Well I thought I'd post with my latest update from approximately day 28. First the pics:

The front yard:


The back yard:


A patch that's growing well:


It may look fairly patchy, and that's because it is! But all things considered, I think it's doing pretty well. The biggest issue has been the rain. Our area here in east-central Iowa has seen record amounts of torrential rains this spring. Some storms were dropping 4-7 inches of rain in a weekend. It has hardly let up. The result has been record setting floods in virtually all towns near rivers. So considering all the rain we've gotten, I suppose I should consider myself luck to have this amount of growth.

The front and the back are OK, although patchy. This is probably because the seed washed and gathered in places. The front does have a little rut down the middle of it. The back hill which can be seen in earlier posts is also doing relatively well although patchy like the front and back. The side yards, however, were mostly a wash. They will have to be redone completely this fall.

The other day, I threw down what remaining seed I had in the front and the back to hopefully fill in the patchiness. I figured the worst that could happen is that it didn't take, and that was the guaranteed result if I let it sit in my garage. I also had about 3/4 bag of starter fertilizer with slow-release nitrogen left and I spread in the front and back to hopefully give the grass and extra "boost". I had noticed that some of the sprouts seemed a little stunted so maybe this will help.

At this point, I'm out of supplies and time so I pretty much just need to let it go and see what I can get out of it this summer. Luckily, it appears that it might be a good summer for weather. It's DEFINITELY been wet, and mostly cool. The highs next week will only be in the 70's when they would normally be in the 80's.

I will post back with more updates as they come up.