Heidi wrote:
Hi all,

We are going to try once again to get some fescue to grow in our yard.
We have a shady backyard, filled with thirsty oaks......

That's all we need to know. Shade and oaks. Forget fescue and plant a
shade tolerant ground cover. Something like pachysandra or ivy. Or
maybe even some type of low spreading euonymous. But mainly, FORGET THE
FESCUE.