A test of two Grass seeds to patch the lawn

[Romer]

I had a few places in my yard that had turned to big dirt patches because of the clay not allowing the soil to retain water

I tilled the dirt and added top soil

I treid two different seed mixes and applied both the same day and gave them both the same amount of water. Pretty heavy water the first two weeks and I was surprized how much better one product did over the other. Both products are made by Scotts

The first I tried was Scotts EZ Seed



The second I tried was Scotts Patch Master



The EZ seed was a claer winner. Two months later that area is thick and better than the grass around it. The patchmaster area is spotty and you can still see some of the "mix" on top of the soil

The first picture is a section I used both on side by side. The EZ seed on the right and the patch on the left. You can almost see the line were I divided the two sections. The EZ seed area has a few spots to fill in where as the patch area has a few spots of grass

The second picture shows an area I just used the patch on. Some took hold and others did not

The third picture shows a large area I just used EZ seed on. Very thick and better than the grass around it. The spotty area in the third picture was grass that was there. The thick part in the middle was a large empty peice of dirt that no grass grew till I tilled it, added top soil and the EZ seed

Just thought I would share my results since they were pretty different. Again planted in the same soil, both tilled with a small layer of new top soil and both with the same amount of water

 

[D'Animal]

I'm going to guess the EZ Seed cost a lot more than the Patchmaster?

 

[Romer]

10lb EZ seed is $29, 14.5 lb Patchmaster is $25 . Prices from Home depot

 

[Trunk Monkey]

High traffic areas? I've got a spot by our backyard gate that's hating it, going to have to reseed in the spring.

 

[JohnVee]

I tried the Patchmaster a few ago when some idiot drove through my lawn in the middle of a 2-yr draught because the greenish material looked like it would hold water well. Nope. I spot watered and the patched areas were still either overtaken by neighboring weeds or never really rooted and developed. A few other areas later in the year worked better but not enough to purchase again.

 

[Spook50]

I'm a fan of using a 50/50 mix of Scott's High Traffic and the Pennington SmartSeed Kentucky Bluegrass. Rough up the area, moisten it, sprinkle seed down, sprinkle some loose soil over it, and just keep the soil moistened until the grass grows through it. The High Traffic I noticed germinates a lot quicker than the Kentucky Bluegrass, but once both are established, it looks great.

Oh, and I mow at 2" so that it stays thick and high enough to choke out weeds and crabgrass.

Sent from OBAMAPHONE!

 

[snobdds]

I also have had great success with the Scotts Easy Seed. I had to patch a spot where a tree was removed and subsequent stump grinding. I just put top soil and seed, with plenty of water. It is now plush and pretty thick after just one summer.

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