Hydroseeding in New Port Richey, FL

Hydroseeding in New Port Richey is mostly renovation work. The city covers only about 4.6 square miles, and because its area is small, its population has changed little even as western Pasco boomed from the late 1960s on. Most lots have had a house on them for decades. That means our calls here are for tired lawns, yards torn up by a remodel, and infill lots where an old house came down.

The Cotee River

The Pithlachascotee River, known locally as the Cotee, flows through downtown before it reaches the Gulf of Mexico at Port Richey. It runs more than 23 miles from near Crews Lake and passes through Starkey Wilderness Park on the way. Yards and parks along the river have banks that slump when cover is lost. We seed those banks with a bonding mulch and use erosion control blankets where water runs over them.

Low coastal ground

The city sits about 20 feet above sea level. Low lots near the river and Orange Lake can hold water after summer storms, so we look at where water goes before seeding. A slight regrade toward a swale or the street often fixes a yard that never holds grass.

Preserve to the east

Starkey Wilderness Preserve, east of the city, protects about 18,000 acres of conservation land, including 8,500 acres of wetland, pine flatwoods, cypress domes and sandhill. Much of the river's upper watershed is protected, but runoff from town lots goes straight into the lower river, so silt fence matters on any project close to it.

Parks and public land

The city has many small parks, including Sims Park on Orange Lake, Cotee River Park and the James E. Grey Preserve. Public and HOA lawns get heavy foot traffic and benefit from periodic overseeding.

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