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What Customers Are Saying
Customers overwhelmingly praise this grass seed for exceptional performance in shady, difficult-to-grow areas, with most reporting successful germination and rapid growth within days to two weeks. Many describe dramatic transformations from bare dirt to thick, green lawns where nothing else had worked. Reviewers highlight the dense shade formulation as uniquely effective, appreciate its ease of application with a spreader, and note consistent reliability. A small group reported no growth despite following instructions, though these experiences remain rare. Overall, most customers consider this product highly effective and recommend it for challenging shade conditions.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.Poor germination, poor customer service
Would Not RecommendBought and put down early 2018 (Spring) and laid down 100% coverage, area was blanketed. Germination was maybe 75% but I didn't care as I assumed it would fill in. It hadn't by June 2019 so contacted Pennington to understand what might have happened. I found out 1) this grass isn't going to spread. No rhizomes like Bermuda, St Augustine, etc...the only place it will grow is where the seed falls. Were this clearly printed on the labeling I would have requested support under the Guarantee much soo...
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Came up quick!
Would RecommendI don’t know a lot about grass. I purchased this with fingers crossed and so far (3 weeks ago) we’ve got grass growing in a very shady area! Yay!!
From SMART SEED 7-lb Mixture_SLASH_Blend Grass Seed Verified PurchaserSweepstakes
Hi Rhizomes, We certainly wouldn't expect this product to cause an experience like this, so we'd like to chat further with you about this. When you ha... Read More