I was going to plant near Eastland this weekend but with no rain at all in the forecast I think I will hold off one more week and plant the first weekend in October. Anyone see a problem with me doing that?
I am kinda sorta parallel to you here in Wise county. I once ended up planting in the 2nd week of Oct after elk hunting in Colorado late. It came up just fine, just wasn't where I'd want it going into opening day. Figure 7-10 days for full germination if it gets the moisture to kick off. Once it gets going, seems to grow fast, especially if fertilized, but it is still thin'ish in 2-3 weeks.
My plot that year did good though, just behind what I normally like, so you should be just fine, if you don't get rain, it will sit there anyway.