Where do you live?

Any grass seed needs to be watered 3x per day, every day, for X weeks until reaching 80% germination, depending on which grass type.

Any turfgrass will need to be watered up to once a week once it becomes established.

You might consider Dutch white clover in there. It has the advantage of seeding itself readily and can pop up from seemingly nowhere after a couple days of rain. It grows only 5 inches tall and never needs mowing. The white flowers attract honey bees if that is a problem for you.

Here are some alternatives to grass for large acreage...

• accent lighting in trees

• arbors (for vines)

• bamboo

• beds (perennials, annuals, bulbs, herbs, ferns, roses, hostas, container plants, rock, and fruits).

• bee keeping

• benches

• butterfly garden

• decks

• decorative gates (may be free standing)

• dog run or kennel

• edibles (veggies)

• fences (accent)

• fences (privacy)

• fountains

• fragrance garden

• gazebo

• greenhouse

• ground covers

• hedges

• herb garden

• hot tubs

• hummingbird garden

• Japanese garden

• jogging track

• moon garden (plants and lights for night time viewing)

• orchard

• ornamental grass garden

• other groundcovers

• out buildings (like sheds)

• outdoor theater

• overhead sunshades

• parcours (exercise stations)

• parking area

• party room (free standing for games, theater, pool table, etc.)

• patios

• picnic or barbecue area

• play yard for children

• ponds or garden pools

• pools

• potting bench or shed

• putting green

• rock garden

• rolling hills

• rose garden

• screened rooms (free standing)

• screens (foliage hedges or growing on a wire mesh)

• sitting or reading area

• sports courts

• statuary

• steps

• storage buildings

• sun room (free standing)

• swimming pools

• tool shed

• topiary

• trees (shade)

• trees (accent or decorative)

• tulip garden

• vining plant garden

• walkway (formal paved)

• walkway (informal path)

• walls (retaining)

• walls (accent or decorative)

• wildflowers

• Zen garden

I'm in Northern Arkansas.

If I do small areas of overseed at a time, I can water everyday for a few weeks, but then it's gotta be able to survive on its own.

Basically, what I need is a set it and forget it lawn.