Growtrax Biodegradable Grass Seed - 100 SQFT Bermuda Rye - Grass Seed and Fertilizer for Lawns, Dog Patches & Shade - Just Water & Grow - No Fake or Artificial Grass

Grotrax was very easy to use...but it is going to require you to work a little. Before you start read the directions on the back of the label (you are going to have to open the roll to get to these. Prepare your soil! soak it down overnight as directed. Lay your mats....I found they cut much easier with scissors then a blade..... Water well 2 or 3 times a day! You just can't lay the mats down and expect grass. Living in Central Texas on the rocky escarpment I could only get about an inch or so of loose soil but it seems to be enough. I spotted grass sprouting this morning lots of grass. it's been 5 days since I laid the mats. Now it is on me to keep it moist as directed. Highly recommend as a cheaper alternative to sod... if you can and are willing to wait a few weeks. I have now used this product 3 times. Two of the three have been highly successful. I have a very shaded front yard full of grass instead of mud! the third has been down only two days but I can't see why they won't grow also. I used them to cover some still bare edges and a few isolated bare spots. It has all been quick and easy. I have one more spot to fix near the driveway but have to correct a drainage problem first. Those who lack success, maybe it's a low spot that collects water drowning the seeds. I don't know but I have had no trouble. My neighbor bought some after looking at my yard and walking the dog the other day past his house I noticed he has grass growing in the places he patched with Grotrax. Pic 3 when I laid Grotrax pic 2 after 3 weeks pic 3 now after 8 weeks

I watered the grass 3 times a day every day just like the instructions said. Grass grew and became very green but it lasted only a few weeks. It never got dense and started to die off a few weeks later even if I continued to water it. It was a losing battle to try to keep the grass alive. 3 months later there’s very little grass left.

Good stuff. Works held it in place with large tooth picks

I laid down at least 12 100ft rolls over the past two weeks. One section grass has started to grow, although it is very very thin strands and not thick lush strands as it shows on the pictures. It is way more expensive that seed. It is fairly easy to lay down, but every time you get a section down on the ground the wind blows it away before you can soak it with the hose, so constantly having to weigh down with rocks before I can. soak it. As soon as it is wet it breaks down very quickly so if it folds over wet good luck getting it separate. Time will tell on the second section. It looks awful when wet and soaking and breaking down, but I think it will get better at some point. it looks like a green splattered mess on the ground! Hopefully the strands get thicker as if it stays that thin, it would not be good value for money.I completely cultivated all the earth before laying down the growtrax, so it was perfect conditions, weeded and ready to go. I am covering about a 500 sq ft area, so a lot of ground to cover. I am also seeding the other area so I can see in 4-5 weeks whether this product did better than regular grass seed and I will post again final results.

I did this with my 7, 4, and 2 year old, We added 3 bags of top soil to the area. No tilling just spreading the soil evenly. Our soil is hard clay so I didn't want to risk it (I live in Los Angeles, CA). I just rolled out the mat. Covered the edges with soil. Watered it. I watered 3 times a day the first 2 weeks. Twice two weeks after and once after that. I started on October 15th and that whole week was super cloudy in LA so I don't know if that delayed things but I didn't really see any germination until almost the second week. But after the there was growth everyday. I only gave it 4 stars because it's not a lush full lawn in 4 weeks as they advertised but it's pretty darn close to it and it was super easy. It's way cheaper than sod but pricier than seed. I've had bad experiences with seed. A lot of weeds grow along with it. This had 0 weeds. The few weeds that came out were what I already had. So definitely worth it. I will be buying more to do the rest. This was a test run and couldn't be happier. By the way my kids loved the project so include the little ones. They'll love seeing the growing process.

Updated Dec. 2020 - Holy cow! We have grass! First effort didn’t work but tried it again and I’m stunned! Grass is growing. We didn’t do a great job of laying strips next to each other and you can see exactly where we put this down and where we didn’t.*****We've done two rounds of this on a patch in our yard. The first time all we got was a little peach fuzzy of grass appearing and it never grew larger than that small area. We decided to give it another chance so hopefully it will work better this time. If it does, I will edit this post.

Watch the video and follow the instructions. Stake it down if there is literally any kind of breeze at all. Be prepared for patchiness and to look at the papery backing material in your yard for an extended period of time. Slow growth, looks like mostly Rye, hopefully some of the Bermuda grass will show up one day. I started off with this for part of my yard, but decided that sod was the way to go so I changed it up and just went with sod to do the rest. I wouldn't buy this again. Also, it is noteworthy that I bought 2 rolls, and there was a BIG difference in seed/growth from one roll to another. They both received the same water and sunshine.

Do not buy this horrible product! I've watched the videos. I've read all the reviews to learn from the mistakes of others. I followed the instructions to the tee. And still, I have had no success. I put the sheets down, I weighed them down with bricks because even the slightest breeze blows them away. I watered to keep them moist without drowning them as it shows in the video. But they just disintegrated, tore where they were weighted down, and blew away. Upon retrieving the pieces, I found they were too disintegrated to replace on the ground. I bought two 100-ft rolls and I feel cheated.