Are you east or west of the Cascades? The climates are different grasswise. Based on the size of your air conditioner, I'm guessing you are east in the relatively dry part of the region.

What seed did you use? Was it rye, fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, or a mix?

Hydroseeding such a small area is waaay overkill. Hydroseeding makes sense if you are seeding miles and miles of roadside, but you could have scattered your own seed for that area in 30 seconds or less.

West of cascades. He used a 3 way blended rye with the hydroseed. I heard good things about hydroseeding so I'd figure I'd try it out. The first picture was just one side the second was the one corner of my back yard. Back yard is 90'x30' but yeah I think I'd try seeding my self next time around. Just hoping I see results for the back yard soon with sprinklers on it and cooler weather now.

Okay, west. I guess they use AC there, too.

There's no question that hydroseeding works very well. I was just saying that for such a small yard, it probably too you longer to arrange for the contractor to come out than it would have taken you to do the actual seeding.

Rye is the right grass for your area.