Pennington 100543703 Smart Seed Dense Shade Grass Mix Bag 7 lb, Black Label

We planted this grass seed in our heavily shaded yard in Central Texas, where we previously had nothing but dirt. It’s only been about a month to a month and a half, and we already have a full, lush lawn! We’ve been watering almost daily, and we’ve been really impressed with how quickly and well it’s grown. It still looks a little patchy in some areas because we seeded different sections at different times, but overall the results have been amazing. We honestly didn’t expect this much growth so quickly, especially in a shady yard.

Had a chronic problem area along the side of the house where it NEVER gets sunlight due to the shade from the building and some large trees. I had tried various other seeds and planting solutions. This is the one that finally came through! High quality seeds that germinated fully and provided a lush lawn. They take a while to grow.. not for the impatient among us. Plus make sure you use some peat moss to cover the seeds initially so they stay moist and don't get eaten by the birds.. But after a couple weeks the sprouts came up and within another week or two the lawn looked great and it's been over three months now and looks wonderful. We even had a large family party a couple of weeks ago and the lawn stood up to lot of foot traffic. Very happy with this seed and will use it again!

About a third of my cottage lawn (north central Wisconsin) is under some 100 year old pines. This area has been grass free for at least 50 years due to the heavy blanket of pine needles it gets every fall and spring. Because of limited use in the fall and spring this has meant no chance for grass to get established. In an effort to change that we have been doing weekly raking for the last 3 years. We have also been planting seed in the area both fall and spring. The first two years we planted some Scotts brand seed which seemed to sprout OK but would eventually die off and not come back the year after. This last year I switched to the Pennington Smart Seed Dense Shade Grass Mix. While I did not get the best germination rate (approx 1/3) (no sprinklers, so we are left to God's watering schedule) what we did get in the fall came back in the spring. The spring planting also lived all year and looks healthy despite a very hot and dry summer. I seeded again this fall with this mix. Nature cooperated by giving us rain every day for almost 3 weeks so we got better germination (1/2 ish). Judging by the year over year increase in the amount of grass I am hopeful one more year of seeding will fill everything in. One thing to note with the Fescue grass is that it does not seem to fill in on its own, so sparse grass remains sparse unless you put down more seed. Overall happy with the product. Watering schedule is probably to blame for the low yield. Grass that sprouted has lived despite less than ideal growing conditions.

I love this grass. I have been trying to get grass on one side of my house for years. I bought this and it quickly grew everywhere but where it was rock and clay. This year i hauled in dirt then seeded. In only two weeks i have a lot of grass growing. I live in the DFW metroplex and this grass stayed green all winter. It is also very soft. I will admit that when i seed i seed with a go big or go home philosophy. It works. Grass is great! Very little sunlight in between the houses.

Did not take very well and grow grass from the seeds.