Hydroseeding in Lithia, FL

Hydroseeding in Lithia covers a wider range of terrain than most of Hillsborough County. Ground at Lithia Springs sits less than 8 feet above sea level, but land south of the post office rises to about 105 feet. On larger rural parcels that spread can mean a low, damp corner near a creek and a dry, sandy rise on the same property, and each needs a different approach.

Where the river begins

The Alafia River forms in Lithia where its North and South prongs meet, and the community holds the 2,963-acre Alafia River Corridor. The Alafia floods about twice a year. Bare soil on land that drains toward the river or its creeks is best covered fast, and silt fence along the low side keeps sediment out of the water while the grass grows in.

Mining scars and reclaimed hills

Nearby Alafia River State Park sits on the former Lonesome phosphate mine. Its mountain bike area is a mix of pond depressions and abrupt hills left by draglines. Lithia has a long history of saw mills, agriculture and phosphate mining, and some private land here carries the same kind of uneven ground. On steep spoil slopes a light mulch is not enough; those get a bonded fiber matrix or rolled erosion blankets.

Acreage work

Lithia still has strawberries, citrus, blueberries and tropical fish farms, plus homes on several acres. Common jobs include seeding pasture edges, road shoulders and driveways, re-covering a pad site after a new house or barn, and stabilizing a drainage ditch. Grading crews can also handle the dirt work, trenching and excavation for drainage pipe before we seed.

Planned subdivisions nearby

In the late 1990s, Newland Communities bought about 3,000 acres to build FishHawk Ranch, and development has continued since. Builders working at the edge of rural Lithia often need silt fence and temporary seeding while lots wait for homes.

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