Santa Maria Valley, 1,391 feet

Hydroseeding in Ramona, CA

Pasture, slope and lawn seeding in backcountry foothills with 30-degree daily temperature swings.

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Seeding Backcountry Acreage

Hydroseeding in Ramona usually covers more ground than a suburban lawn. The community's center is in the Santa Maria Valley, and the planning area spreads over more than 84,000 acres of valleys, canyons and steep foothill terrain at the base of the Laguna Mountains. Pastures, long driveways, pads for new outbuildings and vineyard edges are the kind of areas we seed here.

Big daily swings

Ramona sits at about 1,391 feet, and daily temperature swings average 30.3 degrees across the year. Records since 1974 run from 16 degrees in January 2007 to 117 degrees in July 2018, and the area spans USDA hardiness zones 9b and 10a. Seed blends for Ramona need to handle cold nights and hot afternoons, so we lean toward tougher mixes and plan seeding for fall, when the heat has passed.

Fire country

The 2003 Cedar Fire began about 3 miles east of San Diego Country Estates and burned roughly 280,000 acres, destroying 2,232 homes. Four years later the Witch Fire started near Witch Creek and burned about 195,000 acres in three days. Burned slopes lose their root structure and shed soil heavily in the next rains. Hydromulch, bonded fiber matrix and straw blankets are standard tools for stabilizing that ground.

The Ramona soil series

The USDA Ramona soil series, named for the area, is a well-drained sandy loam formed in alluvium from granitic rock on terraces and fans. It has moderately slow permeability and runoff that ranges from slow to rapid as slopes steepen. That combination grows grass well on flat ground but sheds water on slopes, so grading and contour fiber rolls go hand in hand with seeding here.

Ranching, eggs and wine

Ramona has gone from turkeys and dozens of egg ranches to dairies along Dye Road to a fast-growing wine region; the Ramona Valley AVA covers 89,000 acres. Vineyard rows, horse property and old poultry pads all need cover crops, pasture seeding or erosion control between uses.

Ramona services

Pasture and acreage hydroseeding
Burn-area slope stabilization
Vineyard row and edge erosion control
Driveway and pad grading with silt fence

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Ramona Land Facts

Temperature swing. Daily temperature swings average 30.3 F; records since 1974 range from 16 F (2007) to 117 F (2018).
Cedar and Witch fires. The 2003 Cedar Fire burned about 280,000 acres; the 2007 Witch Fire burned about 195,000 acres in three days.
Ramona soil. The Ramona series is a well-drained sandy loam from granitic alluvium on terraces and fans, with moderately slow permeability.
Planning area. The Ramona Community Planning Area covers more than 84,000 acres in the foothills of the Laguna Mountains.
Wine region. The 89,000-acre Ramona Valley AVA surrounds the town, and wine grape production is growing rapidly.

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Ramona Questions

Can you hydroseed several acres of pasture?

Yes. Hydroseeding scales well to acreage, and we can combine it with erosion control on swales and driveway cuts.

Which seed handles Ramona's cold nights and hot days?

Hardy blends suited to zone 9b and 10a conditions. We go over options for pasture, lawn or slope before ordering.

What do you use on a burned hillside?

Usually hydromulch or a bonded fiber matrix with a quick-cover mix, plus straw blankets or fiber rolls where runoff concentrates.

Do you seed cover crops between vineyard rows?

We can hydroseed row middles and vineyard edges to hold soil through the winter rains.

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