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Pennington Select Sun & Shade Northern Grass Seed Mix 20 lbs.
3.8 out of 5 stars
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  1. 5 stars58% (37)
  2. 4 stars9% (6)
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  5. 1 star23% (15)

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Apr 12, 2024
Amac
5 out of 5 stars review

Verified Purchase

Worked great!!!

Great product!

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Mar 29, 2025
Cats rule
5 out of 5 stars review

Verified Purchase

Coated seeds for sun or shade

Great value seeds

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May 20, 2023
Kuso
1 out of 5 stars review

Don’t buy!!!!

Don’t buy this off brand grass seed. I purchased three bags and spread it on my lawn, after a month, nothing is growing. Don’t waste your money on this off brand and buy the name brand.

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Jul 6, 2023
John Central Missouri
1 out of 5 stars review

Don't waste your money!

Bought this in April 2023. Followed the instructions and very little grass grew. Wherever there was full sun, nothing grew. Shady spots was the only place it sprouted and lived.

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Jul 3, 2023
CHEAPGRASS800
1 out of 5 stars review

Disappointing, no grass!

Don't be cheap when comes grass seed, I found same result as other. Use name brand, Scott's or other, seems like this company makes toliet paper products or kids toys lol!

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Aug 16, 2023
Clean Shopping
4 out of 5 stars review

Did You Use Seed Fertilizer?

Second year I have used this brand. Worked as expected if you use a seed fertilizer. Your turf guard general lawn fert has no P in it. Seeds need P. Without P good luck. Are you keeping your seeds moist during the first week until they sprout? Like 15 minutes of water every couple of hours during daytime? I have no issues buying Pennington during late summer early fall and getting the we want it out of inventory prices.

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Mar 31, 2024
Mike
3 out of 5 stars review

Disappointing Seed and Lawn.

I used this to establish about 15,000 sqft new lawn towards the end of August. It was difficult to establish a thick full lawn. Now that the lawn is established the grasses texture is very coarse. I filled and leveled a section of my property put down a healthy base, 4", of screened topsoil. I applied starter fertilizer and then the seed. I set up a temporary irrigation system on a timer set to water the lawn 4 times a day to keep everything damp and from drying out. I bought 12 and used 10 bags to seed about 15,000 sqft. Germination time was about a week and occured as expected albeit thin. I expected that maybe some of the fescue in the mix would take longer to germinate and the grass would fill in. However, this never really happened. I had to overseed the lawn a couple times to get decent density. The north side, more shady side of my homes lawn gets decent sun but not as much as the west side looks completely different from the west side. It greens up totally different in the spring. Also, this gras really does not resist summer drought much different than any other grass. It goes dormant in the summer just about the same as other sections of my lawn. It just gets more brown and gets browner in the winter and greens up later. Particularly on my north side.

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Mar 19, 2024
color23
1 out of 5 stars review

waste of time and money

DO NOT BUY, HORRIBLE GERMINATION the company WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT as the bag says either. They only allow for "90"days from purchase. I will never use this company for seeds again.

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Feb 23, 2024
Bruce
1 out of 5 stars review

Waste of money

I have used their Rebels Tall Fescue in the past with good results. This however did not germinate well at all. I would avoid it.

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May 29, 2025
Lori
1 out of 5 stars review

Avoid

Terrible brand. Doesnt grow. Huge waste of money!!!

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