Hydroseeding in Florida City, FL

Hydroseeding in Florida City depends on which side of the old railroad you are on. Much of the city sits on the Miami Rock Ridge, a band of Miami Limestone that runs from northeast to southwest and stands 5 to 8 feet above sea level. East of the ridge was the East Glade, an arm of the Everglades whose soil was mostly a limey material called Biscayne Marl. Those two surfaces need different soil prep, and a good lawn plan starts by figuring out which one you have.

On the ridge

Ridge lots tend to have rock close to the surface. Before settlement the ridge carried South Florida slash pine, and those pine rocklands were crushed by equipment and turned into farmland during the 1900s. Crushed rock makes a firm base but leaves little room for roots, so we usually add topsoil and grade it smooth before seeding.

In the old glade

Marl ground east of the ridge holds water longer and can turn slick and sticky after rain. Canals dug in the early 1900s lowered the water table, and potatoes were grown there before housing spread into the area in the late 1970s. Here the job is shaping the surface so water moves off, and keeping fine marl from washing into drains with silt fence and inlet protection while the lawn fills in.

The Long Slough

Florida City was once crossed by a slow-moving slough that entered the city near Redland Road and Lucy Street. As canals were built, the slough was drained and became a low valley in the ridge, with culverts under several roads. Lots along that old path can still collect water. We check for low spots before grading and may suggest a swale or drain line; our grading crew handles the excavation and trenching for drainage if it is needed.

Where the mainland ends

Florida City is the last stop on the mainland before the Keys and sits at the start of the only road through Everglades National Park. A lot of the property here is commercial and hospitality ground, where we handle commercial hydroseeding, slope stabilization on retention ponds and silt fence installation for site work.

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