"Buck Turgidson" wrote in message
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A few years ago (before the Internet), I heard that overseeding a lawn
here
in the DC area in January was a good thing to do. The idea was that the
seed would work itself into the soil during the daily freeze/thaw cycles,
and by spring it would germinate and thicken the lawn.

I can't find any references to this practice. Did I dream this, or is
this
still practiced? Thanks.

Considering how far north you live, I/d say you/d be throwing your money
away by seeding in January. Even if freeze/thaw cycles allowed the seed to
work its way into the soil...the seed would probably rot before it
germinated. Not sure what the min temperature is for germination but I/d
guess it/s in the L50s.