Hydroseeding in Dickinson, TX

Hydroseeding in Dickinson starts with rainfall numbers that are higher than most of the metro. Dickinson's Wikipedia page cites a 1991 to 2020 average of 60.37 inches of rain a year, measured at the Houston National Weather Service office, which has a Dickinson mailing address off FM 646. That is about ten inches more than Houston's long-term average. A new lawn here gets watered by the sky, but it also has to survive frequent heavy storms on flat, slow-draining ground.

After Harvey

In August 2017 Hurricane Harvey flooded about 90 percent of Dickinson, and about half the city was destroyed by the flooding. Years of rebuilding followed, and many yards were dug up, filled, regraded around raised homes or left patchy. We still see lawns that never fully came back. Those jobs usually need silt cleanup, topsoil in low spots and a full reseed.

Dickinson Bayou

The town grew from a settlement on Dickinson Bayou established before 1850, on land granted to John Dickinson in 1824. About 4 percent of the city's area is water. Yards that back onto the bayou or its feeder ditches erode at the top of the bank first. We reshape that edge where needed and seed it with bonded fiber mulch or a blanket so the grass can hold it.

Farm soil marketing

In the 1890s the Dickinson Land and Improvement Association sold land to farmers on claims that the soil suited food crops. Some of that ground still grows grass well once it is loosened. Builder fill brought in later is often heavier clay and needs more prep.

Timing seed around storms

With rain that frequent, we watch the forecast and avoid spraying a fresh seedbed right before a big system, and we always use tackifier.

Dickinson services

• Post-flood lawn rebuilds
• Bayou and ditch bank erosion control
• New lawn hydroseeding and topsoil
• Silt fence for rebuild sites

Get a free estimate or call (832) 772-4979.