Hydroseeding in Pickens, SC

Pickens averages about 56.67 inches of precipitation a year, which is several inches wetter than Greenville, and its wettest months are December and July. Hydroseeding in Pickens has to plan for that extra water. More rain on a bare slope means more soil on the move, so erosion control is the first thing we think about here, not an afterthought.

Mountains on the horizon

Table Rock State Park lies north of town, and Table Rock itself rises to 3,124 feet. Closer in, Glassy Mountain east of Pickens is a piedmont monadnock, a rare landform in South Carolina. Lots around town reflect that terrain: rolling to steep, with driveways and house pads cut into hillsides.

Our approach on hilly lots

• Install silt fence with wire support where the slope above it is steeper than a few percent
• Roughen the slope across the grade so seed lodges
• Spray seed with tackified hydromulch or bonded fiber matrix
• Pin erosion control blankets on the steepest faces and in swales
• Divert upslope runoff away from the new seed

Watershed history

A former capacitor plant outside Pickens discharged PCBs into a tributary of the Twelve Mile River, which feeds Lake Hartwell. Sediment carries contaminants, which is one reason the creeks around Pickens deserve careful sediment control on any job.

Cooler nights

At about 1,053 feet, Pickens has cooler nights than the lower Piedmont, and the record low is minus 6 degrees. Fall fescue sprays should go down early so they root before hard cold.

Small-town lots

In town, many jobs are simpler: regrading a yard so water stops pooling near the foundation, spreading topsoil and hydroseeding a new lawn. We do those too.

Get a free estimate or call (864) 520-5685.