Grow Grass in the SHADE // Shade Savant Grass Seed

[@LileCremeans]

I used Barenbrug RTF tall fescue for a total renovation last fall and it did amazing! They have fantastic products. Glad to see the shade savant did magnificent.

[@patriciarussell1177]

Where did you buy a ton live here in Oklahoma

[@TheLawnCareNut]

That turned out amazingly!! nice work.

[@celestegranell8766]

Wow!! So there is hope for my shaded backyard!!

[@matsv201]

I done a really slesy thing that makes my lawn actually look quite good. I mixed like 15 different kind of grass seed and just sprayed them around everywhere. The lawn is very uniformly uninformed, so it actually looks rather good. When going from a sunny spot to a shady spot one type of grass takes over gradually, making the border being pretty much invisible.

[@Hinoki352]

This is actually really genius to me

[@jda817]

Pro tip buried in the comments 😢

[@Whitebuffalo608]

It would be interesting to know what these different kinds of seeds were.

[@lakendrickwilliams4053]

What type of grasses did you mix?

[@trevormuggeridge4560]

First Aussie 😁. A great transformation, the toolsinlaws will be impressed. 😎👍👍

[@graceortiz9494]

Wow that just doesn't look like the same spot. What a change, there is grass where there was only dirty. Nice!

[@TofuInc]

That's not just Fescue, that is creeping red which is a very interesting variety of Fescue. It's a fine Fescue that sends out runners. Most are the bunching variety, creeping red will get thicker over time. It will keep it's color very well even during the cold.

[@sabrinajones6473]

I’ve been using baking soda. I will see how it works.

[@Striperman]

Wow great results .Good thing it wasn't my in-laws .I was thinking rock garden and circular driveway but then again I am not The Lawn Tools. Good call :)

[@29Turf]

Looks good! Will be interesting what it looks like in two years. I seem to have good luck for a year or two in the shade, then it starts to thin out.

[@sk8infreek]

It's been 2 years and I'm curious as well

[@tykuresa22]

@@sk8infreekyeah what’s the update

[@lefttool7928]

I am flabbergasted !

[@vinnypinatelli221]

Thats awesome looking great job in-laws and right tool!!! Looks beautiful

[@StevenCampbell1955]

DANG, that worked well. SOOO a fescue for my shady ares. Thanks, mate. And my neighbour's too, I suspect.

[@brandonhyden9454]

That turned out amazing for Dense shade. 😎

[@brendanwilliams7553]

I’d love to see an update on how it’s doing after another month or so

[@Adi-S]

Yes, so do I. I have great success planting new grass and it looks good, but it never stays a full year, it just dies in summer.

[@frederick6570]

​@@Adi-Sya its bs

[@rodgersandrodgers8191]

I love Barenbrug seeds... I have their RTF seeds and they sprout quite quickly. It's the first year so I have not seen its spreading ability but I look forward to that next year.

[@cchairez1947]

Many thanks! I am looking forward to have green grass in my shaded areas! Thank you for the video!

[@Brettsgrasscapades]

Turned out great! Impressive for how shady that is.

[@Kaiser187]

I just planted this shade savant a week ago and it grows in very hard areas. Most all the seed took off growing and covered massive bare spots in my yard.

[@HouseonTaylorsCreek]

Where can you buy this grass seed at?

[@Kaiser187]

@@HouseonTaylorsCreek Their website.

[@Kaiser187]

@@HouseonTaylorsCreek Their website. I just planted some more today.

[@gonzalesr82]

That’s amazing. I’ll be using that next season. Thank you!

[@MsKnaz100]

Oh no! The purchase link does not work anymore. Trying to find this product. Amazon says it’s no longer available too.

[@DiamondBill428]

Pennington makes a version as well, look for the creeping red fescue that’s the main shade ingredient.

[@GrassDaddy]

Thx sir. If I ever get to work on the lawn this year I may have to try that blend.

[@AndrewDobek04]

For that much shade the results are great!

