Planting Manhattan 4 grass seed.

My yard was finally ready and prepped for grass seed. So I went to our local lawn supply store to get some seed, I was told they stocked a special West Michigan seed blend. They suggested this Manhattan 4 instead, saying it should perform well in my sandy and very sunny lawn. (well, dirt at this point)

The seed germinated within the 5-7 days as promised. In fact I planted it Friday night, and by Tuesday I could see some grass seed growing! Very exciting to see something happening after waiting so long and working so hard. The grass continues to grow, but at a slow rate. I am hoping this is the nature of the grass seed. A slow growing but strong grass would be great. I would love to spend less time pushing the mower and more time with other things. After 3 weeks, most of it is still only 1-2 inches high, but seems to be doing okay.