Jonathan Green Black Beauty Dense Shade Grass Seed - 1 lb

Works. Planted underneath dense foliage south NJ. Took approximately 14-21 days for noticeable growth.

I have used many different types of grass seed but this has to be the best for dense shade lawns. It took a little longer than other seed I've used but totally worth the wait.

I bought this shady variety, grass seed for a problem area. I spread some topsoil down first over the hard, clay Pennsylvania soil and planted this. The package said germination in 14 to 21 days which I was disappointed with however with diligent watering it actually germinate it in less than seven days. It’s looking pretty good right now.

Takes awhile to germinate but does grow and looks great in heavily shaded areas.

Bought for shaded area 20x30 area. Tilled up the soil and removed all the previous weeds/grass/thatch. Spread with a 12 setting I think it called for for a new lawn. Used an entire 3lb bag bc I wanted a thicc carpet. Lightly raked in the seed and watered daily for about 3 days which was followed by a week of rain. Only about 30% of the area seeded grew grass so far . So we'll see if any more pops up, but for the price I wouldn't buy again. Will by another brand and seed over top

This is excellent grass seed. In the past, whenever I bought a $30–40 bag, it seemed like only a small portion was actual seed and the rest was filler—fertilizer, weed control, or other additives. This product is 100% grass seed, which made it feel like a much better value and exactly what I was looking for. As the photos show, the hardest part was the prep work. I weeded the entire backyard and turned over the soil by hand, which took about 12 hours. But that effort paid off. Three weeks later, I’ve got solid coverage. After seeding, I bought a sprinkler and watered for about 20 minutes each morning and evening. The results so far have been excellent. I probably overseeded a little—I used the 15,000 sq. ft. bag on an 800 sq. ft. area—but it definitely contributed to the results.

I have had good results with this brand of grass seed in an area with larger mature trees that gets no direct sunlight. Great product and worth the few extra bucks you pay for it over lesser brands.

The name says Dense Shade, but don't believe it. We worked hard for two weeks preparing our yard before planting this seed in our backyard, which gets sun for half the day and is shaded for the other half. We bought a 25 lb bag from Amazon and picked up 2 more 5.6 lb bags at Home Depot to finish up on March 23rd. By October, very few spots of grass had grown. I don't know if the seed was old or what the problem was, but today, our yard looks just as barren as it did before we started reseeding last year. We are very disappointed with this product!

Very happy with the product. Germinates in 3 to 4 days,

So far no grass but maybe too cold? Will try again in the spring

this grass seed was for areas of my lawn which on both sides have trees which are dark areas. i have just looked at the growth today and there is hardly any grass there. all in all this was purchased to give growth in my dark areas and it did not do that. it was quite expensive as well .

shadey side of house with trees covering would not grow grass until this stuff! great product, came up quickly and has grown nicely!

Very fast germination & coverage however does not survive the UAE summer 😑