Hydroseeding, sod and turf in Falmouth, Maine.
New lawns in Falmouth usually start from bare dirt left by something else: a new house in West Falmouth, a replaced septic field, a regraded backyard, or a tired lawn that is simply starting over. The job is the same each time — grade, loam, prep, then establish the grass by the method that fits the site: hydroseed over large areas, sod where the lawn needs to be finished right away, or turf where grass will not grow.
What the town allows on a new lawn
Falmouth's amended pesticide and fertilizer ordinance, effective April 1, 2026, sets explicit numbers for new turf. Phosphorus is capped at 1 pound per 1,000 square feet per year for new lawns, nitrogen at 2 pounds per 1,000 square feet, and fertilizer may be applied no more than twice a year. No fertilizer may go down from December 1 through March 31, so a late-fall seeding cannot be fed until spring.
Distance to water matters as well: no fertilizer within 75 feet of a water body or 20 feet of a storm drain. A new lawn on a lot along Highland Lake, the Presumpscot or a tidal cove is therefore established on good loam and seed rather than a heavy starter feed near the edge.
Sand, silt and ledge under the loam
The NRCS soil survey maps sandy outwash — Hinckley, Windsor and Deerfield series — in parts of town, including the sand and gravel aquifer the Comprehensive Plan describes north of the Presumpscot along I-95. Those soils drain fast; seed on them needs enough loam depth and steady watering to get through its first dry spell.
On the Lamoine and Scantic silt loams near the estuary, the risk is standing water and a crust that seedlings struggle to break. Grading for a gentle fall away from the house and avoiding compaction from equipment on wet days matter more there than any seed mix.
Across the rocky Lyman-Tunbridge ground, loam has to be brought in to a workable depth over ledge before any method will hold.
UMaine Extension points to late summer into September as the best seeding window in Maine, when weed pressure is down and soil is still warm. Hydroseed mulch also protects bare soil from washing — useful given the town's MS4 stormwater permit and its construction-site runoff controls.
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How we handle hydroseeding, sod & turf
Whether it is a new build, a septic repair or a tired lawn starting over, we grade, loam and prep the ground, then establish the lawn the right way for the site: hydroseeding for large areas, sod for instant results, or turf where grass will not work.
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