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Would like to know approx location to help you more with seed choice. The most important thing with your project is the soil prep, seeding time, advailable moisture, then the seed choice. I sell turf products it isn't brain surgery so relax. I will be more than glad to help you keep costs down thats my job. Chances are you are in a location seasonally where you should not be seeding at this time for best results. I would get a soil test if you could. One done through a extention office or university is best, can be pricey. Some garden centers do freebies, better than nothing. I can probably help you get your soil adjusted without one if we need to. So lets take some time and get you where you need to be.
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Look's like you will be seeding in early to mid September providing the fall rains start by then. I would be interested to know what the seed tag percentages were on the Lakeview Mix. I recommend a blend in the neighborhood of 15% Kentucky Bluegrass, 30% turf type perennial Ryegrass and 55% Creeping Red Rescue. Creeper is a great low maintenance,low water seed. The others will give you knit, uniform look, and quicker green-up.
What is your soil color and how are you plan to loosen it up(Tiller/disc/other)?
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I was just hoping that you didn't have to do it all by hand. My concern was with a less loamy type of soil you could only break up the surface (2" the sub soil might get a little tight for quick seed development.
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That is not a bad mixture depending on what you are looking for. Typically any mixture with annual ryegrass in it is a lower priced mix. Not saying cheap just lower. Annual ryegrass has two functions. 1 Quick temporary cover, see it will die off over winter. 2 It takes up space in the soil to nurse other grasses along in conditions were the soil might become hard. When it expires over the winter the following spring the other grasses should take over it's space. If you figure that you are removing 23% of plants from the finished product I am a little concerned the percentage of ryegrass to blue and fescue is a little high to be summer stress tollerant in poorer conditions.
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