Seeds up to 750 sq. ft.
Scotts Turf Builder Grass Seed Heat Tolerant Blue Mix Watersmart Plus, 3 lb. in a resealable bag
Scotts Turf Builder Grass Seed Heat-Tolerant Blue Mix For Tall Fescue Lawns provides superior resistance to heat, drought, and disease. Scotts wraps each seed in a unique 4 in 1 WaterSmart® PLUS Coating that absorbs 2x more water than uncoated seed, feeds with essential nutrients, and helps protect seedlings from disease. Grow Quicker, Thicker, Greener Grass. Guaranteed.
New Lawn:
1. PREP
Rake area to loosen the top layer of soil (approximately 2” deep) and remove any dead grass or debris, ensuring seed-to-soil contact.
2. APPLY
Apply using a Scotts® spreader.
3. RAKE
Lightly rake the seed into the soil to ensure seed is covered just beneath the soil surface. For best results, apply Scotts® Turf Builder® Starter® Food for New Grass.
4. WATER
Water daily to keep the soil surface moist until the seedlings reach at least 2 inches tall.
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Overseeding:
1. PREP
Mow lawn at the lowest setting and bag the clippings. Rake to remove debris, dead grass, and loosen the soil, ensuring seed-to-soil contact.
2. APPLY
Apply using a Scotts® spreader.
3. RAKE
Lightly rake the seed into the soil to ensure seed is covered just beneath the soil surface. For best results, apply Scotts® Turf Builder® Starter® Food for New Grass.
4. WATER
Water daily to keep the soil surface moist until the seedlings reach at least 2 inches tall.
Fall and spring are the best times to plant grass seed because seed germinates best when temperatures are between 60°F and 80°F.
3lb: up to 750 sq. ft. for reseeding and 375 for new lawn coverage
Learn why quality grass seed matters and how a few extra dollars now can save you frustration and money later.
The best way to grow an attractive lawn is with a high-quality grass seed. But, how can you tell good seed from bad?
Scotts® has put a tremendous amount of research into developing and selecting new grass varieties. These new varieties have been developed to be finer textured, greener, and more tolerant of shade, drought, or punishing sun. Cheap grass seed often contains older varieties that are coarser, lighter green, and require much more effort on your part to grow well.
If you look at a bag of grass seed, it has information about the contents. Most people don't look at it, and that's too bad. That information tells you what types and varieties of grass seed are in the package, what percentage will sprout, the percent weed seeds, and the percent inert matter like fillers. Empty seed hulls, stems, and fillers can make up a significant amount of the material in a bag of bargain grass seed. How does it get there? Well, cheap grass seed is often not properly cleaned after harvesting it, leaving you with the dirt and other stuff that fill up the bag. High quality grass seed means high quality cleaning to remove empty seed hulls, stems, dirt and other material found in the field.
Every grass seed label will also list the types and varieties of grass seed in the mix as well as their germination percentage. Bargain seed often has a lower germination rate than high quality seed, meaning you will often have to apply more seed to get the same amount of grass to grow.
There is a tremendous amount of seeds in even a small bag of grass seed. Even if the weed seed percentage is very small, it could mean hundreds of weeds for you- making your lawn more work, more expensive, and more time consuming. How much is your time and money worth? Look for the most weed-free grass seed mixes possible, or 99.99% weed free.
If you're thinking about buying grass seed, make the best choice for you, your family, and your home. A few extra dollars up front could save you a lot of time, frustration, and money later. When you buy Scotts® grass seed, you're selecting grass seed from a company that has been offering top quality seed for over 100 years and backs each bag with a no-quibble guarantee. Scotts® sets the standard by which the competition is measured.