Jonathan Green & Sons, 3 lb, Dense Shade Grass Seed Mixture

I planted three weeks ago and a lot of the seeds have sprouted in my difficult shady area underneath a Norway Maple. So far it's done better than other weed mixes I've tried before. I'm happy with my purchase.

Not even a week, watered it once an placed poly on it for a storm. Took it off the next day. An four days later had little grass growing. Bought ten more bags! *****/5 stars!

Seeds sprouted after two weeks, slow growing mind you weather is cooling down and though location to grow grass. Expensive but works.

I have a very challenging backyard. It is surrounded by mature trees that allow any particular spot only an hour or two of sunlight each day. And we have squirrels that provide us with endless hours of amusement, but like to dig up the seedlings. I have tried various name brands of deep-shade mixes from the big box stores with almost no success. Often they have not even germinated. This mixture has not been a miracle, but it has performed remarkably better than any other brands. It germinates more consistently and provides a relatively even cover, even if a bit thin because of the shade and squirrel scratching.

Out of the entire bag only about 5% of it germinated. This is with prime growing season weather and watering multiple times a day. I’ve had better luck with a $20 bag of Scott’s from Costco. Disappointing for the price.