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Ditto on the Rototill and peat moss (airates and holds moisture),
Buy Scotts seed approriate for the area (Sun/Shade, etc) do not try to skimp with the cheap stuff. Read the label and buy twice as much seed as indicated. Put down 75% of that on the first attempt - reserve the remainder to overseed when (not IF) some spots come in "light".
Fertilize with Starter Fertilizer.
Lightly rage the seed/fertilizer into the soil and roll (some just water it in I prefer to roll).
And lastly for the tip most people have to pay for . . . . buy a few cheap mylar balloons and "spike" them within the seeded area ("float" them about 4' off the ground). The movement and flash from the mylar will keep the birds away
Water the snot out of it daily.
There are many things in life I can't do . . . I could grow grass on the Moon
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