Home of Long Island's highest hill

Hydroseeding in Huntington, NY

A North Shore town between two harbors, with the island's high point inside its borders.

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Hillside Seeding in Western Suffolk

Hydroseeding in Huntington often means working uphill. Jayne's Hill in West Hills County Park, the highest point on Long Island at roughly 400 feet, sits on the Harbor Hill Moraine inside the town. That ridge runs through the town's southern half, and the land falls from it toward the harbors on the Sound. Plenty of Huntington yards have a real pitch to them.

Matching the cover to the slope

We sort slopes into three groups. Gentle grades get standard hydroseed with a heavier mulch. Moderate grades get a tackifier or a bonded fiber matrix so the mulch locks together. Steep banks, the kind found off driveways in West Hills, Dix Hills and Lloyd Harbor, get an erosion control blanket staked over the seed. Picking the right one is most of what makes slope stabilization work.

Between two harbors

The original 1653 land purchase ran from Cold Spring Harbor on the west to Northport Harbor on the east, with the Sound to the north. Water from hillside lots heads toward those harbors, so on any job with exposed soil we put silt fence along the downhill edge and protect nearby catch basins until the grass is up.

From farms to commuter town

The railroad's arrival in 1867 started shifting Huntington from farming and shipping toward commuting, and after World War II farms and resorts gave way to homes as western Suffolk suburbanized. Many of those yards are now due for lawn renovation: aeration, topsoil and overseeding, or full replacement after an addition.

Typical Huntington jobs

Slope stabilization on steep driveways and banks
New lawn installation after home additions
Silt fence for builders near the harbors
Overseeding older lawns

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Huntington Terrain Facts

Jayne's Hill. Jayne's Hill, the highest point on Long Island at about 387 to 401 feet, is on the Harbor Hill moraine in West Hills County Park.
First Purchase. The 1653 First Purchase ran from Cold Spring Harbor on the west to Northport Harbor on the east, with Long Island Sound to the north.
Water area. The town covers 137.1 square miles, of which 43.1 square miles, or about 31 percent, is water.
Postwar change. After World War II, farms and resorts gave way to homes as western Suffolk suburbanized.

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Huntington Questions

At what slope does a Huntington bank need more than mulch?

Once a bank gets steep enough that you would not mow it comfortably, we stop relying on mulch alone and use a bonded fiber matrix or a staked blanket.

Do you work around West Hills and Dix Hills?

Yes, along with Huntington, Northport, Centerport, Greenlawn and the rest of the town.

What keeps mud off my neighbor's driveway during the job?

Silt fence along the low side of the work area, and stabilizing the bare soil as soon as grading is done.

My lawn faces north on a slope and stays thin. Can you help?

A shade-tolerant seed blend, a topsoil top-dress and an overseeding pass usually thicken it up. We look at drainage too.

Should I seed a slope in spring or fall?

Early fall is usually best because heavy summer storms are past and roots have months to grow before winter.

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