Grotrax Biodegradable Grass Seed Mat, Year Round Green - 50 Sq Ft Quick Fix Roll - Growing Solution for Lawns, Dog Patches and Shade - Just Roll Water & Grow -Not Fake or Artificial Grass

I utilized in a 3 ft X 1 ft area... Kept watered 3x a day.... eventually the pad fell apart after 3 weeks of watering... NO NEW GRASS.... did this in 2 different areas.... DID NOT work for me

I had high hopes when I bought two rolls of Growtrax Biodegradable Grass Seed Mat. The website suggest that this product could easily repair and regrow grass in patchy areas of your lawn. It’s made of grass and fertilizer placed in a green, foamy, biodegradable mat. All you need to do is measure the area, cut the mat, and water it. The water melts the mat to the ground, preventing wind and rain from lifting it. The site shows examples of photos of lush areas before and after examples using this product. They even claimed it could grow on a metal surface and suggested it be used for the entire lawn, which I strongly advise against. Recently, I installed a vinyl fence in my backyard, leaving behind vacant clay dirt areas along the base of the fence line. I thought Growtrax Seed Mat would be a great solution to fix these areas, so I bought two rolls that cover 100 feet along the base of the fence. I rolled out the mat and kept it watered. Three weeks later, I had very little to no growth. The result was a speckled white strip of biodegradable paper with hardly any grass. I was disappointed and dissatisfied with the results, as I had expected some growth, as claimed on the company’s website. I felt like I was being scammed and ripped off. I wouldn’t recommend using this product because it doesn’t work as the company suggests it does. I definitely wouldn’t suggest using it on your entire lawn.

So far, it’s been growing. It took about 10 days to see even sprouting, but we are on week three now and it’s fairly even. I can’t speak for how it will hold up. It also seems like 5 weeks to a “full lawn” is very ambitious. But it has been growing steadily. We do water it more than 3 times a day (zone 9b), and that seems to help tremendously versus the other times we’ve tried to grow from seed. But way easier to see where to water, due to the colored mat. We placed it over a decorative mulch/tree we had removed area just past our lawn. Used landscape staples as I was laying it down, and kept some there to deter kids and dogs from running through it. Ordered a second roll last week based on the positive progress. We shall see.

So far so good. Was hesitant about giving this a try. After a week of watering the baby grass is coming up. Did as the label advised. Prepared the soil (sand) tapped soil down , laid the rolled seed and watered. Will say this fabric does come apart easily and in some places had to put a few pieces over bare spots. Other than that was easy project. Recommend giving a try.

It was easy to put down but nothing growing. It’s been 3 weeks and I had rainy days n sunny days. Texture and appearance was just like picture but nothing growing.