[@carolmurphy9931]

They have edging at Lowe's that you put on the ground and hammer in spikes , it's very easy.

[@dylan8285]

Should try out some KBG there under that tree at some point, because well trying to get grass to look good under trees is a constant battle of just putting seed down

[@quailjailss]

Is there an update on this yard? I’m wanting to plant fescue in a thinned out wooded area for my sheep, but idk if it gets enough sunlight

[@jeff.schulze]

Looks great! Please update us on how it's doing in a month or so.

[@Keith-ym3lm]

looks great. next time you're there can we see the line where it switches from bermuda to fescue?

[@DLivingston]

That is insane. I know what I am getting. WOW

[@kove]

Indeed looks amazing! Now they will want to overseed the dorm of Bermuda as to not have a green spot in the winter. 🙃

[@lefttool7928]

Rofl 👍

[@chosen1one930]

There are newer Bermuda Cultivars in the works. But for right now, Celebration Bermuda is one of the best for shade tolerance but like you said that doesn't mean complete shade. Even though I have a degree in Turf Management I have no clue on the workings of breeding grasses besides for the common sense parts. If possible I would love to see a cross breeding of Bermuda and Zoysia, maybe Artificial Intelligence could figure that out and what would be best on swapping out DNA strains or genomes as some call it.

[@TheLawnGuardian]

That's a really cool transformation!

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Wow! Impressive.

[@christapherdane]

Won't the rye die off when the temps hit the mid 100s?

[@joshuawalker3981]

I'd like to know the answer to this too. My thinking is it will definitely die.

[@adamblakeney8446]

The PRG and the creep red fescue a when cut long and watered enough should survive. Especially without any of the sun evaporating the moisture. Just my thoughts

[@xiiflawless]

mid 100s 😲

[@landjml]

Pretty cool 😎👌🏽

[@jonathanmasi991]

Was that Left Tool at the end?

[@zeroturn7091]

The west side of my house does the same thing. I might have to convert it to a shrub bed.

[@harveysdtr]

Does it matter the kind of dirt that is below the new dirt that was spread? Will this work for N Texas clay dirt?

[@Kaiser187]

Just get some soil delivered to your house and spread it on the bare spots. Rack out the bare spots with a hard rake or rototiller, spread seed, rake out again, spread seed, water.

[@gullyb0y204]

Great results indeed! What zone is this? and how's it holding up?

[@BoneCrusher_Gaming]

Hi can you do another update on how is standing now... I've used seeds before and after a few month it dies out.

[@brandonrodriguez1348]

It’s the intro for me 😮‍💨🤣

[@sarsbretta5434]

Looks good. 🙂

[@EatingLettuce]

I noticed you didn’t spread hay after seeding; is that cause it’s a shady area or do you usually not do that?

[@ilissawalker7051]

It looks so great...thanks for the help.

[@OscarGarcia-kh2ft]

What part of the country will this grass grow in? I'm in Texas will it do well? Isn't ryegraas a cold season grass?

[@robertmorley3609]

What does it look like now? My experience with deep shade mix is that it dies by July. (Ontario, Canada)

[@nathanwalker6787]

Will be interested to see if it thins out any as it matures with that amount of shade. That is what I ran into with mine for any shade mixes in the past. That would be amazing if it can keep healthy though under that!

[@jimbob4456]

I’ve experienced the same thing.

[@andrew8604]

Will the fescue over take or dominate Bermuda grass ??

[@TheLawnShark]

Very nice!!!

[@grassymitten5324]

Great results! 👍

[@Thewaldo12345]

I guess you could get that to survive in Texas if you watered it consistently. I’ve just settled with dirt under my pecan.

[@bigredwag]

Almost a year later now... how's it looking? Do you need to overseed that area every year? How do we think this would hold up in the shade, but 100+ degree temperatures?

