Now, the moment I've been waiting for; overseeding (in the Fall of
course). Overall there are scattered barespots everywhere (not big
enough to till up, not small enough to use PatchMaster) so an
overseed, I think, is the best way to go. I was thinking of taking
this approach: in the Fall, scratch/rake up the whole yard, core
aerate, seed with spreader, and starter fertilizer.

Question: Why wait until autumn? I overseeded through the latter part of
winter/early spring and as I work on filling in bare spots I continue to
overseed those areas. Right before/during the last good snow this upcoming
winter I'll go out and do another reseed to help fill in spots next spring
as well.

BTW, that Scotts lawn seed is something else, isn't it? I am absolutely
amazed at what it has done in my lawn -- turned a barren, messy, crabgrass
lawn into a pretty nice mix. Of course, I did my aeration the old fashioned
way -- I let the dogs (including the 125 pound saintie) out in the yard all
winter to tear it to pieces.

James