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Lawn grasses are cool-season (Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, fine fescue) for the North or warm-season (Bermuda, zoysia, St. Augustine, centipede, bahia, buffalograss) for the South. Pick by region first, then by sun, traffic and water.
October 28, 2026
Hydroseeding sprays seed, mulch, fertilizer and water onto bare soil for about $0.07 to $0.21 per sq ft, far less than sod at about $1.65 installed. Sod is usable in weeks; hydroseed and plain seed take a season to mature.
September 28, 2026
Overseed cool-season lawns in late summer to early fall (mid-August to late September in much of the North) at about half the new-lawn seed rate, after aerating or slit seeding, and keep the top inch of soil moist until the grass is up.
August 28, 2026
