When Is the Best Time To Start Grass Seed?
Turfgrass is a cool season crop and it always establishes better if the ground temperature is warm and the air temperature is cool. The two optimum seasons for establishment are mid-spring and late summer/early fall (mid-April and late August to mid-September). However, if the ground is too cold, and conditions are wet, it is possible that the grass seed may rot. Seeding too early or too late in the season may mean that your seed germination will be less than ideal. The viability of grass seed (how much of a bag will germinate) drops dramatically with the age of the seed. It doesn’t generally pay to ‘keep’ seed from season to season.
