Hydroseeding in Stokesdale, NC

Hydroseeding in Stokesdale is mostly country work. The town sits in the most northwesterly corner of Guilford County, right where Forsyth, Stokes, Rockingham and Guilford counties come together, and the 2020 census counted every resident as living in a rural area. Lots are big, houses are spread out, and much of the land around a new home is field, woods or pasture.

Close to Belews Lake

Belews Lake lies near Stokesdale and Pine Hall. It was created in 1973 by damming Belews Creek, a small tributary of the Dan River, and it covers 3,864 acres with an 88-mile shoreline. Lots that slope toward the water need ground cover in place quickly, because bare soil on a lakeside grade goes straight into the cove in a hard rain.

Keeping the coves clean

With 88 miles of shoreline, a lot of private ground drains directly into Belews Lake. Sediment from a graded lot clouds the water and settles in the coves, and fertilizer that washes off with it feeds algae. On lakeside jobs we run silt fence along the low edge before the first pass of grading, keep fertilizer rates modest and get mulch over the bare soil the same day we seed.

Driveways and long grades

Rural lots out here often have a long driveway climbing from the road. The cut and fill banks along those drives are a common erosion problem, and they respond well to a heavy hydromulch or a straw blanket with seed under it.

Lawn, meadow or both

Not every acre needs to be mowed. On larger Stokesdale properties we often seed a lawn close to the house and a lower-maintenance mix on outer slopes and field edges, which cuts down on mowing hills.

Building near the lake or clearing a rural lot in Stokesdale? Get a free estimate or call (336) 962-2439.