560 square feet
1 square yard = 9 square feet

Average cost of a small city lot is $700.00

Average cost of a large city lot is $1400.00