Re: Grass seed
Depends on what kind of grass seed. If it is Fescue or Kentucky 31 which are common here in NC you only need to start with about half the recomended amount or the seedlings will kill each other off. Unless we get rain you will need to water it 2 times a day. Not a lot of water, just enough to wet the soil.
You may also want to consider getting some wheat straw to put on top of the grass. Cheap stuff, helps with runoff and the critters that eat seeds like birds. Less grass seed wasted.
After the about 10-14 days you should see grass coming up. after about a month you can see where it needs to be filled in.
It is getting late to put seed down. So if it is not that big of a deal and you can wait until fall you will get better results.
Also if it is Fescue then you want to let it grow to 4" in height and maintain that height for a nice looking lawn.
Advantage less mowing. It also goes dormant from about July through beginning of September so even less mowing.
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