GrowtraxBiodegradable Grass Seed - 100 SQFT Bermuda Rye - Grass Seed and Fertilizer for Lawns, Dog Patches & Shade - Just Water & Grow - No Fake or Artificial Grass

Grotrax was very easy to use...but it is going to require you to work a little. Before you start read the directions on the back of the label (you are going to have to open the roll to get to these. Prepare your soil! soak it down overnight as directed. Lay your mats....I found they cut much easier with scissors then a blade..... Water well 2 or 3 times a day! You just can't lay the mats down and expect grass. Living in Central Texas on the rocky escarpment I could only get about an inch or so of loose soil but it seems to be enough. I spotted grass sprouting this morning lots of grass. it's been 5 days since I laid the mats. Now it is on me to keep it moist as directed. Highly recommend as a cheaper alternative to sod... if you can and are willing to wait a few weeks. I have now used this product 3 times. Two of the three have been highly successful. I have a very shaded front yard full of grass instead of mud! the third has been down only two days but I can't see why they won't grow also. I used them to cover some still bare edges and a few isolated bare spots. It has all been quick and easy. I have one more spot to fix near the driveway but have to correct a drainage problem first. Those who lack success, maybe it's a low spot that collects water drowning the seeds. I don't know but I have had no trouble. My neighbor bought some after looking at my yard and walking the dog the other day past his house I noticed he has grass growing in the places he patched with Grotrax. Pic 3 when I laid Grotrax pic 2 after 3 weeks pic 3 now after 8 weeks

I watered the grass 3 times a day every day just like the instructions said. Grass grew and became very green but it lasted only a few weeks. It never got dense and started to die off a few weeks later even if I continued to water it. It was a losing battle to try to keep the grass alive. 3 months later there’s very little grass left.

I bought some of this to repair an area of my Bermuda grass after digging a trench for a French drain. I wish I had enough of this on hand to do the whole thing. It doesn’t go far and of course pricier than roll out straw mats but look at the photos. Both the straw and this were laid at the same time and before I put both down I put Rye and Bermuda seed down.The material this uses sticks like glue once wet. If it weren’t for wind you could almost lay them down without spikes. Once they get wet you can’t move them and they deteriorate within a couple weeks unlike the straw mesh.

I purchased 2 100 foot rolls of this to fill in some bare spots in my lawn. These rolls were ordered at the same time and delivered together. The first roll I put down worked as described by the manufacturer. The second roll, not so much. If you look at the picture that accompanies this review you will see part of picture has lush, green grass growing and you cannot even see the fabric of the roll. This was from the first roll. The rest of the picture has sparse, somewhat straggly grass growing and you can still see most of the fabric it comes on. This was the second roll. They were planted on the same patch of bare earth, using the same care and attention and responded very differently. Maybe the second roll was last years production, maybe it was stored in a bad part of the warehouse, I don't know. If the second had been like the first, I would be recommending the heck out of this product but since it was not, I am not nearly as enthusiastic as I would wish to be.

I did this with my 7, 4, and 2 year old, We added 3 bags of top soil to the area. No tilling just spreading the soil evenly. Our soil is hard clay so I didn't want to risk it (I live in Los Angeles, CA). I just rolled out the mat. Covered the edges with soil. Watered it. I watered 3 times a day the first 2 weeks. Twice two weeks after and once after that. I started on October 15th and that whole week was super cloudy in LA so I don't know if that delayed things but I didn't really see any germination until almost the second week. But after the there was growth everyday. I only gave it 4 stars because it's not a lush full lawn in 4 weeks as they advertised but it's pretty darn close to it and it was super easy. It's way cheaper than sod but pricier than seed. I've had bad experiences with seed. A lot of weeds grow along with it. This had 0 weeds. The few weeds that came out were what I already had. So definitely worth it. I will be buying more to do the rest. This was a test run and couldn't be happier. By the way my kids loved the project so include the little ones. They'll love seeing the growing process.

I watched a youtube video by a guy who claimed it didn't work for patches in his lawn. The reason was that he didn't bother to read the instructions. He just laid the growtrax mat on the ground without preparing the soil. The mat must make contact with the soil in order to grow. I prepared mine with a steel rake, watered the soil and then laid the mat down and sprinkled it. Of course, water it 2-3 times a day to get it established. Within two weeks it was growing well and now, five weeks later it's full-on grass! I'm a man but I know enough to read the instructions if you expect the product to work.Thanks, Jim