Perennial Buffalo Grass Seed - 2 lbs Heat & Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance, Warm Season Dense Turf Grass Seed for Lawn, Xeriscape Landscaping, & Roadside Planting

It germinated! I'll update the review when it grows in and I can determine if this makes a nice lawn

I live in NW Wyoming within the Yellowstone ecosystem and wanted a native grass. I purchased 5 pounds as a test to see if I can cultivate buffalo grass at my elevation (5600' ASL) and at this time of year (early September). I did not fertilize the ground, but mixed-in a small quantity of inexpensive topsoil and used my Stihl M55 cultivator. Our ground is hard clay and the cultivator is mandatory. After mixing the topsoil, I hand-seeded the area and covered it with a straw mat. I then added certified weed-free straw to the top of the mat to ensure the ground was covered. Then, added 5 sprinklers along with 3 Rainpoint WiFi valves. After programming them with my phone, I attached the system to our ditch irrigation system and set it to run 3 times a day. I was delighted when, after only 7 days, the blades started emerging. My intention is for the buffalo grass to choke out the weeks and spread quickly.

Very disappointed. For some reason germination percentage is 20% or less. Wasted money and water. I still have some seeds left I will try again soon.

Sprouted fast and thick in under a week where I managed to keep the ground moist. 6" high and full at 4 weeks. Spots that didn't stay damp are taking more like 4-6 weeks to sprout and slower to fill in I'm pretty sure I misted the seed the night before I spread it four stars due to elevated price

This is the most expensive grass seed I have ever bought. I was a firm believer in “you get what you pay for” until this purchase. I’ve grown lawns from scratch, done patch work and thickening work, and have always been successful, until now. It has been a huge disappointment that after careful planting, watering and daily attention, nothing is sprouting. I had some Pennington red fescue seed left from last year that I spread next to the section with the buffalo grass. It is growing thick and green. Save your money and buy Scott’s or Pennington at your local Walmart or Home Depot. I could have had 10 times the amount of seed for the price I paid. Of course, once it is spread there is no returning it but at least I can warn others.

This arrived quickly, was clean( those of you who have bought seed know why I say this), well packaged and exactly as described. Some descriptions of buffalo grass mention how tiny the seeds are and how difficult this makes sowing them if they are hulled. These have some hull still attached, so you can use a caster if you like, HOWEVER, I did two types of sowing, and simply casting was not effective for me. As I am trying to work out how to do a much larger area, I first tested on two small plots (20'x20'). One was to use a caster over an area, and the second was to rake the soil to crumbles, cast the seed, then rake it into the soil. I watered both areas every day for the 10 days, and then reduced watering to every other day and by 14 days I had a green fuzz over the raked area, but no perceptible green on the cast alone area. I plan to wean the grass once established and see how it does with twice a month and then no watering as part of my testing. Note, with the hull the seed floats so some of my raked in seeds floated to the top. Also note, these have a green "something" on the hulls. When they were first cast, the quail ignored them, but after several days of watering they looked less green and the quail were more interested. I did not do germination tests (maybe later) but I am guessing that the cast alone mainly wound up as quail banquet. The fact that I have considerable germination in the raked over areas makes me believe the seed are fine and my lack of germination in the cast only area is due to the large number of birds that suddenly found my yard interesting - quail, doves, multitude of thrushes and others. I was very happy with the quality of the seeds, but be aware that the hulls have weight, and as such you will get fewer actual seeds per pound and will need to increase the weight of seeds per area accordingly. I believe this is taken into account in the price of these seeds given my comparisons of seed prices.

Followed the instructions on the package and website, did two seedings in separate locations, watered for about 10 days, but neither area showed any germination. Trying one more time with the remaining seed, but not optimistic about the results. Be aware, there is no guarantee of germination in the warranty. Kind of an expensive experiment. Very disappointing.

6 days after planting I saw great germination. Was surprised how fast. I will buy again and repeat the process to convert more of my yard. May 26th - Started with bare ground. Chewed it up with a vertacutter. Hand broadcast the seed. Raked the seed into the soil. Rolled with a soil compactor. And covered with peatmoss. 1st week watered 3x per day for 10 mins each. 2nd week watered 1x per day for 20 min. 3rd week plan is to water every other day.for 20 min. Still experimenting but looking good. P.s.- I have had a patch of buffalo grass for 3 yrs and kinda knew what I was getting in to. Update 6/27/24: grass has matured as expected. No stolens yet, but filling in nicely.