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Hydroseeding can give you a vibrantly green lawn at a fraction of the cost of sodding a lawn; with hydroseeding, a blend of grass seeds, binders, fertilizer and mulch is sprayed evenly over the topsoil. This provides even coverage of a natural bed for your grass seeds to germinate and grow in. In addition to being much less expensive than sod, hydroseeding usually gives you more attractive results and has less risk of not adapting to your soil. If you're interested in hydroseeding your lawn, your best bet is to contact a professional since hydroseeding requires special equipment for the best results.
Hydroseeded Grass Is More Likely to Thrive on Your Lawn than Sod
When homeowners lay down sod on their yard, the biggest fear is that their new lawn won't take. This occurs when the roots in the sod do not grow into the natural soil that is beneath them. This is due to a few reasons. First, sod can only utilize a small number of grass varieties; the grass seed used in sod must be able to withstand being bundled and transported, so only types of grass that are very pliable with a thick blade are used in sod applications. These may not be a good match for the soil in your lawn, which can lead to the grass not forming roots properly.
The other reason why it is fairly common for sod to not take in a lawn is that the lower parts of the root system are chopped off when the sod is cut into squares for shipping. This causes root shock, which makes it more difficult for the grass' root system to correctly form again when it is transplanted.
A More Natural Process Leads to a Healthier Root System
With hydroseeding, the seeds used can be matched perfectly to your soil. This gives you healthier grass with a stronger root system. As an added bonus, a stronger root system means that your hydroseeded grass is often capable of choking out adjacent weeds, reducing the amount of time you spend weeding your lawn and minimizing the use of herbicides. Hydroseeding is a more natural process than sodding a lawn, which can produce better results.
Instead of growing grass elsewhere, cutting the topsoil into squares and transporting it to be transplanted onto foreign soil, hydroseeding follows the natural path of how grass grows in nature. The grass is grown from germinating seeds. This also contributes to healthier root development, as the grass gets to grow new roots into your soil from scratch rather than trying to repair a root system that was broken when the sod was cut and shipped.
Even Coverage Means No Cracks or Edges
The other major problem with sod (besides its expense) is that it requires a very experienced landscaper to lay the sod correctly and needs management after it is laid in order to prevent gaps from forming between the sod squares. Over time, the squares can shrink and expose cracks between rows where the sod was laid. This creates a very unattractive striped appearance in your lawn and is difficult to fix.
A similar problem occurs when the sodded portion of your lawn meets the natural portion; there's a very stark transition between the grass growing in the sod and the grass growing on your natural soil. Hydroseeding avoids this issue by distributing the seeds evenly throughout the lawn when the mulch mixture is applied, so there's a uniform distribution that does not lead to gaps or edges.
To learn more about hydroseeding, contact services like Bark Blowers & Hydroseeding Inc.
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