Bought this 20 lb bag of seed and followed the instructions on putting it on my lawn. But after about 14 days I noticed more clover growing than grass. With the rain we have had in the past few days, the clover is out pacing the grass. Now I have a yard with half clover and half grass. I doubt if I'll buy this brand again

This product has worked far better than I anticipated. The bare spots in my lawn have filled in completely in less than 4 weeks. I watered twice daily for 5-10 minutes and waited to spread the seed until temperatures dropped to the 70-85 range in the fall.

I'm in Queens NYC. We have killer unfiltered sun nowadays that scorches everything or downpours that turn your lawn into a virtual rice paddy plus I'm 500 feet from 8 lanes of constant traffic and in the flight path of 2 airports - pollution galore! Tried Scotts - it fried my lawn and left big bleached holes. Tried a couple so called organic brands, got weeds or nothing. Pennington grew EVERY TIME. BUT...you MUST cover the seed with a little topsoil particularly in bad patches. You must reapply at least twice in the spring. These seeds are great but they need a little protection. So either cover with soil or a lawn blanket stapled to the ground, water regularly and WAIT. It takes about 3-4 weeks to get baby grass and another 4 weeks or so to get to a regular height. The result is GORGEOUS. Patience and some TLC pays off! Thanks Pennington!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I tried this grass seed for a Influenster campaign. I was unable to post in the campaign so I thought I would review it here. The grass seed works quickly especially in shady areas and I would recommend it to anyone who has trouble growing grass in areas that have low sun.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] After an intense heat wave with no rain for over two weeks, my yard was looking pretty abysmal. I purchased seeds sprouted within just a few days and now most of the yellow is gone! It's a great value for an affordable price and I would definitely buy it again if needed.

I purchased this to patch a small area of my front yard. I first filled the area with a quality topsoil, spread the seed (I also used a rapid seed since i was planting on a slope) and covered the area with about a quarter inch of starter soil. I have more weeds coming up then grass with this seed ( i did not have 1 weed with the rapid seed). I have a second area that I am doing and threw this seed away and purchased a different seed with how disappointed I am with this seed.

Bought a big bag of the KY 31 at the local Rural King. Overseeded my 2000 sq ft aerated lawn in the spring of 2022. Watered exactly as recommended. No growth at all. No germination to speak of. Did the same thing at the optimal time this past fall. This time my neighbor and I seeded our yards at the same time. Same terrible results for Pennington and me while my neighbor used a cheaper brand and had very good results. I wish I could get a refund now. Cannot recommend Pennington.

I had a few bare spots in my front lawn that needed to be fixed. I followed the directions precisely. I used this product on one of the bare spots and another brands product on the other bare spots to compare the 2 products. The spots where the Pennington Sun & Shade seed was planted, is nothing but weeds! Not even a little grass has grown!! I tried reaching out to the company to get a refund because their bag states they guarantee their products work or your money back, but this still isn't resolved! I did a ton of research before picking a brand to go with because I cannot afford to waste any money. But that's what I ultimately did with this purchase was just threw my money away! So if someone from the company could direct me on how to make a claim against the products guarantee, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Bought one bag last fall, sowed it broadcast-method in a sunny area where an enormous tree had been removed (and so the soil medium was half soil, half sawdust from the ground-up tree trunk/roots), and it began germinating in about 2 1/2 weeks; within a few more weeks, it made a lush, dark green lawn, and has only gotten lusher and thicker ever since. Some of the seeds got into a flower bed, and so I had the opportunity to dig up some of the new grass plants after they were a couple of months old, and examine them. The roots were surprisingly strong and deep into the ground, and the grass-plant was stocky and with rich dark green blades. I subsequently bought two more bags and sowed the seed in a skimpy existing lawn in a shady area; that too has now come up very thickly and I couldn't be more satisfied. In neither case of the above do I see weeds or clover in what came up, just the grasses indicated on the bag's list of what it contains. Thumbs up to Pennington!

We had many large bare spots in our lawn. We bought a rear tine rototiller. It went deep to til the soil. We then added top soil and incorporated it in. Planted the seed in early April, in western NC, 3 20 lb bags.Totally about $200.00. Took a while to sprout, watered as directed. Looked good for a couple of weeks after it sprouted. We did have a dry spell, but seed says drought resistant? We kept watering. I don't know if it went dormant, but we have had a lot of rain the past 2 weeks. It was a lot of work and a lot of money and it looks like it did before we planted and followed all directions.