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$Doc near me the retail residential price of hydroseeding is about $.21 - $.36 per sq. foot. Sod is $.13 plus labor of $.11. Sod is "instant gratification"---like new carpet! Sod doesn't like to put down roots if it's put down on a layer of topsoil and tends to dry out quicker when not tended to. Sod on clay only tends to put down roots better and lasts longer when not tended to. Hydoseeding we use here is nothing more than a water-soluable polymer (that makes a webbing or substrate) with grass seed and fertilizer sprayed from a nozzle. I would suggest buying some good seed, put down enough that the ground changes the color of the seed (that's my definition of how much I put down), rake it in to cover most of the seed, fertilize (or fert. first then seed), cover with straw and water. An Voila! You'll have a rich green lawn in no time at a fraction of the cost of sod or hydro. And you don't necessarily have to put down topsoil at all for hydro, sod or seed. I have builders I work for that will not allow any topsoil for two reasons: they're cheap :) and you just don't need it. And the sod farm here will tell you sod will grow on anything--including bare concrete---as long as you water and fertilize it. $ Newbie needs help - box blade or tiller
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