I. Compost blankets - compost and quick-germinating seed mixes blown over large surfaces to vegetate them.
Delivers faster seed germination and higher germination rate than roll-out blankets due to high organic material
content and better soil contact.
Above: The top black compost layer has completely filled in Above: close-up of technician installing a seeded compost blanket on a hillside.
all of the small rills or fine grooves left on the soil surface
typically found on construction sites after grading. Notice there are
no air gaps between the two soil layers, which keeps the seeds
and new roots from drying out.
Above: Hubbell Lighting headquarters, Greenville, SC 11/7/07 Above: Hubbell Lighting, Greenville, SC 12/5/07 Above: Hubbell Lighting, Greenville, SC 3/31/08
Seeded compost blanket being installed by technicians One month later, most of the grass has germinated, despite
(shown at far end of photo in orange shirts) to stabilize record drought conditions.
the steep embankment.
II. Rip rap grouting - compost and quick-germinating seed mixes blown into rip rap to form a grout or soil web in between the rock spaces to vegetate them.
Improves slope stability and appearance versus plain rip rap.
Above: Seneca, SC - Condominiums under construction. Above: 2 years post installation - attractive low grasses
Rip rap grouting being installed on river bank. and shrubs growing between the rip rap, concealing it,
and helping stabilize both the rock and the slope.
III. Filtrexx(R) - the versatile green solution for stormwater management and erosion control.
Filtrexx mesh tubes are filled on-site with mulch or compost
to control erosion and manage water quality both during and
after residential and commercial building construction. Tubes
come in diameters varying from 8" to 32" and are made from
materials that can biodegrade quickly or that can last for 15+
years; they are customizable to the job.
The filter media can be either coarse for water filtration, such as the 
inlet soxx shown to the right, or it can be finer compost media,
filled with custom seed mixes for permanent or semi-permanent Above: a Filtrexx Inlet Soxx, allowing water
water quality management devices. Additionally, willow, dogwood to pass through into the inlet but not the sediments
and other live stakes can be inserted to quickly develop attractive and trash.
shrubs and trees whose root systems stabilize the soil and filter
sediments and pollutants, preventing their deposition into local waters.
There are many uses for Filtrexx soxx:
- silt fence alternative
- inlet protection
- drainage ditch water flow control
- living walls
- stream bank and lake edge restoration
- sediment traps
- concrete washout rings
Filtrexx has been approved by the following:
- 23 state DOT's
- U.S. EPA - national menu of BMPs
- SC DHEC and DOT
- AASHTO
- NPDES Phase II
For more information on Filtrexx erosion control products and applications, click on the link below:
www.filtrexx.com
Contact us at Southern Mulch: Ryan Reid cell: 864-680-8259 or email RReid@SouthernMulch.com
Richard Bruner cell: 864-316-7542 or email RBruner@SouthernMulch.com
