I live out near Oneida and I would wait until next spring to reseed. It got down to 38 here the other night. Just my 2 cents worth....

Here in the Capital region the best time is from Sept-Oct. I can't imagine you would be that different but the best way to find out is to call your county Cornell Cooperative Extension office. Good luck.

I seeded some thin spots a couple of weeks ago...I am 30 miles north of Syracuse. If you have a bit of a micro-climate going on, you might be able to seed now, but it sounds like you are fairly new to the area where you are, so you may not know this yet. If it were me, I would use this time to spread a little compost over the area to help improve the soil and seed in the spring. The reason I say that is because I had some areas in my yard that just wouldn't grow grass very well....once I improved the soil, it was much easier to get the grass to grow.

Here near BUffalo, Sept is the best time to seed your lawn. The ground is warm (even if the air is cold), and there are a lot less weed seeds blowing in than in the spring, so there is less competition for the grass. It can get established now to keep out the spring weeds.

I like to reseed in the spring. I have tons of mature trees and tho I try hard to rake up all the leaves in the fall Mother Nature doesn't always allow that to happen so I always have a few bare spots in the spring.

Leaving the leaves lay as long as they aren't too thick gives them a chance to break down and feed the soil so when I do reseed the soil is a bit richer and my results seem better without having to much work.

Hi!

Thanks for the replies.

You've answered well. I'll wait 'til spring to re-seed.
Ahhh! Six more months of procrastination :>)