i was afraid to cover it much didnt want the seed too deep,, so the next day when it didnt rain, i went to all the plots with a peice of chain link fence, and drug it over the seed,, it worked well cause the ground was so dry and dusty. As for the fertilizer,, no i didnt yet,, i usually put it on like you said, when its up about an inch or two, so im ok on that. Thanks for the info.