This grew very well, took about seven to ten days to start sprouting. One thing I will say is the top soil you use definitely matters. I was filling in an 80sqft section on one side of my front walk. I had been doing some work in the back and used half of a bag of Miracle Grow garden top soil which was left over, and then some cheap stuff I had planned to use to fill in some other areas out back. The spots I used the Miracle Grow top soil did great, came in lush and full. The spots I didn't use it, didn't. Blades here and there but not looking good. I knew I was going to have an issue pretty early on, because the cheap top soil would become dry and nearly rock hard while the Miracle Grow seemed to retain moisture better and would never end up like concrete. Pretty sure it's going to be tough for baby sprouts to get any roots into that stuff. So yeah, I would recommend testing in a small area with good top soil of your choice and you won't have any issues. Had I only used the cheap stuff I would have probably been giving a bad review, not realizing I all but made it impossible for anything to grow.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I used to buy regular grass seed and then add starter fertilizer in an attempt to repair lawn spots. Many times my attempts failed or were not successful. Since I have started using Scotts eZ Seed, I have had 100% success rate. It's easy to use and when added with Scott Lawn Soil, it generates beautiful, luscious, thick grass. It's the perfect mixture of grass types. Best product ever!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Nothing could be easier than Scott's EZ seed. That's because it's EZ to use. Excellent coverage and it blends to your existing grass. The only hard part is to monitor keeping it from drying out. So watering during the early stage is important. Now that's EZ.

I don't know if it's better grass seed than the generic brand at the store or if the mulch/fertilizer is what makes this product so great. Grass was growing by the end of the week when I had used "other stuff" multiple times with no results. The only problem I have is that I need to use it again in the same spot because I didn't put it down thick enough.

I really wasn't sure what to expect after reading all of the reviews. I followed the directions exactly. Very thin layer and bag covered exactly what was listed on the bag. I started out by raking all of the area were I planned to spread the EZ Seed. I would estimate 50% of my back yard was either dead or missing. I have a large male dog and suspect both urine damage and grub damage were the culprit. I am guilty of neglecting the lawn in the few years I've lived in this house. After clearing the area, I waited for it to rain that evening. In the morning I raked the area again since the soil was soft - roughing up about 1/4". I spread the EZ Seed per instructions on the bag - thin enough to see bare dirt though the mix. After spreading a thin layer I watered the area lightly, let it dry and watered again. I noticed that a good portion of the seed had come to the surface. I raked everything around and watered it again. After settling over night I raked it around again and watered lightly. This was to make sure the seed was mixed well into the soil and mix. We had a full week of rain with little to no sun. After that week I watered three times a day - morning, lunch and right after work. Just enough to keep it wet. It has been four weeks since spreading the EZ Seed and I can no longer see bare dirt in my backyard. The new grass is about 2" right now. I continue to lightly water three times a day since we haven't had any good rain. As skeptical as I was initially about this product I am surprised how well it looks and has filled in. I did luck out and catch a 50% off sale at Lowes so I bought the 20lb bag. Knowing that it works I would feel comfortable purchasing this product at street price. The biggest advice I would give is to spread it thin and keep it wet. Water!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought our house and the back yard was terrible the previous owners had a pool we did not think we would ever have grass .we used other brands of seed nothing worked.I went to the Scotts site and we figured we would give it a try we didn't have anything to lose.with in 2 weeks we had grass it came in patches at first within a month we had a full lawn

I used EZ Seed for Sun & Shade to patch an area of my backyard that was denuded when my Patio was repaved. I initially planned to sod the area, but saw the EZ Seed at the garden center and decided to try it. I have tried patch products before that did not work. I applied EZ Seed and saw grass sprouts within 2 weeks, It is now 4 weeks since I poured EZ Seed on the area and I have grass about 2" tall. I have told several family members and neighbors about my experience with EZ Seed and they are trying it. Thank you for a product that works!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Tried EZ Seed on a bare spot that recently had a tree removed. It was very easy and convenient to apply. The first seeds sprouted in about 5 days. And now after 10 days, most have come up. This is a fast and easy repair for small bare spots.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I enjoy spot treating areas in my yard that need some extra assistance from die back during the winter or the removal of weeds. It fills in the bare patches and germinates quickly and spreads well. I wouldn't recommend doing a large area just due to priciness, but given that it is not meant for this, it is perfect for spot treatments.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Scotts EZ Seed Patch and Repair Sun and Shade is the only product that gave us the results we needed to grow grass under all the trees around the perimeter of our property. The instructions were easy to follow and withing a few weeks all the bare spots were gone. I would recommend this Scott product to anyone who has bare spots due to shade.