Pennington Smart Seed Sun & Shade Mix South, Tall Fescue Grass Seeds for Lawn, 4/7 lb

Don’t bother unless you buy this Smart Seed. Regular Pennington doesn’t grow as well.

It was a great addition to my dog park. It seemed that most of the seeds came up and helped during the dry months.

I bought these seeds to put on a very shaded place in north Texas. I put the first batch mid March and had excellent germination rates. However, I put a second batch late March and did not germinate at all. The seeds that grew seems OK. They do not last where there is sun and they require lots of watering at first (twice daily for at least a month and then once daily for another one). I am now changing to every other day. I will try again in October when temperatures cool down and I’ll see if the ones that germinated can tolerate the summer heat.

Lots of new grass since planted last Fall.

The amount of seed I thought was good for the price but the resulting germination was way less than expected. I followed the instructions as depicted on the packaging but unfortunately did not reap good results. I recommend maybe a different mix.

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.

In years past this was great seed and I have been the envy of my cul de sac with my lush, green beautiful lawn. I don’t know what happened this year but no matter where I have purchased from, the seed does not germinate. Neighbors have expressed the same issues with this brand and type of seed. I was in Lowe’s and the couple behind me was buying 4 bags of a competitor in early October and I inquired about whether they’d tried Pennington Smart Seed Sun and shade and they said that was their brand until this year because 4 bags did not germinate. In NC you only have September to get the seed down and germinating before the leaves start falling so this year I will be lucky if I even get a lawn which anyone who lives on a slope knows is essential. Very disappointing, had this brand/type on subscribe and save and had to return 2 bags but I’m out of luck on the other 6 20 lb bags that I’d already purchased because Pennington won’t refund without a bag which of course I discarded. There should be a class action lawsuit for Pennington this year.

Our yard looked like absolute garbage when we first moved in. This seed has made such a difference. Be sure to water it well. I really thought my husband was going to drown it some days, but it made a huge difference.