Oh yeah,
I don't personally use wheat straw. I believe it only brings weed seeds into the
yard as well as my neighbors. If you plant now, you won't have to worry about the
soil drying out. Just make sure the soil stays moist. Mother Nature usually takes
care of that, but you never know.

As far as Ironite goes, I am not a big fan. It greens up a lawn quickly but it
doesn't promote the health of the grass. People can have a greener lawn without all
the fuss by feeding the roots in the Fall with a quality slow release fertilizer.
Healthy roots will give rise to healthy green vegetation. Just my $0.02

Brad

brad heidinger wrote:

I suggest planting an annual rye. It grows quickly and greens nicely. The
drawback is that it is short lived. It worked wonders on some erosion problems
I had last year. I did some landscaping in the Spring and my regular grass
became ruined in a few spots from heavy foot traffic during the construction. I
planted annual rye and bingo I had grass again. It croaked by the end of
September but at that point I was ready to Fall seed.

To establish the grass I added small amounts of starter fertilizer to the soil.
Scratched up the soil and sowed the seed. Kept moist until established. The
seed isn't cheap seed but it does work well. Expect to re-seed in the Fall with
a more appropriate grass seed. Hope this helps.

Brad

Robert wrote:

I know that the fall is a better time to plant grass seed around here but I
have a need to get some planted now in some spots I've dug up or added
topsoil to. Does anyone have any tips on planting grass now? Straw or no
straw? Ironite? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Robert