Jonathan Green (10515) Black Beauty Heat & Drought Resistant Grass Seed - Cool Season Lawn Seed (7 lb)

Good seed for the price . Made it through its first southern california summer with no problem. ( gave it little to moderate watering through the summer ) . Also , coming up into spring and minimal weeds have popped up . I'd recommend this for someone looking for a pretty Heat resilient Fescue , that also is dark green , especially in the fall/ winter .

Not sure why people didn't have much luck with, it worked great for me. I prepped the dirt, laid the seeds, covered with a roll of straw and watered daily. They were sprouting grass within 4 days. It worked so good I bought it again for an area that used to be a garden and it is already thick and I laid it down a week ago. I have used three other types of seeds and had terrible luck. It was recommended by a landscaping business so i gave it a try. I wish I did a before and after to show but, it works great as long as you cover it and water it daily.

Been buying this grass seed for a couple years and it looks great and does well in the southern Colorado heat. I notice every year that alittle more takes hold in various areas I spread it in.

I was really excited to try the Black Beauty Heat and Drought grass seed, but unfortunately, it’s been a big disappointment. I followed all the directions carefully — prepared the soil, watered consistently, and made sure it got plenty of sunlight. It’s been over two weeks, and absolutely nothing has sprouted. Not even a hint of green. For a product that’s supposed to handle heat and drought, I expected at least some results by now. Very frustrating and a waste of time and money being that I purchased 2 bags separately.

Germination is a little slower than the original blend so be prepared for that. Could take 3-4 weeks before they sprout. The yard is full now. It’s not better than the original blend. It looks good but the blades are not as plush or dark green.

Great stuff! The first year, the performance was so-so as the seedlings were getting established, which is, of course, to be expected. But by the second year, wow! utterly fantastic. Well established and the grass did thrive under the full sun during drought conditions. I never had to water once while several neighbors who had chosen the wrong grass seeds saw large swaths of their grass burn up in patches.

My lawn was originally seeded with PRye in the spring which came out great until it cooked in the summer heat. I reseeded (overseeded) with JGBB in late August. After a week with very little germination i added leftover Perennial rye to help with fullness, especially to areas that were still sparse after a couple weeks. It worked wonderfully! I don't think the JG seeds would have been enough to cover even an overseeding project. My lawn is only 750 sq ft and this bag definitely came up short. For the price i expected a better outcome without the need to add extra seed. Also, according to the label there are more weeds than usual for a name brand product. Hopefully the little KBG that is in the bag will help fill in bare spots. This was my first year seeding a lawn and the biggest lesson i've learned is to seed in FALL for cool season grasses! Spring seeding was a waste of time, energy and water just to watch the lawn get smoked in the summer heat. I don't think i'd repurchase the JG again unless the price was right. Pics are of before, during and after overseeding.

I planted the grass in September 2025. It stayed green all winter, it has a deep green color. Very thick and green. Will buy again. Curious to see how it survives this summer.