The cutoff for planting cool-season grass is 6 weeks before the average first fall frost.

October may not be the ideal month for grass germination, but it's not too late to usually get new grass seed up and growing before winter.

Don’t forget to set your clocks back Sunday morning at 2 a.m. Oh, the awful annual trade-off: an extra hour’s sleep (before a Monday morning, which is a genuine bonus), but soon we will be going home ...

So, six to eight weeks from sowing is a good guideline, but make sure new grass from seed is long enough before you cut it for the first time. Get your hands on a good lawn mower to make life easier, ...