Is this a good starter seed for an area with no grass at all? Thank you

The question you should have really asked yourself is why is nothing growing in this area? If even weeds will not grow, then you may have pH problems or other issues that would make growing a desirable turf more difficult. This would be a good option if you need quick coverage assuming the soil is in good enough condition to grow grass, but as other said, this is an annual seed. If you plant it in the fall, it will over-winter and persist through the following season. If you plant it in the spring, it will die off at the end of the year if I understand correctly. If you want seed that persists season to season, get a perennial type seed. I strongly suggest researching grass types and seeing what will grow there based off of the amount of sun and shade you get. Also, if possible, I suggest looking at turf types that spread via stolons and/or rhizomes so they will self-heal without the need to reseed dead patches. This way when you have a weed in the lawn and kill it, the desirable lawn will spread into the area where the weed was and take that space over. The #1 defense against weeds is a thick and healthy lawn, and self-healing types of turf are great at this and help to reduce future weeds.

Can I just spread the seed or do I also need to buy compost or fertilizer?

Here' what I did:1. The soil was prepared by using a manual cultivator to loosen the top layer of soil.2. The seeds were spread by hand along with starting fertilizer.3. I then used the manual cultivator to bury the seeds and fertilizer.4. I covered the freshly planted soil with a straw/hay blanket to protect them. (from the birds that feasted on them the last time)5. The soil was watered once daily. Considerable new spouts were visible on day 5....and continued growth daily.Now....If i can figure out how to keep these nuisance geese from devouring my hard work I know i will have a beautiful lawn in no time.Although the geese constantly eat the shoots down they continue to slowly thrive....PS: Any tips on how to keep these geese off my lawn?

What is the exact composition of the seed mixture would be a basic query of any reasonable customer.

I am not being sarcastic in my response. I know nothing about growing crops, plants, fruit except to "stick in the ground and water it and let it get sunlight." I had a friend who I thought gave me sage advice: the plants don't read the books. So, as far as planting, I just grab some seed, chop the ground a bit, throw the seed in and VOILA! up come grass, thick, beautiful grass. Wish I could show pics. I have neighbors who told me that the grass wouldn't grow because the water would run off, so I needed to build some kind of thingy mcbeanie or whatever. I paid no attention to that mumbo jumbo, did what I described above and now their all like, "WOW! The grass is beautiful!!!"

Will this grass grow in section 9 in the south?

By no means I'm I a grass expert. However I live in Newton,Mass. and this stuff really grew well here. That's my experience, hope it helps.

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D**L

Great seed

Great seed for fast germination

16.02.2026

T**R

Filled shade area

Happy with results. Soaked for a few seconds in a mesh bag for a couple days and it sprouted beautifully so I spread it out and filled the shaded dirt areas.

27.01.2026

A**R

Must have

Grew quickly

23.12.2025

D**S

Grows fast and green.

So far so good. I am far from an expert when it comes to lawns. I used a de-thatcher first put down the seed and added a layer of Scott’s lawn soil. Raked it all in and watered it twice a day for a week. I’m hoping that this grass will last, from what I understand this is a temporary grass but it’s the only thing I have found that will take to our soil quickly. I mixed in some zoysia seed as well just in case this fails after a year as other reviewers had said. I’m located in Florida and unfortunately I don’t have an irrigation system which makes it tough to have a decent lawn. Especially one my family can enjoy. I’m sure in order to have a really nice lawn I would need to replace with sod and an irrigation system but I figured I would try this method first as the first option is way out of our budget. It looks great and I really hope it lasts. As time goes on I’ll continue the process throughout the rest of the yard and hopefully have a nice lawn we can enjoy. I’ll update if I notice any changes.

4.02.2021

T**E

Great for a lazy seeder! Results don’t last :(

I lazily put this seed down, didn’t tend to my lawn, cover or anything just sprinkled on top and let the rain do its thing. I was feeling discouraged until I looked at my camera from the day I laid it 1/30/25 to current day 3/21/25 and realized it has taken off wonderfully and my yard is greatly improving! Looking forward to correctly finishing it in the portion that could still use some more. I used one full bag throughout my yard. Update on seeds - Sept 2025 our yard has died in lots of spots again. It has been watered twice a day and under the same care as when it was thriving but it seems the grass seed does not enjoy the summer temps and we are back to a muddy mess

28.03.2025

C**R

Quick and rewarding purchase!

A terrific product. It quickly filled in bald spot in my yard...grass came in lush and green. I liked it so much that I bought it again for other areas in my yard that I had no intention of working on!

23.11.2025

E**O

Beware of Turkeys!

It was fabulous! It was coming up in less than a week until the wild turkeys found it. I’ll order a new bag in the spring.

23.02.2026

P**M

Palm

Very good

24.02.2026

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Brand	Jonathan Green
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Customer Reviews	4.2 out of 5 stars 4,624 Reviews
Expected Blooming Period	Spring to Fall
Indoor/Outdoor Usage	Outdoor
Material Feature	Natural
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Jonathan Green (10840) Fast Grow Grass Seed - Cool Season Lawn Seed (7 lb)

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