Scotts Turf Builder Grass Seed Sun & Shade Mix, Grows in Extreme Conditions & Spreads for a Durable Lawn, 7 lbs.

So I didn’t do enough research before reseeding my grass. Apparently spring is not the best time to reseed your lawn. Fall is. Just putting that disclaimer out there for people who say this doesn’t work when they’re simply doing it during the wrong time of year. I reside in NC and I’m the “last state along the border” that this seed is good for. So north and north east states only! That’s important!I saw grass sprouts within 2 days despite my lack of research. I was so excited. There were a couple of places where the seeds didn’t take. My assumption is that some of our spring rain washed the seeds away. Or my prep work (aerating) was lacking in some areas. Or both. We also have mixed soil- dirt and sand. So there are some areas I will be retouching. However I’ve been following the care directions carefully and about 90% of my lawn has cute short grass all over it. I’m not giving up. I acknowledge that my mixed soil and seeding during the wrong season is what was holding back that 100% perfection.It’s been a full month and my grass has really grown more than expected, I will be posting before and afters with my second bag with progress photos.P.S. if you have dogs you absolutely do not want them on the grass before that 3”. If you have diggers then you will have to leash walk them while your grass is growing (if you want your grass back that bad). If your dog has to go potty out back, be sure to spray down their pee and pick up their poop immediately! You will not get the best results unless you keep your lawn spotless. This mean raking fallen leaves as well!Hope my self educated learning tips helped. Read read read directions and research!(Also my backyard is about 24x24’ and the 15 lb bag was more than enough, I even overseeded in some areas and I’m glad I did)

The Turf Builder sun and shade worked well on bare spots. I overseeded the rest with Thick'R Lawn at the same time too. I like the blue color. It made it easy to see how much I was laying down and what still had yet to germinate. It spread easily with a Scotts rotary speedy green and handheld Wizz. I saw new blades poking through in the shady areas by the front walk by the 3rd day. Sunny areas took longer but got there. I have since bought two more bags of this to fill in some spots and fix other areas. Good price in this 7000 sq ft size bag. The grass seems like nice grass in texture and appearance. Just what I was looking for.Was it easy to grow? I don't know if any seed is easy to grow without a lot of luck. I didn't just throw seed and hope. Prep included pre-watering to saturation, plug aeration, dethatching, and spreading 2,000 lbs of compost over the bare spots. It took a few days of work in prep. Seed down and immediately rolled it in on August 22nd in S.E. Michigan. The whole next week was dry and hot in the 90s. I set the DIY above ground sprinkler system to water every hour or two during the heat of the day for 2-3 of those hottest weeks along with some hand watering. If it dries it dies. A month later with a water bill for 20,000 gallons, I had a yard again. Totally worth the effort and expense to me.I had killed off sections of my lawn with glyphosate in an effort to get rid of ugly wide blade perennial coarse tall fescue that has probably been there for 70 years since the house was built. It's 95% better now and next year I will kill off what more of it I find and then do it again along with another overseeing using this Turf builder. But I might wait until a couple weeks into September next time to save on water. First time doing this. Live and learn.Original photos taken on August 19th and 25th. Seed down was August 22nd. Result photos shown from September 25th.Good seed.

When you live in an arid climate with water restrictions keeping lawns as green as required by the HOA gets a little difficult. Many seed options come with fertilizer and soil softeners which is fine too, but sometimes you really want to lay it on thick, and you can't use that other stuff because it'll over-fertilize and kill your grass more dead than it is already.My grass was thinning and completely dirt in a couple spots, so this is what I did:1. Follow the instructions on the bag. Rake up the yard and remove as much dead stuff as possible.2. For the totally dead spots, loosen the soil as much as possible. (Instructions say 1" but i just used a leaf rake to stir it up a tad. an actual rake might have worked better to get deeper).3. Lay the seed on thick in the barren areas, and sprinkle/cover lightly with some potting soil4. use a seed spreader on the read of your lawn or thinner areas but where grass is still growing.Water, water, water, water, water.the HOA seems to have a faster response and more direct control over your house and property than the city, so if you have water restrictions by the city, I'd say, don't risk the HOA coming down on you more than worrying about the city. (Also, residential water consumption in our area is really only about 5% of water use so cutting back or splurging a bit on water is a literal drop in the bucket compared to the agricultural use in the state.)-- Water enough for your climate to keep the soil from drying out and decertifying completely. For me this was twice a day; very early in the morning, before sunrise, then at dusk just before it was too dark to see.-- Repeat this and re-sprinkle seed for a week-- Keep watering for several weeks, as per the instructions.You'll start to see grass babies rising up and filling in those dead spots.There's probably a best time of year to optimize your chances of success. I started in July thinking it'd be too late, but it's half way into August and the grass is filling in just fine, hopefully thick enough and rooted enough to survive winter when it gets here.