Last year during the drought I had limited success, but tried a prairie grass mix for long term and annual rye for quick germination. Part of the praire grass mix has big blue stem, little blue stem, canadian rye, but the blue stem grasses has root systems that extend many feet down to help with periods of drought. I wish I had put some
straw blankets down on the outer walls of the dams over the seed. Where I put the straw blankets down in the "finished" area of the yard, I had much better success.
This year I purchased a fescue and more annual rye, because late last fall I had an area redone and need to get some root systems in there.
I wish that I had found Pond Boss before I started my pond last spring, but hindsight is 20/20..........
