I live in Northeast Ohio. Its been in the mid-40's and high-50's the last few days. We have had some temps in the teens this winter.

My back yard is 2 years old, after filling in an inground pool. It consists of fescue and kbg. There are still to this day some thin areas. I had a company aerate and overseed with kbg in late September 2007. Should I dormant seed as well, with what seed type, and when?

My front yard is crazy. Although it looks great in spring through end of June, half of it dries out by late July, even with watering. I have a 200'x80' front yard. 100' of it is heavey bentgrass and the other has some bentgrass but mostly fescue and kbg. The bent grass side is green all season, but as July comes, the fescue/kbg side starts to thin out. I have a company apply fertilizers and they said it looked like I had grubs last year and that may be why it was thinning out. I also had a huge tree just cut down in the front yard, stump and all. The tree service removed all mulch and brought in about 1 yard of soil to cover where tree was. This is on the bentgrass side of yard. In spring, Im planning on bringing in 2-3 yards of screened soil to create a rolling hill effect in this area. I dont want to plant bentgrass here, what do you recommend.

2nd. Should I apply a fungicide and when. Grub control and when.

3rd. What do you all consider being a better choice, to bag grass clippings or not. I just bought a Cub Cadet riding mower last year and never bagged, but a friend of mine swears by bagging. I noticed that my neighbors who bag dont have as dark as green of lawns.

Thanks!