I love fescue. It dont itch me, stays green all year, sprouts seeds at 4 inches minimum though. Unless they have different types now?

I planted mine last January and it did great.

If you plant now even with straw holding the moisture, it will have to be watered constantly til we get enough rain. So you might want to wait til it cools off more and the rain gets more frequent.

We develop land at work so they plant it anytime of year to prevent erosion. We use fescue a lot. Sometimes its rye grass. Both grow fine for us as long as we straw it and watch the watering no matter what time of year. We cant wait for seasons. It does us good as long as its watered. The frost will really slow it down though.