San Jacinto watershed

Hydroseeding in Conroe, TX

Fast-growing Conroe clears pine land for homes inside one river's watershed. Bare dirt can't stay bare for long.

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Cover for Cleared Pine Land

Hydroseeding in Conroe often comes right after a lot has been cleared out of the Piney Woods. The city's Wikipedia page places Conroe in the southwest corner of the East Texas Piney Woods, where loblolly and shortleaf pine are common, and notes the town was founded on a sawmill in 1881. Today the clearing is for subdivisions instead of lumber. Once the trees and root mat are gone, the exposed soil left behind moves easily in a heavy rain.

One watershed for the whole city

The West Fork of the San Jacinto River runs along the western edge of Conroe, and the entire city lies within that river's watershed. The river flows southeast out of Lake Conroe, a reservoir of roughly 20,000 acres finished in 1973 as a water supply for Houston. Whatever leaves a construction site in Conroe eventually heads down that river system, so builders here lean on silt fence, inlet protection and quick vegetation to stay within their stormwater plans.

Big storms are not rare

According to the same page, parts of Conroe near the West Fork flood when more than nine inches of rain falls in 48 hours, and the area has about a 10 percent chance of that much rain in any year. Montgomery County saw 500-year floods three years running, in 2015, 2016 and 2017. A seedbed without mulch will not survive that kind of rain. We match the mulch to the slope and the season, from standard wood fiber on flat yards to bonded fiber matrix on banks and channels.

Growth and annexation

Conroe went from a town officials had to court builders to, to the fastest-growing large city in the country between 2015 and 2016. It has annexed territory every year since 2007. That means lots of bare dirt at once: new streets, drainage ditches, retention ponds and backyards that all need cover before the builder can close out.

Homeowner work

For people who just moved into a new Conroe home with a half-finished yard, hydroseeding fills the bare sections for less than sod and lets you pick the grass type.

Conroe services

New construction hydroseeding for builders
Silt fence installation and maintenance
Ditch and pond bank erosion control
Backyard lawn seeding and topsoil

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Conroe Facts That Affect Seeding

Piney Woods. Conroe sits in the southwest corner of the East Texas Piney Woods, where loblolly pine is the most common tree.
West Fork watershed. The West Fork of the San Jacinto River flows along Conroe's western edge, and the whole city is within its watershed.
Flood threshold. Significant flooding occurs along the West Fork floodplain when rainfall tops nine inches in 48 hours, about a 10 percent yearly chance.
Lake Conroe. Lake Conroe, completed in 1973 on the West Fork, covers about 20,000 acres and runs through Piney Woods forest.

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Conroe Questions

How soon should a cleared Conroe lot be seeded?

As soon as final grade is set. The longer cleared pine land sits bare, the more topsoil it loses and the more silt fence repairs it needs.

Is silt fence required on my build?

Most construction sites that disturb soil need perimeter sediment controls under their stormwater plan. We install and maintain it until grass takes over.

What mulch holds up in a Conroe downpour?

On flat yards a wood fiber mulch with tackifier is usually enough. Channels and steep banks get bonded fiber matrix or a blanket.

Can you seed around leftover pine stumps?

We can seed around them, but grinding stumps and removing root debris first gives a much more even lawn.

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