Hydroseeding in Travelers Rest, SC

Travelers Rest started as the place wagons stopped before the long climb into the mountains, and hydroseeding in Travelers Rest still deals with that geography. At about 1,116 feet, the city sits higher than Greenville, and lots here are more likely to be cut into hillsides, wooded and steep in places.

Cooler winters

Travelers Rest's coldest month averages a low of about 30 degrees, a bit colder than the Greenville area to the south. That shortens the fall window. We try to have fescue seeded early enough that it has several weeks of growth before hard frosts, and we hold warm-season sprays until late spring is firmly in place.

Headwaters country

The Enoree River rises in the foothills about 2 miles northwest of town and flows southeast across the Piedmont for about 85 miles. Creeks this close to their source are small and easily choked with sediment. If your lot has a live stream on it, Greenville County's single-family standard calls for either Army Corps documentation or an undisturbed 100-foot buffer. We keep equipment and spray out of that buffer and place silt fence on the upslope side.

Hillside lots

On steep ground we do not rely on seed and mulch alone. Our usual approach:

• Track-walk or roughen the slope so seed lodges in the grooves
• Spray seed and tackified hydromulch
• Pin erosion control blankets on the steepest faces
• Add a diversion or swale at the top so upslope water goes around the slope instead of down it

Trail town growth

The Swamp Rabbit Trail began at the city's Dry Goods Warehouse, and the town grew 70% between 2010 and 2020. New infill near downtown and new homes on the hills both need finished lawns, and we handle both.

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