I wanted to provide some photo’s of the Scott’s Patch Master over time. It has been a few weeks now since I put the paper/seed/fertilizer mix down on the blank spot, and there is grass growing. It will take some time to fully fill in, but if it survives the summer which is now upon us, I think it will do ok.
There are quite a few different patch ