Jonathan Green Black Beauty Ultra Grass Seed, 1-Pound

Expensive but the best. I import to Canada, seeds sow in 5 days if kept moist. The color, and stems are perfect for me. Every year in the spring I have some patches from the dog, just a little dirt and this seed. I also over seed in the spring. This seed adds a sprinkling of a different shade of green to my grass

Very good quality for the price. Highly recommend.

Price was outrageous for the quantity being sold. I returned it.

nothing germinated and this stuff is crazy expensive

I've used JG Black Beauty Ultra a few times now and have had pretty good success. There are so many different factors when growing grass that you can't always blame it on the seed. This seed has been good the past few times I used it with a decent germination rate and great looking grass. You do have to be patient as the tall fescue seems to take awhile to germinate, but once it starts to grow it doesn't take too long to start thickening up. It seems to be growing very well in my sunny areas, but my shady clay soil areas it's still struggling to grow so I would guess it's going to have a tough time establishing in areas with more dense shade or wet conditions. Overall this is a classic grass seed that's above what most big box stores offer.