Hydroseeding in Babylon, NY

Hydroseeding in the Town of Babylon happens in a place that is mostly water. Of the town's 114.3 square miles, 62 are water, more than half. Babylon runs from the Nassau line to the Great South Bay and includes part of Fire Island, Captree Island and Gilgo State Park on the barrier beach. Inland lots sit on the gently sloping outwash plain that runs south from the island's moraines toward the Atlantic.

Every yard drains to the bay

On ground this flat and this close to tidal water, almost every yard's runoff ends up in a canal, creek or the bay. On construction and renovation jobs we put up silt fence and protect storm inlets before work starts, and we cover the bare soil with hydromulch as soon as grading is finished. A covered seedbed releases very little sediment compared to raw dirt.

Flat lots need a fall

Where the ground barely slopes, a new lawn can end up sitting in water. We fine grade for a gentle fall away from the house and use topsoil to fill low spots. Then the hydroseed goes on an even bed so the lawn comes in uniform.

Parks on both ends

Belmont Lake State Park sits in the northeastern part of town, and the barrier island holds Gilgo, an undeveloped preserve, plus part of Robert Moses State Park. For homeowners near those green spaces who want something other than turf in a back corner, a native grass mix is an option for borders and low spots.

Older town, older lawns

The town was formed in 1872 by splitting off from Huntington, and its villages and hamlets filled in over the following century. We do a lot of lawn renovation and overseeding here, plus new lawn installation after additions.

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