Jonathan Green (10620) Black Beauty Dense Shade Grass Seed - Cool Season Lawn Seed (7 lb)

This stuff is great. I oversees every year, used then all. This stuff rocks. I just used this yo cover a huge part of my yard that was covered with 3.5 cubic yards of dirt. This was a total new seeding. It looks great. Came in full,thick, dark green. Worth every oenny

This grass seed is great, and the only brand I’ll buy from now on. It was spread heavily on fresh soil September 2024, lightly racked in, and lightly watered twice a day for 10 days while germinated. It’s been over 6 months and is thick and healthy. The roots are still young and relatively shallow, so it would need lots of watering this summer. I’m a homeowner DYI’er and my two pics show before seeding and after six months of growth and many mows. It may appear to cost more than heavily marketed brands, but it’s all seed - no thick coating or fillers to help fill the bag.

Beautiful grass! It took a while to germinate the first time—probably because I didn’t do much soil prep, just spread the seeds on top, and the weather was cold for a couple of weeks. Once the temperature warmed up, it started growing much faster. On my second try, I tested a smaller patch and did a few things differently: I lightly covered the seeds with a thin layer of soil and watered twice a day. The instructions suggested watering up to four times daily, but I didn’t have time for that—twice a day still worked really well. It sprouted within a week and looked great. Definitely recommend, especially if you can give it consistent care!

Spread and raked in early fall in the areas under several trees where other grass has trouble growing. Sprouted after about a week and with moderate water has greened up nicely. So far it's looking good and growing, first cut 6 weeks after planting.

Bought for shaded area 20x30 area. Tilled up the soil and removed all the previous weeds/grass/thatch. Spread with a 12 setting I think it called for for a new lawn. Used an entire 3lb bag bc I wanted a thicc carpet. Lightly raked in the seed and watered daily for about 3 days which was followed by a week of rain. Only about 30% of the area seeded grew grass so far . So we'll see if any more pops up, but for the price I wouldn't buy again. Will by another brand and seed over top

I am so happy about the results of this seed mixture! It began germinating in 2 weeks, just as it said. The first pic is before I got results. I am now at week 3, and it continues to grow and spread. Some areas grew before others. Slow, but sure. The water was key. The green color is so rich and vibrant! The quality of the blades is definitely better than my existing grass. I failed to put the accompanying fertilizer down, because I did not see this recommendation until after I received the shipment and read the instructions. I will do that when I seed again in the fall. I did this myself. Because it is still fairly cool, I chanced doing this in mid to late May. I checked the10-day forecast first. I tilled the ground specifically in spots where the grass was gone completely, and just lightly mixed it in with other saturated areas. I used my hand to throw the seeds down versus my seeding barrow in order to better concentrate on the bare spots. I watered it no less than every other day until the rains conveniently came. I tried to time it that way. I was so excited when I saw grass peeping! I have a corner that is very shady in the front due to lots of trees. Had bare spots for along time until I decided to take charge of my embarrassing yard. This is working perfectly! I look forward to seeing it in 6 weeks! Cutting it soon. As you have to wait a bit. It will need another pass to get the density I ultimately want. Definitely buying this again!

The best

**my photos reflect 1 and then 2 week progress of grass growth** Man, this stuff is quite spendy! I was a little hesitant about spending $12 on a single one pound bag of grass seed. However, so far I have been thoroughly impressed. This stuff says dense shade and it means dense shade! I put these seed in a small corner of my yard, an area that receives no direct sunlight all day, except for a small portion of the area. Within two weeks I had quite a bit of grass popping up. What impressed me the most about it is the fact that in the area in which I planted it, part of it receives sun and part of it doesn't. Usually the part that receives sun would have more grass growing taller than the area that receives no sun. However, the grass grew completely even across both the sun an no sun areas. The grass is coming in pretty nicely too, not too thin. I will definitely be re seeding but for now I am very happy with the amount of grass coming up. I live in the pacific northwest by the way. Also, the way we planted it was by tilling the soil, spreading the seeds along with a small amount of fertilizer, and then covering the seeds with a light layer of potting soil. I would highly recommend this method, as these seeds really seem to appreciate having a layer of soil over them to grow up into. One note the seems obvious but may not be to some: do not walk on this while it's seeding and sprouting at all. There are small areas in my patch that I had no choice but to walk on at some points and in those spots the grass is really struggling. TLDR; This stuff grows very well in full shade if you plant it correctly and water it often.

Very happy with the product. Germinates in 3 to 4 days,

So far no grass but maybe too cold? Will try again in the spring

this grass seed was for areas of my lawn which on both sides have trees which are dark areas. i have just looked at the growth today and there is hardly any grass there. all in all this was purchased to give growth in my dark areas and it did not do that. it was quite expensive as well .

shadey side of house with trees covering would not grow grass until this stuff! great product, came up quickly and has grown nicely!

Very fast germination & coverage however does not survive the UAE summer 😑