Pennington Smart Seed Sun & Shade Mix, South Tall Fescue Grass Seed, 20 lbs

My grass seed germinated in 6 days. I didn't use any special tricks and I don't have any secrets. Here's what I did to get this grass to grow in zone 8A. -Killed/removed weeds a few weeks in advance -Rented a tiller/cultivator and broke up the top 4-6" of soil -Added a few bags of top soil due to red clay surface -Raked soil and leveled area to be seeded -Used a handheld electric spreader to spread seed at Pennington's recommended rate -Rolled compost spreader over area and spread thin layer of soil over seed so it was no longer visible -Rolled compost spreader over area and spread thin layer of peat moss for moisture retention -Watered lightly 3-6 times per day (dependent on cloud cover and temperatures) -The last step is the hardest... Patience. I planted seed April 13 and saw the first sprouts on April 18 (Picture 1). I added a second picture to show where the new grass stands at the 1 week mark. I'm just outside the DFW area in North Texas and temperatures right now range from 60*-90*. If I were to do anything differently I would use straw blankets or something different to keep the seed in place. We did get heavy rain after the seed germinated and some of it washed away with the peat moss due to shallow roots. I did throw some seed down on an unprepared area and watered it regularly as a test. I'm not surprised to report nothing has happened up to this point. Proper preparation, care, and time must be invested with any grass seed if you want to see results. Keep the seed and top layer of soil moist. I'm not an expert and the steps listed above may not yield the same results for you. I am just posting this to show my results and recommend this seed if you need something for shaded areas. This seed exceeded my expectations and I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again for future seeding projects. Thanks for reading and good luck with your lawn project!

I have been seeding fescue For over 15 years, last year the price of fescue at my local store tripled and so I said what the heck I’ll just buy it off of Amazon. I am definitely buying it again this year. It survived the entire year, Just to bolster was already there. Never in my 15 years of planting fescue annually has the grass survived the entire year, there’s always major brown spots. Not with this product, the grass is full and thick from last years planting. This summer was the hottest summer we’ve had since I’ve been planting fescue and I cannot believe that it’s still alive. For those people that are planting it in the spring and expecting it to grow well, fescue does not grow well in the spring. You have to plan it in the fall and let it grow into the ground and then in the spring it will come strong.

So far, so good. Took forever for it to germinate but after about three weeks we are finally seeing some green. The real test will be when spring comes. If it continues to germinate & flourish, we will be delighted.

It works

This stuff is amazing! The grass is sooo green and lush! I agitate the ground, water, put down the seed, water again, cover with cow manure compost and water again. The key is to water at a minimum 2 times a day.

I watered the grass daily for weeks and no grass. I can still see the ungerminated seed after a month. Not worth the money.

I used the product as instructed but was disappointed in the performance in most areas of my yard. I ordered a replacement and followed the return process through UPS. Being billed for the replacement now. Confused

Very good product. I live in NE Ga and it is the best grass seed I have ever used. However, you have to cover it. Grass seed isn’t just going to sink into the soil unless you have just hauled great dirt in. You can’t just spread it and expect to get great results. I covered it with a quarter inch of pete moss or soil used for outdoor gardening and watered it at least once a day depending on the weather. I did this over 10 to 15 different areas and every one of them had great results. I usually saw some results within 5/6 days and by day 10 it usually did well. I would repeat the process if I wanted thicker coverage.