[@TheLawnTools]

Have to over seed each fall. 100 degree temps it needs cooled down (watered) very regularly

[@macoeur1122]

@@TheLawnTools Maybe you could add a note at the end of the video about this? I keep seeing videos about shade grass and no one ever tells you about a need to keep re-seeding. I hate to think of all the people out there going to the trouble of even "trying" to have a shady lawn only to be disappointed in a year or two.

[@Alamopiper]

I live in San Antonio TX. My front lawn has a lot of shade and my back yard has more sun. What type of grass seed should I buy? I have struggled with this lawn for 10 years with nothing much growing in the shade and the grass in the back yard getting burned. I am on a budget and would like the best solution possible. Thank you.

[@josephmenditto9590]

So will this work in places like South Texas all year long? I have a spot by my gate which gets 0 sun... this could be a great alternative.

[@Chimonya]

Nope, that grass stops growing in temps over 85 degrees and will eventually die in the south. You'll need to reseed every year and water the area frequently. St augustine sod or zoysia seed is your best bet but zoysia seed is under a shortage right now so it might be more reasonable to go the zoysia sod route as well. Zoysia looks reasonably similar to Bermuda so it might not look terrible growing a high class zoysia under your tree and Bermuda everywhere else and you can treat them almost the same nutrient and maintenance wise. But another tip would be to make a large mulch ring for your tree. It's good for the tree and the yard as a whole.

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Could you do an update on how it's looking now?

[@NextLevelLawnCare]

hmm may be just the ticket for one of my project lawns.

[@-1Patroit.]

I bought my property because it has lots of really nice shade trees and I have grass growing under them. You just have to use the correct grass seed

[@teeahtate]

Wonderful. Thank you

[@Yaseensofi13]

How can i reach this product plz I need a lot of this because my park is in complete shadow

[@majid158]

How long before you did they did the first cut on that grass? How long would you recommend to wait?

[@JuanTorres-rj5gk]

Where can I find this Shade Savant grass seed ???looked on Amazon and nothing, same on google

[@robwhiff3411]

Wow that’s looks great !, so you put down top soil and then the seeds ? Did you mix in the seeds with the top soil? Thanks

[@TheLawnTools]

I just put them on top

[@robwhiff3411]

@@TheLawnTools Ok awesome sounds good , I for some reason had some bad luck here in New England with my backyard just didn’t have the time to water and also we have tons of wild turkeys

[@JenniferCovingtonNC]

Would it do well with kids in the backyard?

[@miikeV33]

4 times a day for 20-30 min?

[@jamzach4]

Amazing results !! Looks awesome ! Nicely done

[@scottlarkin4748]

What if you have hybrid Bermuda and now reel mowing? Would you just go with ryegrass? Memphis area

[@adamblakeney8446]

That looks way better than the Bermuda that's there

[@ninjakitty4228]

I live in a trailer park in Alberta. I have a huge mayday tree in my yard that shades a big section of my yard. In the summer it is FULL shade. Like DARK DARK shade. Zero light, zero grass...lots of MUD. My lot gets very waterlogged, to the point where some parts of the lawn have decided to just trade grass for moss, but moss won't even grow under this tree. What are the chances that this stuff will actually grow? I'm so tired of dealing with the mud. If there's no snow on it, it's just mud.

[@john-adleycalhoun4919]

Will this grow in Central Florida in Polk County

[@natemoore3841]

Going to get me some of this for under the tree. Does it blend pretty well with Bermuda?

[@MEAKapc]

Wow what a result. what time of the year was this? I have the exact problem but I don’t think fescue and rye will grow in Virginia until fall.

[@TheLawnTools]

This was early spring. It will grow but you will have much better success of it staying alive if you wait until fall. It would be hard for roots to establish before high heat at this point

[@MEAKapc]

@@TheLawnTools awesome thanks for the reply. I just spread top soil on my hilly yard, and I am eager to get something rooted for erosion control, but I think it’s futile now. Just have to hope what is there spreads

[@blakestone6910]

Have they taken the seed off market ? Can’t seem to find that anywhere

[@Kaiser187]

It's on their website only. I bought 40lbs of it.

