Question
Hi, I live in Colorado, zone 5, zip code 81055. I've recently spread grass seed to establish a new lawn and I'm concerned that the seed isn't covered enough.  It seems about 1/3 of the seed is not covered.  What do you think?  Thank you.

Answer
Good Soil/Seed contact is important, but the seeds do not need to be entirely covered. Pressed into the soil is good enough. If you just seeded, you can walk on the lawn or use a landscapers drum roller (empty, not full) to press the seeds into the ground.

If you water, the seeds usually tend to settle into the soil so you should be fine.

Just make sure you keep the seedbed slightly moist but not soaked until germination. to sprout (germinate) seeds need to be kept uniformly moist until grass is about 2" tall. This can be done by watering 1-2 times per day until germination. Once seeds germinate, gradually increase time between watering and amount of water you apply. the goal 4-6 weeks later is to water infrequently, but deeply. You do want to make sure you keep the seedbed consistently moist during the germination process, however, or the seeds will die. If the seeds dry out - even shortly - they die.