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 prepped the ground well. I tilled it to loosen the dirt. I mixed in a few bags of soil. I put some seed and fertilizer down. Then I covered in grass clippings from the rest of the yard. Finally I put the grass fabric down. I kept it wet/damp for the first couple of weeks. Sometimes watering that area a few times a day. The first time I sprayed it, the fabric did blow around a bit so it didn’t look as nice as when I initially laid it but I figured the grass would fill in. 4 weeks later, the areas between the fabric are growing in more and better than the areas covered in this fabric. Save your money, get dirt, fertilizer and seed. I will probably put a layer of top soiled down and more seed. The issue is, it takes weeks to see results, so you don’t know if it’s worth keeping or returning until after the return window closes. I’ll save you the guess work…it doesn’t grow.

It's been about two weeks now and I have the entire area full of grass already! I watered 4 times a day for a week and within 3 days it was sprouting grass blades and within 7 days, it was looking great. Now, as I said, 2 weeks in and I have the entire bare area of my lawn totally covered again and it looks great! I have a wifi controlled sprinkler since I can't get a full system yet and I programmed it to run 4 times a day (twice when the sun is down) and that makes the difference. If you don't water it, it will definiately fail.

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.

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.