Scotts Turf Builder Starter Food for New Grass, 3 lb. - Lawn Fertilizer for Newly Planted Grass

It is expensive for the small quantity..but..grass seed started sprouting in 4 to 5 days

3 weeks the grass was up water twice a day

I de-thatched and aerated my Burmuda yard this spring to seed plant some Tall Fescue. The first picture is the day I planted and used the starter from Scotts. The second picture is 1 month later. I applied the fertilizer TWICE and watered the yard a lot (It’s Fescue). Now I’ve been able to back off the watering to a couple of times per week. Yes, it worked for me and I would recommend, but I would also recommend that you apply more than ones- probably space it out by a couple of weeks.

I ordered this in the Standard for 1,000 SF bag and had high hopes.... My mom's been living in her new (to her) home for a year and her front yard had about 1/6 of it covered in bald spots.. Just dirt, no grass. Gardening not being my specialty, I came here to see what reviewed well and wouldn't break the bank. Well, two months after application and lots of watering in the first month, we have growth of about 70% of the areas that were previously nonexistent. The reason for the three stars is because it's mostly clovers where I used this. We didn't have them before or anywhere aside from where I used this. Not sure if this is some type of user error or might have anything to do with being in the Pacific Northwest but seems strange to me! Growth, yes, green even... But not exactly what I was hoping for! It started some though, lol... Unsure if I'd recommend this but will update my review should my experience change. Hope this helps!

I spent the past week filling in low spots and leveling the back yard with 5 yards of topsoil. It was a lot of work hauling the dirt up 5 steps but a motorized wheelbarrow was expensive but a great help. After all that effort and expense I chose a quality Pennington grass seed and Scotts Starter Fertilizer. A combination that has worked well for me in the past.