Wilsocn, I did an overseed on my 1/2 acre and a complete reno on my parents 1,500 square foot back lawn on Monday. Last night we got a torrential downpour so my lawn will need some spots touched up and my parents lawn was completely wiped out so I now have more seed on the way. Guess I'm trying to say be careful what you wish for on rain. :) I would much prefer watering 3 to 4 times per day during the first few weeks. Miko R, as long as the seeds have good contact with the soil and you keep them moist you will have germination. In the past I have used compost, peat moss, straw, and nothing to cover the seed and germination has been very good either way. Just make sure whatever you use isn't too thick on top of the seed. About 1/4" is as much as you want. Covering the seed will help with moisture retention but if you're watering 4 to 5 times per day that shouldn't be an issue for you.

If it's a shaded area KBG will not do well. If it's a very shaded area, no grass will do well, maybe red fescue will tolerate it. Tall fescue does not spread at all, neither does ryegrass, and so if there's any spreading to happen it would have to be the KBG. But the KBG is unlikely to thrive in the shade. Also, keep in mind that when you say "fairly small portion", the KBG seed is many times smaller than fescue seed, so if your mix is 90% fescue 10% KBG by weight, it's actually 50%-50% by seed count, so you would end up with a lawn that's half fescue half KBG. You can try and dormant seed some tall fescue into it - spread some seed when it gets really cold so there's no chance of it germinating in the middle of the winter. Once it warms up in the spring it will sprout. It's less than ideal and it may all die when the summer heat comes, but you'll have something green in the spring.

I suspect that's too much shade under the trees. Bermuda will not be the best for that spot. Ideally you would have seeded the bermuda in mid June to have the warmest conditions, but this year was not cooperating with the rain and overcast. Still you should have fit it in in the heat of summer for best results. That is crazy about the tree. Is the tree on her property or yours or smack in the middle? Are you renting or do you own the property? I would suggest taking down the chain link at this point, but don't waste the money if you're renting. It is amazing how much difference the deep and infrequent watering process makes. Also if you have not fertilized recently, you might try organic. I use alfalfa pellets or corn meal from Ful-o-Pep on Roland east of WW White. 50 pounds should be under $15 or $10. Application rate is 15 pounds per 1,000 square feet, and it takes 21 days to see the results. With this cold front it might take a few days longer if you were to put it down this weekend. If you buy it now and don't use it all, go ahead and use it all anyway. You cannot hurt anything by overdoing these products. If you leave it in the garage over the winter it will be buggy in the spring. It's still fine to use, but just a little icky. So next April is the time to evaluate what you want to do with the back yard. I think it could be too shady for bermuda. If it seems slow to awaken and turns thin, then shade is the problem. The best place to get St Augustine is Milberger's Nursery at 1604 and Bulverde Rd inside the loop. They sell 14 pallets of St Aug every day, so it's always fresh. Lowe's and HD sell 1-2 pallets per week, and it always looks diseased. Milberger's is also about 1/3 the price of Lowe's.

We're in the same boat. I'm in VA and just reseeded my lawn with tall fescue last week. It's germinating very well. Just needs to continue its pace and thicken up a bit. I may have to put more fertilizer down since it seems like the rain washed most of it away. I think you're doing the right thing in waiting to see if you should put more seed down. I thought I might be doing that this past Monday when it poured down over night, but I got back home later in the day and saw the first germination and now it's coming up in most of the yard. The rain washed some if it away along the edges but not nearly as much as I thought it had. My biggest concern is these little weeds popping up along with the grass all over the yard, but I don't think it's something some weed killer won't fix. Best of luck to you in your process!