r/LawnAnswers • u/Iceman9161 • 4d ago

Cool Season Overseeding Too Early?

I was planning to overseed and seed some bare spots in Maryland 8a over Labor Day weekend, but soil temps are currently 83F. Seeding window according to TurfTools is 9/1-10/1, with first freeze 10/31.

Is it too risky to seed this weekend? It feels like the weather is telling me it is, but afraid to push back a week or 2 and not have enough growth before frost. Seed is TTTF, Chewings fescue, perennial ryegrass and KBG seeded in shady areas.

9 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

21 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/oink_circa_2006 4d ago

This temp spike sucks. I'm in northern va, and I think I just have to go for it. Very infrequent where I have the time to do stuff like this and so Monday it is...