Customer reviews from Scotts
Scotts - Turf Builder Grass Seed Sun & Shade Mix 3 lb - Tan
Average customer rating
4
(1,340 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 1,340 reviews
5 Stars
791
4 Stars
229
3 Stars
48
2 Stars
46
1 Star
226
81%of customers recommend this product.
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813 out of
998)
Customer Reviews for Scotts - Turf Builder Grass Seed Sun & Shade Mix 3 lb - Tan
Customer Rating
5
Excellent product
on June 10, 2018
Posted by: kiran
from Schiller Park, IL, USA
Gender:Male
Expertise:Intermediate
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] No doubt about it this is a great product growing quick looks nice.
Pros: Easy to Use
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
Does not work!
on May 24, 2016
Posted by: Jimi
from Full River, MA
Gender:Male
Expertise:Intermediate
I bought 3 bags of Scotts Patchmaster. Put it down on bare patches left due to recent construction. Prepared soil, watered daily. All I got for my efforts after a month and a half was matted down damp newspaper. NO GRASS. Was there even seed in there?! Can I give it zero stars? I'm done with you Scotts. I'll take my money and my business elsewhere.
Cons: Didn't work as expected
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from ScottsBy DeMario, Scotts Consumer Service, June 6, 2016
We apologize for the inconvenience you’ve experienced when using the product. This particular product usually has a lot of success stories from users, but it is helpful when we get reviews like yours to help us produce quality product. For Cool Season grasses like Bluegrass, Ryegrass, and different types of Fescues soil temperatures must be at least 55 degrees (+12.7 Celsius) for grass seed to germinate and can take between 4 -21 days to see germination. Warm season grasses like Bermudagrass, Centipede and Zoysia, which germinates in early summer, requires soil temperatures between 75 - 90 degrees (24 - 32 Celsius) and can take between 5-28 days to see visible germination. Watering also plays a defining factor in germination. We recommend watering 1-2 times a day until germination is visible and then watering 1- 1 ½” per week as needed. Both excessive watering and not enough watering can slow down or even stop germination of the product. If you have any other questions or concerns please feel free to give us a call at 877-220-3089 and one of our representatives would be glad to assist you. We hope this issue has not caused you to lose faith in our product, as we use reviews like yours to maintain and improve the quality product that you and other consumers have come to know and love.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
4
Great for patching bare spots.
on January 24, 2019
Posted by: partsman
from Warriors Mark, PA 16877, USA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great for patching bare spots in my yard but tried to over seed an area with limited success. Patched several areas in my yard by scratching the surface with a rake and then spreading the grass seed. Need to keep areas moist for about a week. Grass grew very thick. I tried to over seed an area with a lot of weeds with very limited success. Watered area as I did with bare spots.. After several months I applied weed killer to the area but very little grass was growing. Had to redo several times to fill in area with grass.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
3
Did not do what I expected
on March 15, 2019
Posted by: notsolky1
from Pittsburgh, PA, USA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Our large yard receives sun at different Times depending on the time of year. I thought this would work well under some of our trees where the ground reeives minimal sun. It didn't grow as well as I expected - only saw a minimal increase of grass.
Response from ScottsBy Consumer Service, March 16, 2019
We are sorry to hear that your Scotts Turf Builder Grass Seed Sun & Shade Mix did not germinate as expected. This seed will germinate best when temperatures are consistently between 65-85 degrees. We would be interested in hearing more about the issue so that we can take the appropriate steps to prevent this in the future. We also have a product guarantee that we would be happy to extend to you. At your earliest convenience, we ask that you contact us so that we can discuss these things. The following link will take you to our contact page: http://tinyurl.com/mds8zo5
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
I really thought it would work
on May 7, 2019
Posted by: Mana
from Vancouver, Wa
I bought a 20lb bag since I had so many places to use it. Part of my yard is very sunny. Part is very shady. I water it daily and followed all the instructions and nothing. Very disappointing.
Response from ScottsBy Consumer Services, May 20, 2019
We are sorry that you are unhappy with Scotts Turf Builder Sun & Shade Mix. You can contact us if you would like to continue discussing this or if you want to know about our product guarantee. We are available at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/mds8zo5
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
Wasted Time and Money
on May 9, 2019
Posted by: TCDBAD
My wife purchased this seed for repairing areas of our lawn that are shade and sun. I prepared the area and followed the directions. I have made sure to faithfully water and wanted to get as much benefit from the spring rain. After 3 weeks of effort my lawn looks the same as when I first laid the seed. I still have bare dirt and only thing growing is weeds. Not what I was expecting for the amount paid.
Response from ScottsBy Consumer Service, May 21, 2019
We are sorry to hear of your experience with Scotts Turf Builder Grass Seed Sun and Shade Mix. Temperature plays a critical role in seedling germination. Soil temperatures for warm season grass seed must be around 70° F for seed to germinate. You can contact us if you would like to continue discussing this or if you want to know about our product guarantee. You can reach us here http://tinyurl.com/mds8zo5.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
This seed Never germinated
on August 19, 2019
Posted by: AFbummer
from Omaha Nebraska
I bought three bags of this grass seed and none of it ever came up. It was a total waste of money.
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Service, August 22, 2019
We are sorry to hear that your Scotts Turf Builder Sun and Shade Grass Mix did not germinate as expected. This seed mix is a combination of bluegrass, ryegrass, and fescue. While the ryegrass and fescue should germinate in 2 weeks, it could take 28 days for the bluegrass to come up. We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please contact us to see what can be done. You may visit our contact page by clicking on the following link: http://tinyurl.com/mds8zo5
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
4
Nice features
on February 21, 2020
Posted by: Steve843
from Edwardsville, IL, USA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It was easy to see where this had been spread due to the color of the seed. Make sure you are using this on loosened soil. Loosening the soil helps the seed stay in place when you water. Better to water often for shorter intervals.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts