Pennington Smart Patch Bermuda Grass Seed Mix, for Full Sun Grasses, 12 lb. Bonus Size

I hand-threw the mix down straight out of the bag, and in a total of 3.5 months time, I literally have lawn again. This is not just for "problemy" patch spots, this is on my front lawn that has two large bushes, a large area of bare, dry, nutrient-deprived soil that gets the most sun throughout a day in summer. I also used a step-on 'Lawn Aerator Spike Tool' hand tool that I purchased off of Amazon that has (15) 3.5" nail spikes that are bolted to a push plate to push down into the ground as to allowing for the seed roots to grow deeper into the ground and have the rain water/sprinkler get down a soften the hard soil, instead of a regular hand tiller, which I thought wasn't long enough for grass roots to get deeper into my lawn. I figured that the full-sun type would be a good fix for this issue, one issue that I've dealt with for 23 years owning my house/property, and this area of my property having a dense/hard compacted soil, so much that it was difficult to keep the grass alive, even with watering with a sprinkler every year as its so dry and compacted soil. Well, last year I trimmed down my bushes because they were entirely too big and getting floppy from its own weight, looking a terrible mess, and when I'm done I see there's no grass underneath what was growing. Plus, I got a notification from my HOA to correct the no-grass issue. I used a seed mulch fertilizer last year but I used a regular tiller and it ended up not surviving (it was sparse growing anyway). But this year I bought two bags of this for hot weather/full sun areas and I have thick grass now, just in time for autumn season with a lot of rain to keep it happy. It's a bright green hue and a lot nicer looking than it was, even my neighbor's I share with (his is only weeds). I'm just hoping his negligence doesn't undue what it took to bring mine back to better than what it's ever been. But that's beside the point. I put a lot of this mix down, like, completely covered and went back with the second bag in spots where it was thinning like around my neighbor's pine tree that has roots sticking up and no grass growing around them and the ground actually has the grass growing there also. I didn't go sparingly. I was also sure to position my sprinklers accordingly in the correct spots, letting it run for hours everyday for those 3 months to make sure the seed when sprouting get hydrated. I did turn off my sprinkler if the water happened to pool for too long to allow for run off and not drown the seeds. Did I mention I live in Alaska? I'm in Anchorage, where it's the bottom middle on the map. We have ultra dry compacted dirt too and get some hot sun also, believe it or not lol. Hopefully the new grass has been established and growing long enough that it will survive our winter that's coming soon. Those temps can get to 30 below zero for at least a week at its coldest drop, usually in January/February months. The photos I'm providing are from May 19, 2025 to September 4, 2025.