Scotts Turf Builder Grass Seed Bermudagrass with Fertilizer and Soil Improver, Drought-Tolerant, 4 lbs.

This seed grew fast and thick, the only problem it's hard to find , and when you do it's way to costly.

TOOK A LITTLE LONGER THAN I EXPECTED FOR THE SEEDS TO SPROUT. BUT ONCE THEY SPROUTED--THEY ARE GROWING FAST.

Bag had a hole in it. Seed from box went all over floor. Hopefully what is left will grow this spring.

I'm giving this grass another try next summer. One thing I have done in my life is I have grown a lot of grass. I'm talking about the stuff you walk on. One thing I had never tried before last summer is growing grass on a plot of desert land that had probably never grown anything before. Where I used to live, if clear all of the vegetation off of a piece of land, grass will grow back. I never thought it would be hard to grow the stuff. On my first try, I put down a thin layer of good garden soil. Then I threw down the grass and some fertilizer. After about two weeks, I had maybe two small patches. I started to read up on what went wrong, and then I tried again. The second time, I thatched my yard pretty thoroughly. I pulled about an inch of dead waste material which was mostly from a 20 year old oleander I had removed. That was probably the most critical step. Then I put down a much thicker layer of garden soil (a little more than the inch that I took off). I followed that up with the grass seed, and then I threw a very thin layer of paver sand on top of that for a dressing. The results were much better, but by the end of the summer when overseeding time came, I still only had growth on about 2/3 of my lawn. I didn't dare put down fertilizer a second time even though I brought in soil. That, combined with the fact that it was 120 degrees for most of the week after I planted the second try, might have contributed to my abysmal results. I wasn't going to overseed, but I was in a hurry to get some green back there. For my overseeding project, I scalped the lawn and used Scott's Perennial Rye Grass. I kept the dirt mixed with clippings from scalping the lawn, and I used that for a dressing instead of sand I didn't use fertilizer until the sprouts started appearing, and then I put down a light dusting. The results were pretty awesome. I have a very lush, green lawn right now except a couple of bare spots that don't get a lot of sunlight. It's going to be time to plant Bermuda again in a couple of months. I'm going to use the same process I used to get the perennial rye to take off to see what happens. If I have good results, I'll update my review and increase my rating. EDIT: I've finally had success growing Bermuda grass. I had another unsuccessful attempt at the end of April, which is admittedly too early to plant Bermuda. I thought it would be okay because I saw other Bermuda yards greening up. Towards mid-May, I made an attempt that I thought was going to be my final attempt. After about a week with no results, I thought I was going to give up when I went out side on one hot morning to find some sprouts. So I watered for a few more days, and beautiful sproutlings appeared. Unfortunately, I had to leave town for two days when the temps were in the 110s, and all of my sproutlings died. I was convinced to give it one more try. I had a small amount of this left, and I bought a package of Pendleton Bermuda Grass seed to finish it up. I opted for a different brand simply to compare. Here is what I have learned about growing Bermuda grass in Phoenix. 1. It has to be very warm. Bermuda grass will not germinate unless it can maintain a constant temperature in excess of 80 degrees. My opinion is that Bermuda grass germinates the best when the highs are over 100 and the lows are around 80. I believe that if Bermuda grass has started to germinate but has not yet sprouted, long term exposure to temps below 70 will kill it. The good news is, the germination period for Bermuda grass if done properly appears to be only three days. 2. Working the soil is key. I thatched again this Spring, leaving what little Bermuda grass I had left from last year. I laid down another inch of good dirt (this time I bought some Miracle Grow brand dirt from Costco). Then, I soaked that dirt so that it was saturated before laying down the seed. Then, I dressed it with another very thin layer of the Miracle Grow dirt. The difference, and this is huge, is that a soil that is high in decomposed vegetation is able to retain water much better than the native Phoenix dirt. After laying down the dressing, I fully saturated all of the dirt with a liberal application of water. 3. I don't think there is a such thing as "too hot for Bermuda" as long as you are willing to invest the water that it will take to keep the soil wet when the seeds are germinating. It took almost exactly three days for me to notice my first seeds sprouting. For about five days, I watered 4-5 times a day making sure that the soil never dried up. Once I started to get some good coverage, where enough green was present for the plants to start being able to produce their own food, I decreased my water application to three times daily. When the plants got high enough to mow, I decreased my water application to once a day in the early morning. The Pendleton seed seemed to grow about as well as the seed from Scotts. I just mowed my first section of the Scotts seed today. I planted the Pendleton seed about a week later, and I will probably post another review there if I get as good of results as I did with the Scott's seed.

So, now that I am quarantine decide to do my small patio with few upgrades here and there. One of those upgrades was to replace the Saint Augustine grass I had from something we less maintenance and best results. Problem I had with St. Augustine was that every time I do the patio, took me hours to clear to do the amount of mess it left around when cutting the grass. So after careful research we choose Bermuda Grass. I now little to nothing about grass, plants or gardens, so I just used whatever instructions came with the seeds. Also, this is my first time planting seeds so my hopes were really low. To my amazement this thing worked! It was also fun to see it grow! I like that with the seeds I just filled the holes where it wasn't growing. The area is roughly 15 x 15 feet (approximate since is not square), had to use the entire bag. I am not sure if this is was too little or too much, I just know it did what I wanted. I would recommend this product.

Added this to a thin direct sun area of our new yard in hopes of thickening it up. Watered consistently and I don't see a bit of difference. It doesn't look like any of the seeds sprouted. I'm not sure if seed goes bad, but I put it out within a month of purchase.

I raked the ground level and just spread the seeds on the ground. But I then covered the seed with a thin layer of Scotts Lawn Soil. None of the seeds were visible. I did NOT rake the Scotts Lawn Soil. I set my timers to water the new grass for an hour every day about 8:00 AM. After 2 weeks I have the most beautiful grass you have ever seen. I let it grow another week before I cut it and it is thick and great looking. Since I spread the seed by hand there are bare spots so I have ordered another bag of seed and will reseed these bare spots, cover with Scotts Lawn soil and let the water timers do their thing. Great products!!

Dethatched and prepped the ground as instructed. The seed grew slowly in the spring but didn't really do that well into the summer. Helped thicken areas that were thinner. Weak growth in full sun areas where the Bermuda wasn't as strong to begin with even in patchy areas. Unexpectedly, more of the seeds seem to be sprouting going into fall now. But overall, I'm not impressed. There are a couple new weed types in my lawn that I haven't seen in previous years, whether due to this or to fertilizer, I don't know. I've pulled far more weeds than usual this summer. I'll try a different seed again next spring.

Absolutely disappointing. No results at all. The sprouts came out after a week or so, with regular watering and soil preparation and maintenance, and then just stop developing. Waisted money and most importantly, time.