Hydroseeding Cost per Acre

Prices by area

These prices are for open paddocks, house paddocks and cleared ground. A house lawn on an acreage block, with prep and a lawn blend, is priced closer to a backyard: about $4,500 for 1,000m².

What's included

• A seed blend for how the area is used: pasture, lawn or a low-maintenance mix
• Fibre mulch, fertiliser and tackifier
• Water carried on the rig, with refills from your dam or tank on big jobs
• Spraying, usually in a single day for an acre or two

Clearing, ripping, rock picking and fencing stock out are priced separately, because they vary so much from block to block.

What pushes the price up

• Dam walls and steep batters, which need a heavier mulch rate or matting
• Ground that needs ripping or weed control first
• A long way to a water refill
• Lots of small, separate areas instead of one open one

The rate drops as the area grows, so the bigger and more open the job, the closer it sits to the bottom of the range.

Hydroseeding or dry seeding?

Broadcasting dry seed is cheaper per acre, and on flat, sheltered paddocks it can be the right call. Hydroseeding earns its price where seed would otherwise wash off or dry out: slopes, dam walls, hot exposed ground, and anywhere you need even cover quickly. See hydroseeding for acreage for how we handle large sites.