Decision to make

[reverseration]

As a real quick background: I tore up and leveled my very small (~350sqft) front yard this past spring. I decided to do a spring seeding since I was working from home and would be able to water it accordingly. I had great success and its looked really great all year.
I just found out the city is replacing part of the sidewalk probably within the next week and of course that means damage to my brand new lawn. My questions is this: I know we're well past the optimal seed down date for fall seeding here in NY....but....is it better to throw some down anyway and hope for the best or leave it bare and just deal with it in the spring? I used the seedsuperstore sunny mix (and thankfully still have some left) so I'm sure the rye grass will have time to grow a bit but the KBG would be in trouble. Am I inviting a slew of issues next year by leaving it completely bare? I suppose the silver lining is that its such a small area anything is manageable. Any advice would be appreciated.

[andy10917]

For 350 sq ft, I'd give it a shot - the risk is lower than the reward.

[ken-n-nancy]

Since it is such a small area, I think you're better off tossing the mixed seed down and seeing what comes up in the spring. You can always apply more seed in the spring if not much germinates this year. However, I've sown a northern mix this late at roughly the same latitude and had at least the PRG come up and survive. If nothing else, the PRG will hold the soil in place over the winter so it doesn't erode away when the snow melts.

By the way, the lawn looks great! Well done!

[Jackson]

I’d seed as soon as they finish construction and before the first big snow. You’ll be good in the spring.

[reverseration]

thanks for the advice guys...I'll throw it down and see what happens!