Customer reviews from Scotts
Scotts - Green Max Lawn Food - Black
Average customer rating
4.1
(701 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 701 reviews
5 Stars
472
4 Stars
65
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
15
1 Star
120
62%of customers recommend this product.
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171 out of
275)
Customer Reviews for Scotts - Green Max Lawn Food - Black
Customer Rating
5
This product worked GREAT!!!
on September 5, 2014
Posted by: dbhicks
from Salina, Kansas
Gender:Male
Expertise:Intermediate
The GreenMax worked great. It greened my lawn up in just a few days and lasted approx. 7 weeks. I had to mow 2 times a week. I will use it again..Just be careful to sweep it off the concrete before it gets wet or it will leave an iron stain.
Pros: Easy to Use, Effective
Cons: leaves iron spots on concrete
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
5
nice and green!
on May 29, 2013
Posted by: gavenb
from Olive Branch, MS, USA
Gender:Male
Expertise:Beginner
i have a brushed small aggregate driveway, so staining wasn't an issue. It worked great for me. i used the edgeguard too. I'd say it was a win for me. helped repair my junk lawn.
Pros: Easy to Use, Good Directions, Effective
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
5
Great product!
on September 21, 2015
Posted by: Jimmy76
from Muskegon, MI 49441, USA
Gender:Male
Expertise:Expert
Was a little leery after reading some of the reviews. Applied the fertilizer on a dry day. Used the leaf blower to blow the fertilizer off the pavement back on the grass to avoid stains. No stains the next day. My lawn greened up in 3 days. My wife was amazed! Best Scotts product to date!
Pros: Effective
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
5
Great results
on August 14, 2014
Posted by: ScottLev
from Hebron, KY, USA
Gender:Male
Expertise:Expert
Lawn looks great. Can tell a difference. Make sure you sweep up all granules from cement as directed. Will definitely leave rust spots on driveway.
Pros: Value, Quality, Easy to Use, Good Directions, Effective
Cons: will rust cement but package tells to sweep up
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
3
Humidity will cause rust stains
on March 31, 2014
Posted by: nullnull5144
from Corpus Christi, TX, USA
Gender:Male
Expertise:Intermediate
I bought the product even after reading all of the reviews (pro and con). I understood that I would have to be extremely careful with this product or else it could stain my product. So I was! I used my Scotts spreader with edge guard to keep any excess product off the concrete and blew it off with my blower within five minutes. Even after such a short amount of time, the humidity caused the product to begin causing rust stains on my driveway and sidewalk.
The results that are promised on the package (Deep green in 3 days) is a stretch too. It has caused a little bit of green grass to sprout up in places where the grass hadn't yet started sprouting, but it's a far cry from "Deep green in 3 days."
Pros: it does seem to help green the grass. slowly tough
Cons: Didn't work as expected, Difficult to use, doesn't work well in humid conditions
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
5
Out Do Your Neighbors!
on April 22, 2015
Posted by: RetiredFanatic
from Delaware, OH, USA
Gender:Female
Expertise:Expert
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I started using Green Max 3 years ago. LOVE IT. Even though my neighbors feed their lawns - some with TurfBuilder - my lawn outshines them with the deep green color. I don't tell them what I use. Keeping it a "secret".
The only negative is a mild staining of sidewalk. I make sure I don't get any on the walk, but since I try to apply a day before rain, I think the rain washes some onto the walk where the lawn has a slight slope. Not a big deal.
Pros: Quality, Easy to Use, Effective
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
5
Excellent Product!
on September 16, 2014
Posted by: 13Sparks
from Tega Cay, SC
Gender:Male
Expertise:Intermediate
It simply works as advertised! I applied it to my fescue lawn during the summer and it turned a lot greener after a couple of days. Big change right away!
Just be careful with making sure you blow your driveway carefully to make sure nothing is left on it before watering. Just like the instructions state it will stain your driveway.
Just be careful with making sure you blow your driveway carefully to make sure nothing is left on it before watering. Just like the instructions state it will stain your driveway.
Pros: Quality, Easy to Use, Good Directions, Effective
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
5
Works just as advertised.
on July 28, 2014
Posted by: Richard
from Dublin, OH, USA
Gender:Male
Expertise:Intermediate
I have read many of the one star reviews of this product on this site and I can see one common theme from them all.. User error... If you aren't smart enough to read and follow simple instructions on a bag of fertilizer, than maybe you shouldn't be allowed to purchase it. I have used Max Green several times over the last few seasons and have never stained my sidewalks or burned my yard.. If you take the time to properly remove all the granules from the concrete surfaces, eg leaf blower or a broom, you won't have stained sidewalks.. You also need to not put the product too close to those surfaces to avoid runoff from rain.. It's not that hard people.. A big thanks to Scott's for making a great product, that works every time when you use it properly..
Pros: Easy to Use, Good Directions, Effective
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts