See, and that's what I would have thought too -- that planting in the fall would be about the dumbest thing in the world to do, because it'd die during the winter.

I half suspect this guy is just trying to sell us (more lucrative) sod rather than (cheaper) hydroseeding, but my suspicion isn't exactly strong enough to risk a lawn full of mud all summer. I suppose we'll see what the other landscaping people say...