Hydroseeding in Tega Cay, SC

Hydroseeding in Tega Cay is done on a peninsula. The city sits along Lake Wylie with about 13 miles of shoreline, and a large share of its lots either face the water or drain toward it. Every bare yard here is only a short run of sheet flow away from the lake, so erosion control and fast permanent cover are part of almost every project.

A lake with a long shoreline

Lake Wylie covers about 13,400 acres with roughly 325 miles of shoreline, stretching across York County in South Carolina and Gaston and Mecklenburg counties in North Carolina. Tega Cay holds a small but heavily built piece of that shoreline. Sediment from construction and landscaping here goes straight into the lake if it is not stopped.

Steps for a lakefront yard

1. Set silt fence along the low edge before any digging 2. Grade so water spreads out instead of running in a channel 3. Add topsoil where clay is exposed 4. Hydroseed with tackifier on gentle ground and blankets on steep banks 5. Keep the fence up until the grass is established

Shoreline banks

Banks that drop to the water are the hardest part of any lakefront yard. Seed alone rarely holds there. Those banks get a blanket or a BFM layer, and we suggest a mix that can go unmowed if the slope is too steep for a mower.

Planned from the start

Tega Cay is described as a planned city, with thirteen city-owned parks, a public 27-hole golf course and walking trails. Shared green spaces and lakeside parks need the same care as private yards, especially where they slope to the shore.

Still growing

The city grew from 7,620 residents in 2010 to 12,832 in 2020. New homes and rebuilds mean a steady flow of yards needing installation, often on lots where the original soil was pushed around during construction.

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