Lets talk about something important for once: What experience and knowledge do you have about grass seed?

I could Google this, but I’d rather talk to y’all.

I’ve heard that you can plant grass seed in any month that has an “R” in it. Does that include December, January and February when you run the risk of a hard freeze? Wouldn’t a hard freeze kill the little baby grass roots?

Also, someone recently told me that the best time to put down grass seed was when there was snow on the ground. I didn’t quite understand his reasoning. What do you think of this?

We cut down a big old shade tree in the back yard, and I’m growing grass where none has grown in years. Someone made the comment that it will “spread and fill in.” I know Bermuda, or crab grass (I don’t know the difference,) sends out shoots, but does Fescue “spread?” Doesn’t it have to seed out to spread? And, of course, after it seeds out, and the neighbors call the city on you for having waist-high grass, the grass dies.

So educate me on the finer points of planting and caring for Fescue grass, please.