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Scotts Green Max Lawn Food FL, 42.42 lb.
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Jul 10, 2013
Ltw1008
1 out of 5 stars review

Too difficult to use

I've never used Scott's Green Max product before, but wanted to try it even though I had read all the mixed reviews. I live about an hour north of Houston, TX. My yard is approximately 2.5 acres of sodded St. Augustine grass and it is completely irrigated. When it's green, it looks awesome. Due to virtually no rainfall in my area in the month of June 2013, my grass started losing it's deep green color. I decided to use the Green Max product the last weekend in June to get back the green. While it did work in some areas, it didn't work in other areas. In some areas, it even burnt my grass; which I've had to spot water the heck out of it to get it to come back. The other issue is the concrete staining. I was extremely careful to try not to get the fertilizer on my drive way and sidewalk as I had read all the bad reviews about the staining. Like always, I blew everything off after I was done with the yard and even swept along the edges of the grass like the instructions say to do. It didn't matter. The pieces are so small that you can't possibly get them all. The other problem was that I accidentally ran over some of the pieces when they were on the driveway with my spreader thus crushing the pieces into a fine dust on the driveway and sidewalk. Once these crushed pieces got wet, it left long brown stains on my driveway which now look terrible. There's no doubt that this product will green your lawn under PERFECT circumstances: flat yard, even spreading, perfect watering conditions, etc. But in the real world, this product's positives don't out weigh the negatives…in my opinion anyways. I'm going to stay with Scott's, but will go back to the standard TurfBuilder product. The Green Max product is just too "iffy" for me.

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I am sorry to learn that you have experienced problems with your lawn following an application of Scotts Green Max Lawn Fertilizer plus 5.17% Iron. Damage can occur if products are accidentally over applied or applied to drought and heat stressed turf. This type of damage can sometimes be minimized by watering 1/2 inch every 3 days if rain is not expected. We suggest that you follow this program for the next 4 weeks if you do not receive sufficient rainfall. We also recommend that you do not apply any other product for the next 4 weeks while your lawn tries to recover from this situation. I am also very sorry to hear about the damage to your concrete driveway and sidewalk that occurred while using Scotts Green Max Lawn Fertilizer plus 5.17% Iron. The iron in Scotts Green Max Lawn Fertilizer plus 5.17% Iron may stain. The quicker a stain removal process is begun, the more effective the process will be. Sunlight and water will help to fade the iron stains from the product on outdoor surfaces, but will not completely remove them. Before using any commercial cleaning products to remove stains, test the product on a small area to see if the product will fade or damage the stained surface. Most stain removal products work best with two applications. Be sure to thoroughly rinse the area after applying a stain removal product. We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience please contact us to see what can be done. You may visit our contact page by clicking on the following link http://tinyurl.com/7ag7a3n

Mar 12, 2021
ErnieD
5 out of 5 stars review

Greens Lawn Quickly

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This product works quickly and efficiently. I am on the 3rd season of my new centipede sod. It's been an extremely harsh window but spring seems to be just around the corner. My grass was brown almost everywhere. I laid the fertilizer down pretty heavy and within 3 days I saw noticeable improvement. After 2 weeks it's almost all completely dark green! My neighbors are asking which lawn service company I am using. I have been watering it every day and that makes it work even better. One word of caution though is to make sure you blow off your concrete driveway as it will stain.

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May 2, 2019
Nawnie1
5 out of 5 stars review

Hi growers

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Hi garden grower's, I have moved into a apt. and there are patches of grass gone, there are a lot of pine trees growing there, I love that they are always green, even in winter, but as you well know, the grass doesn't grow under and around them, starting to put the seed in front of my place, I have used this product before and I am sure it will work its magic again!!!

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Mar 18, 2021
ValerieA
5 out of 5 stars review

Works fast

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'm so pleased with Scotts lawn food because it truned my brown looking grass into a gorgeous green color. The directions are very easy to follow and it didnt take long to apply. I'd say it took several days before it started to become green.

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Mar 12, 2021
dayton937
5 out of 5 stars review

Green Lawn Fast!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Green Max Lawn Food is great. My lawn was starting to turn brown and wasn't looking great. I applied the Green Max Lawn Food and watered, I noticed a difference in just a day or two and my lawn was looking like early spring a few days after that. Great product!

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Mar 18, 2021
Aecpeanut
5 out of 5 stars review

Healthy grass

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Scott's Green Max is just what my yard needed. My yard is full of lush green grass now. I had some dead grass that needed a little help. Scott's green grass made my yard full of healthy grass. No more yucky brown grass.

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Mar 18, 2021
wr1999
5 out of 5 stars review

Hello green grass!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] After having one of the worst winters in history, after just one application of Green Max, our St.Augustine grass is awake and growing like it's summer time. We normally use Bonus S but this may become our go to year around.

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Mar 21, 2021
DHardie
5 out of 5 stars review

Greener grass quick

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Half of my yard gets tons of sun and half doesn't. This means that when it's hot the shady half stays green, while the sunny patches try to brown. This has helped immensely in helping keep all my grass green so far. It took a few days to work but I started to see a difference in 3-4 days. I will reapply later in the summer if my yard starts to dull.

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Mar 11, 2021
Babz
5 out of 5 stars review

Green everywhere!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love this lawn food. Very easy to use, although I would recommend watering lawn first, then fertilize and water again. The reason I did this method so the fertilizer doesn't burn the grass roots! It works pretty well Highly recommend for upkeep

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Mar 11, 2021
finkelmp
5 out of 5 stars review

Amazing lawn food

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It is amazing how quickly this Max food greens up my yard. I am a believer! As usual, Scotts rocks it out with one of their products. It doesn't pay to use the bargain brands if you want a great lawn. Scotts all the way!

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