The seed you can get at most nurseries, and even at Wal-Mart, works great for those whom the lawn is not their pride and joy. Do a search on "lawncare showcase" and you'll see some lawns that will knock your socks off. That one website has a slideshow that changes every few seconds. Just wait for it. If your lawn is your hobby, then you need to spend a little more money up front to make it really nice down the road. In the end you'll end up paying more for the weed control than you would have for the high quality seed. You will kick yourself for the extra hassle you caused, too. As Gary said, the really aggressive weed seeds are the size and weight of dust. When you get a few of those in your mix, you will eventually have that grass for your lawn. I did not see any bent in your lawn, so you may have gotten away with it. However, you do have some coarse bladed grass in the mix, so you have your chores cut out for you.

Moni, I've never seen possums eat plastic or rubber or other bizarre stuff, but that doesn't mean they don't....I always keep my Crocs inside the house, so I haven't had a chance to see which varmint would eat them. The possums do like to climb the porch pillars, take down the hummingbird feeders and drink all the nectar. Maybe they are using the nectar from our feeders to wash down the shoes that they ate at someone else's house. Coons drink the nectar too, but they are not as polite. The possums drink the nectar but leave the feeders intact. The coons tear the feeders apart and scatter the pieces in the flower beds. Gene, Stick with us, and you'll hear even more strange and unusual stuff over time....it is incredible what we see out there in our yards and gardens. I've seen birds and animals I never thought I'd see here, even allowing for the fact that I am in a rural area with abundant wildlife. Dawn

c.s., i'm sure you chose just fine. looking forward to hearing about your favorites once your partner receives his/her box. maryanne

I wasn't going to even comment any more. But really folks. This is not about the man's tooth. It was to paint the picture of the guy hanging from the 2x4s he installed in my kitchen. He isn't poor, he has a good job with a large company that does include health and dental benefits and vacation too! He is not a subcontractor who lives in the mountains and they picked him up standing outside at Home Depot to come work on my house for the day. My beef isn't with him, just so you all know. He is a very nice guy who is trying his best. The builder should be sending someone who knows how to install a range hood to do the job. If it was above this guy's level of skill, perhaps a call to a local hvac company or an appliance store could have had the job done lickety-split and correctly. The deal was that the builder was going to install all the appliances we bought. This is the only one they have to install. (and he pushed the 2 drawer under counter freezer into place for us) We are supposed to take possession of this house on Friday. We took the hood to the job site back in April. It has sat there on the floor all this time, because "we are getting to it"......We are down to under a week. I still need to take the duct cover back to the fabricator to have it cut to its exact dimensions now. I'm not sure if that can be done in this short of a time. Hopefully the lack of a duct cover will not cause them to fail any inspections.....especially if the inspector looks closely at what's happening up there... sorry if any of you were offended. I'll post pictures when everything is done. Bee