Scotts Turf Builder Grass Seed Dense Shade Mix for Tall Fescue Lawns, Grows With As Little As 3 Hours of Sunlight, 3 lbs.

I seeded my yard very thick and ranked it in covering the seed after I had scarfed my yard so I had it covered up very well. The seed was watered well not letting it dry out and it came up spotty. I think this was old seed! Not at all satisfied with this product.

I live in an apartment complex with a very muddy yard and per usual, they didn’t do anything about it. I ordered this in November and put some out in the yard. Did it again in December. Even with the Texas winter… this grass grew pretty well and never died. Stayed green! It is now late February, picture shown. I need to put some more out to make it thick. But I am so impressed!! All the green in the picture is this product!

I used this product on an area of my lawn that keeps dying because it's right next to a fence in the backyard and the area gets very little direct sun exposure. Probably around 3 hours a day (of direct sun) which is what this seed calls for. Proper seeding, top soil, fertilizing, and watering was done to ensure best success for the grass. I had moderate success with the product. The seeds did not grow in thick but very sparsely. I think the problem was with lack of sunlight that didn't trigger germination of the seed but the grass that did grow is growing very healthy and surviving well whereas before it wouldn't do well due to lack of sunlight. I will be purchasing this product again and overseeding until this area becomes thicker but don't be surprised if it doesn't come in immediately thick on the first try. The seeds also took longer to germinate than other areas of my lawn.

Planted under large shaded tree. Worked well.

I am going out of my way to write this review as I am not a horticulturist. My EX landscaper put down crabgrass germination inhibitor in the spring. This, I learned, inhibits the germination of ALL seeds. My lawn was looking "tired" so I waited until the fall before laying this seed. It would not germinate. I watched the seed seem to turn to mulch over the winter. To my joy and surprise every place I seeded a half a year earlier germinated. Thick, green and healthy. No waste at all. Beautiful and amazing. I live in northern New Jersey to give perspective. I still have half a bag. Scary good stuff. I have wasted so much money over the years on garbage seed. Buy this and have your mind blown.

* It was doing great and in my mind had become established. We have had plenty of rain, but for some reason the grass is dying…practically gone. Maybe too much water? Not sure.Took about a week, but it sprouted and it’s still alive. Very shady area. Planted in October. We will see.It has done very well. Some spots are soggy as well and it’s still growing. I just invested in two more bags and planted in February. I hope I get the same results.. should be noted I used a 4 prong aerator to poke holes in the ground.

I will try and remember to add a photo but wanted to quickly review this product as we are happy to say it defied even my mom's prediction who is a master gardener of 30 years. We have 3 large trees in our front yard casting shade on our north west corner of the house, which already receives the least amount of sunlight. There were large patches of dirt with some scarce grass here and there when we bought the house 6 years ago underneath where the trees overlap. Everyone, including my mom, thought it was too shady to grow any quality grass but I figured it wouldn't hurt to try so I used a couple of bags of this.I didn't even use a spreader, I just took a bucket and sprinkled it all over the dirt patches. The instructions say to water it twice a day for 3 weeks but with 2 small kids, 2 elderly dogs, & both my husband and I working fulltime, without a sprinkler system, we were not that religious about watering. We probably watered once a day for 2 weeks or so until literally overnight all of a sudden we saw all this new grass had grown in! It was amazing! It continues to grow thicker and looks way better than the rest of our yard now. Pleasantly surprised with this product and going to buy more! Wish it came in bigger bulk is all I can say! :)

This is the second bag I have purchased. I was pleased how the turf look as the grass matured.

The most important thing to me at this point is that the grass actually grows. I have spread the seed out and also turned on the sprinkler system last night for 20 minutes to get everything moist.Will update the growing process in a couple of weeks.UPDATEPrice of this product is way too high. You can get the same grass from Home Depot for half the price. Different name but same manufacturer - just check the contents. Seller also promised me a refund of $50.00 which he never sent and in the process had the nerve to call me a liar. I would highly recommend that everyone look elsewhere.

Grows very fast, nice green colour grass.