Hydroseeding in New Scotland, NY

Hydroseeding in New Scotland happens on higher, more rural ground than in the towns closer to Albany. The town's listed elevation is 666 feet, and John Boyd Thacher State Park sits near Voorheesville, mostly atop the Helderberg Escarpment, which reaches about 1,300 feet. The town includes the village of Voorheesville and hamlets like Feura Bush and Clarksville.

Limestone and quick drainage

Up on the escarpment, surface water runs into the limestone, which is part of why the area was poor for farming. Where a property sits on shallow soil over rock, grass struggles in dry spells. Adding topsoil before seeding gives roots more to work with, and hydroseed mulch helps hold moisture during establishment.

Rural lots, bigger lawns

New Scotland has about 58 square miles of land and only about 9,100 residents, so lots are large. Covering a big yard with sod is expensive; hydroseeding does the same job at a lower cost. We also seed field edges, septic areas and long driveway banks.

Creeks and reservoirs

Onesquethaw Creek gives its name to the Onesquethaw Valley, now a historic district, and the Vly Creek Reservoir lies south of New Salem, owned by the Town of Bethlehem. Lots draining toward these waters should have silt fence or sediment logs during construction.

Slow, steady growth

The town grew 5.2 percent between 2010 and 2020. That is not a building boom, but it means steady new home construction on larger lots, and older homes adding garages, additions and septic work, all of which leave bare soil to cover.

Cooler ground, earlier deadlines

Higher, more open ground tends to cool off sooner in fall than the river valley below. We plan fall seedings here for late August into early September, so new grass has several weeks of root growth before the first hard freeze. In spring, we wait until the soil dries enough to grade without smearing it.

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