[@usg9652]

I have about the same size area at the bottom of our deck that is shaded by a fig tree. Basically bare dirt. So, no cultivating is needed, right? I can simply put down a layer of topsoil, then seed it, right?

[@TheLawnTools]

Yep!

[@txkkm]

what area of the country are you located? We are having the same issue with our home in north Texas. We have been told to plant Zoysia but its pretty pricey.

[@TheLawnTools]

Zoysia isn’t shade proof either. Nothing is so you just have to find the most shade tolerant grass possible. Some varieties of zoysia may be better than Bermuda or st Augustine but bottom line is shade just stinks for grass, especially warm season grasses.

[@txkkm]

@@TheLawnTools has the Shade Savant you planted at your inlaws down well?

[@TheLawnTools]

@@txkkm It needs overseeded again. Should have done it in the fall and the grass would have a better chance to root well before hot summer

[@chrisgonefishing115]

Could someone please answer those question… could I lay thsi seed in February?? As long as it gets the water it needs

[@sebastianhamilton5110]

Great video

[@joeo7257]

I can NOT find this seed. I like he blend and that you specify in Bermuda grass territory. Any Ideas?

[@Kaiser187]

It's on their website. I just bought 2 20lbs bags of it a few months back.

[@prakshajaga8319]

I'm looking for a grass type that will work under trees, use very little water like LM Berea and can stripe. Any ideas

[@sayleshbhula]

Looks awesome! Out of interest how to did you keep the birds away from eating the seeds?

[@TheLawnTools]

I’ve never had too much of a problem with that

[@pattyayala76]

I live in NY half of my yard haves shade and other does not. My grass is brown haves spots. Which best seed do you recommend

[@infamousdjlutexas]

this is awesome ! can i use this for st augustine grass? thanks in advance

[@edchasan5283]

I'm in cool weather, can you plant in spring?

[@TheLawnTools]

Yes. Fall is the best but people do cool season seedlings in spring successfully too. Better to try in spring than to just wait until fall and have bare spots all summer. Just have to try to time the temperature so it isn’t too hot but night temps aren’t dipping too cold. Balancing act.

[@paulregula2679]

Would this work in Ohio? Same shade problem, didn’t know if Zones mattered.

[@p9782]

Omg! Love it!

[@Massaycel]

I tried several times to grow grass in sandy shady areas under maple no success ☹️

[@nomargins]

Nice ❤

[@bravepursuit]

Must have been planted in the fall in Florida. No way that grass seed survives 90 plus degree temperatures and 80 plus percent humidity. It will die hard. I've heard the only thing that will work in the summertime in such conditions in the shade is St Augustine and it requires regular watering regiment, especially under a tree where it's difficult for a normal rain shower to get to the ground.

[@marcolinc]

did you use any fertilizer

[@Kaiser187]

17-17-17

[@wtfwtfwtf7477]

Wow just Wow

[@polocash11]

Will this die in central Texas? Zone 9

[@oguzoguz4686]

So you dont need to use peat moss?

[@frederick6570]

Ya pnw is what im looking for. Grass in the south is so much easier

[@Vault20boy]

So no top soil or straw hay is needed?

[@Kaiser187]

top soil yes, hay you don't need.

[@carlosvidios504]

What month of the year did you plant it?

[@Kaiser187]

Right now.

[@av-do6qc]

Would this work in MD?

[@maltedbarley1]

Yes this blend is really better suited for MD than for Alabama. It will get smoked out if there’s no irrigation or fungus control but you’d be just fine in Maryland

[@bobbyD2848]

Where can you buy?

[@jpshowpro8408]

Well done! Totally blown away! What day and time of month did you do that?

[@MrSonnydays40]

Looks like a Tuesday around hate it thirty.

[@lseeber01]

Can we see an update in a month or 2?

[@manscapedlawncare7759]

What hardiness zone are you in?

[@K9388-n3z]

How do they play together.......?

[@bobcardinal8596]

We live in Fort Worth Texas what area is this in

[@TheLawnTools]

North arkansas