I am reworking my rear lawn this weekend, tilling, plane it smooth, installing some sprinkler zones and hope to have it ready for seed by Monday or Tuesday. I would think that Georgia would be ready to fertilize now. I plan to plant new Tall Fescue in the new area about March 15 and start watering then. I am putting out a starter fertilizer with this new area, normally I have waited to get a stand first, then fertilize but thought I would do both to give it a shot.