Hydroseeding in North Greenbush, NY

Hydroseeding in North Greenbush has to deal with some of the steepest ground in the area. The western part of town is steeply sloped and cut by ravines, with clay bluffs rising 100 to 200 feet above the Hudson and little to no floodplain at the bottom. The central and eastern parts of town are gentler rolling hills.

Clay on a slope

Clay holds water, and saturated clay on a slope gets heavy and slick. Seed on bare clay also struggles to root because the surface crusts. Before hydroseeding a clay bank, we roughen the surface so the slurry grips, and the steepest faces get bonded fiber matrix or stapled blankets. Directing roof and driveway water away from the slope matters as much as the grass.

Ravine edges

The ravines that cut the western part of town are carved by water. A lawn that ends at a ravine edge should have a strip of grass or plants left unmowed and thick, and no runoff piped over the lip. If an edge is already slumping, we can stabilize the surface, but deeper problems need an engineer.

Lake lots

Snyder's Lake, near the eastern border, is the town's largest lake. Houses around it have yards sloping toward the water. Silt fence during any digging and quick seed and mulch afterward keep soil out of the lake.

Route 4 suburbs

Suburban growth along Route 4 began in the 1940s and 1950s, displacing farms. Later, Interstate 90, the Patroon Island Bridge and a 1996 exit made the town an easy commute to Albany. The population rose from 10,805 in 2000 to 13,929 in 2020. New lots and older yards both come up regularly.

Commercial ground

The RPI Tech Park, developed since the 1970s, now holds more than a million square feet of office space. Commercial landscapes like that call for durable turf and seeded detention areas.

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