Customer Reviews for 5 Star Fescue Grass Seed Blend

I purchased 5 Star after being told by a local garden center it would grow better than any sod type grass in my lawn due to my lot being very shaded. I initially planted the seed in the fall and it came up pretty well but followed up with heavy oveerseeding this past March and April. The lawn is now beatiful and the envy of the neighborhood. Seed is cheap to attain a great lawn so buy enough to seed sufficiently and overseed as needed. I also applied a starter type fertilizer.

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137 of 140 people found this review helpful

I did this professionally for 10 years and this always gave the best turf.

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76 of 80 people found this review helpful

Love this grass! Planted for the first time October 2016 in my more shady areas. I have horrible sandy dirt and nothing has worked. This grass came up in eight days ..... beautiful green! I was worried that it wouldn't make it through the winter even though Texas winters aren't horrible. It lightened in color but during February it started greening up - a deep green/blue color that is gorgeous - and it's growing again. I over-seeded last week (March 1) and planted a new section. It's all up, and the established section is starting to run. LOVE this product!! Going to order more. I have an acre that I am going to plant. Neighbors have said how pretty it is. I ordered and had the product within 5 days....love this company! Will continue using them....very pleased! :)

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66 of 69 people found this review helpful

I tried everything from sod to more expensive grass seeds. This stuff is amazing. Grew in 5-7 days in the heat of Oklahoma. Hopefully it won't die off in the winter since I planted it during the summer (not optimal time). DoMyOwn has great prices and awesome customer service.

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53 of 58 people found this review helpful

The grass is in the process of growing. The great thing about this seed and Do My Own Pest Control is the price and the quick service. Fantastic service! Quick time that I received it and the price was the best I found. My local guy said two weeks and the price was $40.00 higher. Keep up the good work!

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37 of 45 people found this review helpful

As an experienced gardener, I consider myself knowledgeable planting, seeding, maintaining lawns. Unfortunately, I felt it was incumbent to write my experience with this brand of seed, that said, our lawn was prepared with core plug aeration, compost, prior to seeding. 0 % germination after 30+ days with optimal sun, in ground water irrigation, temps for our zone. Very disappointed, would not recommend. As a side note * DOMY OWN made this transaction right. Thank you Stephanie, Loyal Customer

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17 of 20 people found this review helpful

I planted this seed to make a new lawn in Queen Creek, Arizona. The grass survived our summer temperatures of 110 degrees in full sun just fine. During the winter, we saw lows of 20 degrees quite a few nights; the grass was not as green then as in the summer, but it did not turn brown. The lawn is now 1 year old and doing great. The only downside is that this is not a spreading type of seed, so I had to buy more seed to fill in some bare spots (thanks, rabbits!)--and the formulation has changed since the first bag I bought.

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16 of 18 people found this review helpful

I have used this brand several times and have never been disappointed. The seeds are highly viable and very predictable. Sow the seeds and 7 to 10 days later a hint of green. I have even buried these up to an inch, too keep birds from eating them and they still germinate pushing a layer of garden soil up with them

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

Planted the seeds in a small area next to the garage. The seeds germinated and the grass was up in about a weeks time. Follow the directions on the package. I highly recommend.

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11 of 12 people found this review helpful

I researched what seed to plant on a new lawn in a relatively shady yard and landed on Five Star fescue, primarily based on recommendations from landscape pros in my area. I originally contacted two local vendors to purchase the seed, but their price was as high as 60% more than DoMyOwn. After ordering, the seed was delivered in individual boxes within a week. I planted the seed on 09/12/2020 and on day 6 the seed germinated. Now on day 10, green is everywhere. For the very best results, fescue will germinate when the temperature is around 75-80 degrees during the day. Also, I spent a lot of time preparing the soil and have kept it consistently wet with an irrigation system. Temperature and moisture are critical! Excited to see what my new lawn looks like in a few weeks.

