Next to the Babcock Ranch Preserve

Hydroseeding in Babcock Ranch, FL

Seeding new homes and construction sites carved from a former timber and cattle ranch.

We measure the ground before we put a number on paper
Seed mix and fertilizer timed to Sarasota County's summer rules
Sediment barriers set before clearing near ponds, canals and swales

Building Beside a Preserve

Hydroseeding in Babcock Ranch is new-construction work. The planned community covers about 17,000 acres in southeastern Charlotte County and northeastern Lee County. The land was part of a 91,000-acre ranch that Edward Vose Babcock bought in 1914 and used mainly for logging and agriculture.

The preserve next door

When the ranch was sold in 2006, most of it, more than 74,000 acres, went to the state and Lee County as the Babcock Ranch Preserve. Conservation groups saw it as the last piece of a corridor from Lake Okeechobee to the Charlotte Harbor estuary. Building next to land like that means sediment control is taken seriously: silt fence before grading, inlet protection on new streets, and quick cover on bare soil.

A big build-out

The development plan allows for up to 50,000 residents in 19,000 households, plus 5 million square feet of commercial and civic space. That is years of grading, pads and pond construction. For builders we do temporary seeding on idle phases and permanent hydroseeding on common areas, swales and pond banks, with blankets or bonded fiber matrix on steeper slopes.

Former ranch soil

Ranch and timber land tends to be sandy flatwoods with a high water table in summer. New home lots here need careful finish grading so water moves to the swales. After closing, many owners call us to seed side and back yards the builder left in sand.

Babcock Ranch work

Back and side yard hydroseeding on new homes
Builder temporary and permanent seeding
Silt fence installation and inlet protection
Pond bank and swale erosion control

Get a free estimate or call (941) 241-2677.

Babcock Ranch Background

Original ranch. Edward Vose Babcock bought the 91,000-acre ranch in 1914; its primary uses were logging and agriculture.
Preserve sale. Over 74,000 acres were sold to the state and Lee County in 2006 for preservation of the most sensitive areas.
Wildlife corridor. Conservationists saw the land as the final link in a corridor from Lake Okeechobee to the Charlotte Harbor estuary.
Planned size. The plan allows up to 50,000 residents in 19,000 households on about 17,000 acres.

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Babcock Ranch Questions

Do you work on the Lee County part of Babcock Ranch too?

Yes, the whole community.

What does the builder usually leave unfinished in the yard?

Often the side and back yards are graded but left in sand. We can seed those to match the front as closely as possible.

Why does keeping sand on a Babcock Ranch lot matter so much?

The community sits beside a large state preserve and its wetlands. Keeping sand on your lot protects that land and keeps construction in compliance.

Can you seed pond banks for the community or a builder?

Yes. On a pond bank we usually seed and then pin down a blanket or spray a BFM coat over it.

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