I think you will be OK. You could rake up any thick accumulation of clippings, otherwise you should be able to slit seed right into the soil. Good luck and keep em wet. Bill Hill

Ok, so after reading this thread I am afraid I may have over watered my seeds. Here are my facts: -I live in Hillsboro, OR. -I applied a couple of inches of planters mix (sandy loam, compost, etc on top of my contractor grade soil) -Planted Penningtons Pacific Northwest Mix (perennial rye with a little fescue) about 8 days ago. -Since we are having a string of sunny days I went ahead and installed a simple irrigation system. -Began watering every day at 5am, 11, and 6pm for 15 min on each zone. One of my zones puddles for a bit while another the soil dries out in between waterings. Last night I came home to find my first new blades of grass and they happened to be mostly in the areas where the soil appears to dry out. So I adjusted my watering to 5 minutes for the zone that puddles a little bit, and 10 minutes each for the other 2 at the same times. I am thinking to go change the time for the last zone to 4pm instead of 6. Should I change the frequncy (days per week, times per day) or the length of time per watering? How about next week? The weather is still sunny, last week it was in the 70s, yesterday and today in the 50s, going back to the 70s and a possible low to mid 80s by the weekend. Can I get some advice on whether I am doing this right? I was starting to get worried about germination in general. Also, can I add more soil to the spot that puddles and more seed or should I wait unti the fall when I overseed to fix it? The picture was taken around 7pm last night. Thanks all!

then yesterday at 11 days i took a few after pictures ,the seed actually came in in 5 days surprisingly that was fast usually fescue does not come in into like 14 days but im sure it will take a bit longer for the kbg to come in and fill in the other areas again these pictures i took yesterday https://www.houzz.com/photos/teknooldskools-ideas-phvw-vp~65511489 https://www.houzz.com/photos/teknooldskools-ideas-phvw-vp~65511494 i bought the seed from seedland.com just do a google search for Tall - Defiance XRE BLUE and it will come up first in google.

Did you stratify the seeds in your fridge for a few weeks prior to planting in a warm, sunny location? Or on a heat mat under lights? Did you sprinkle a tiny layer of medium on top of the seeds, allowing for the sunlight to penetrate? They require sunlight in order to germinate. If the proper steps aren't taken, the seeds may rot before they get a chance to germinate. You may have done everything just right but since you didn't mention it, I thought I would. Seeds and new seedlings are best watered by misting the soil when the surface becomes a bit dry.