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10 of 11 people found this review helpful

I figured I try this 5-star grass seed. It is 2-times the price of grass seed I can get at the garden centers, but thought why not try something new. Put it down following proper procedures for new grass seed, straw, starter food, watering, etc.

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9 of 64 people found this review helpful

I purchased a 10lb bag on 2/25/2020 and stored it in my utility rm, which is at room temp. When the danger of all frost and freezing temps were past, I live in lower Northern, MI, I prepared my backyard lawn and overseeded it along with Scotts Turf Builder Starter Food for New Grass. It has been several days past of which I have kept the seed damp and there are only very minimal amounts of the seed germinated. The rest are doing nothing. I never should have went with such an off brand.

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7 of 18 people found this review helpful

Got some of this seed last fall. 1st of all it lists Blade Runner as one of the seeds. There is none of that listed then nor on the bag I just received this Sept 2021. Obviously, since I used it last fall and am using it again this fall I'm happy with using it in sun and partial shade. Handles the heat very well. Also, some of the varieties listed on the website have newer varieties listed on the bag.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

This seed never came up. I aerated and top dressed with black kow and applied milorganite. Maybe a bad batch?

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6 of 14 people found this review helpful

I live in central Oklahoma. There were a lot bare spots in the lawn at the new house, so in mid September I tilled the bare spots, threw the seed down heavily, raked the loose dirt over the seed, applied starter fertilizer, and kept the ground moist. At first it looked a lot thinner than I expected, but by spring it thickened up exceptionally. I don't have an irrigation system, and I only watered by hand once or twice this summer. By August, it thinned a little in some spots, but now that November has hit it's nearly as lush as it was this spring. And it keeps some color all year round! Now that the rest of my grass is going dormant, I can really tell how well it's spread. Originally I planted in an area that was 2 feet wide, but it has spread out from the house about 8 feet, and is really taking over the lawn. That Blade runner is amazing. Most fescue doesn't spread. I plan to buy some more next year to overseed he entire lawn. I am impressed!

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Seeded a test plot two weeks ago. It's a very shaded spot on my property, gets maybe 2-3 hours of direct sun a day, if that. All I did was rake the leaves and natural mulch back to expose the soil and scattered the seed. Didn't fertilize, or anything else, just threw it down. Never thought I could have such a green little patch in that area. Grew about an inch in the first week or so. I'll be buying more to do the rest!

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

We live in the south and our half acre our home sits on is mostly sand. we have bought numerous different seeds with no success. This stuff has sprouted like crazy and we finally have a lawn! cant wait to apply to our all sand back yard now!

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

I gave it Five Starts because I have been trying to get the Quality seed that was used to grow the Sod that I have put down in my yard. I had tried the local Sod Farms but they seemed reluctant to sell to anyone who was not a Landscaper. I found the same mix here at DoMyOwn. I have some bare spots in the lawn, but did not want to fill in with just any type of seed, I wanted an even look for my yard. Being we have had a cold spring so far, I am waiting for the seed to sprout, but I am very confident that it will soon.

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4 of 8 people found this review helpful

Something is wrong with my yard or these seeds or both, but they did not take root. So I gave it three stars. I need help. Can I get some advice on how to plant and grow seeds on tan dirt?

  Expert response:
We do apologize that the grass seed you purchased is not growing as expected. We have spoken with the manufacturer and they have stated that the only time they have seen the seed fail to germinate was when it was planted too deep, where it could not get the right amount of sunlight and moisture to grow or prep work was not done completely. Seeding a lawn does take time and the right conditions and prep work to ensure success and if everything that needs to be done is not happening, then the seed will not germinate until it is done. Many people do not understand this and just throw the seed down, water for a time and assume it will work. They have advised us to ask firstly, what are you seeing at this moment? Also, we have been asked to confirm the following questions.. Are there weeds in the area that can shade/crowd the soil that the seed is in and prevent it from getting sunlight? Are you treating these weeds? Are you seeing any seedlings of the grass at all? What type of ground prep did you do before laying down the seed? Did you apply any type of pre-emergent herbicide prior to seeding, if so when? From ground prep until now, what have you done? Are you still watering the lawn, if so how often? How often are you mowing? We appreciate your response and cooperation in working with us to provide more information about your application.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

After this new seed became somewhat established, I noticed weeds appearing. Now I have an infestation of chickweed! Clearly, this seed wasn't pure, as stated, and had weed seeds in it. I completely killed all of my old lawn with RoundUp two weeks before having a professional plant the seed. Very disappointed! Especially considering the cost.

