If you plan on seeding that hill, then you will need to water the seed two to three times a day for two weeks. Also, grass started from seed won't block out weeds or overgrowth. You will be better off spraying everything growing with Round-up before seeding. Your only real option now is tall fescue.

I know I'll have to seed to get it established, but once established, it will be too much of a pain to water, so I'm looking for something drought-resistant.

My current plan is to clean everything out and overseed next month, get the grass established before the winter, put down a pre-emergent in February, and then fertilize in March/April.

I assume that plan will get rid of most of the overgrowth, but I've heard certain grasses do a better job of prevent weed growth than others.

Meant to say water instead of seed in previous post.

I know I'll have to water to get it established, but once established, it will be too much of a pain to water, so I'm looking for something drought-resistant.

My current plan is to clean everything out and overseed next month, get the grass established before the winter, put down a pre-emergent in February, and then fertilize in March/April.

I assume that plan will get rid of most of the overgrowth, but I've heard certain grasses do a better job of prevent weed growth than others.

This post was edited by vanduima on Wed, Aug 28, 13 at 16:50

If you are not going to water, then what you have growing there now is what you'll end up with no matter what. Just start fertilizing and mowing that and it will look a lot better.