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

I like this type of seed. It works beautifully and quick. I do not like the other seeds with coatings on them. I will be buying more. I like the tall grasses and it is so green. I had growth in less than a week.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Purchased fall of 21 after a lot of research and am thrilled with the results of this seed. Delivery was fast. The label had different versions of seed than I expected, mostly newer versions, but you're going with great choices of TTTF. I overseeded (if you can call what we had grass) about 15000 sq ft on 9/4. Mowed as low as i could, raked up everything, aerated, spread seed, lesco starter fertilizer. Yard has a lot of clay, mostly sun, I'm in southeast PA. Tried to keep it moist with big sprinkler and by hand, had some weird 85+ temps days sneak up later that week. Still had hints of green after 4 days, 8 days was looking pretty good, and by 3 weeks looked like a new lawn from the house. Was still

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I'am giving it a 5 Star right now because that is what the grass seed is. This will happen the first week of Sept. Looking at 24000 sq. get back to you with results Oct. 1 2020.

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3 of 8 people found this review helpful

Will know better next year is it lasts through the summer growing season. So far, so good, has come up great

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Tilled, seeded & fertilized and then leveled and repeated the process. Finally applied straw and seems I only got approximately 35% sprouting growth from the seed.

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3 of 6 people found this review helpful

I live in central Oklahoma USA and the 5 star seed works great in this area. I over seeded and germination was quick (6 days) and the yard looks really good. Highly recommend 5 star.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I wish I could share pictures of day one and day 20 because the results are amazing. Live in OKC and have a Bermuda lawn which has gotten progressively thinner due to a large oak tree in my yard. Scalped the yard and brought in some dirt to have about a half to one inch bed. Spread the seed out evenly and used Scott's starter fertilizer. Watered three times a day (while the temps were still in the mid 80's) and at day 20 was mowing 4 inch tall grass. Started out looking thin but now at day 40, it has thickened as more blades are produced from each seedling. I expect that some Bermuda will still come in where there is full sun but that's fine. I have had numerous people ask about the lawn and it is beautiful. Used about 30lbs on 2500 square feet and continuing to add were it is thinner since temps are coming down now. Only a few weeds and I mean a few, like less than a dozen. Great seed and Do My Own always delivers great stuff quickly.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I live in South Central Kansas. Yard is very sandy to sandy loam. I've tried several types of seed from big box to nursery “local blends”. This product has blown them all away. It's growing in areas I've never been able to grow seed. Germination rate was very high and I noticed the seed coming up within 6 days of planting. I killed the yard with glyphosate, raked up the dead grass, broke up the top inch or two of soil with an ATV plow, lightly raked with a pull behind de-thatcher, spread the seed with a walk around spreader, applied Fertilome new lawn fertilizer, and raked a bit more. I also put a light coat of seed on top of everything. In the months prior, I added a sprinkler system to keep the seed moist until germination. Lots of work, but worth it in the end. Nice young thick lawn in Mid Oct. hopefully, as the grass matures, it'll get even better.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I ordered a bag and applied, yet was skeptical due to my area and soil. Well, the seed has done great, so great that I ordered another bag and finished the job! Fescue for my area & soil is perfect! Not all grasses are for all areas, but to prevent wash out, have good rooting grass, as well as, finally to have a just grass seed that works, is awesome!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Great selection and in stock. Easy process. Quick delivery. No hassles.

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2 of 4 people found this review helpful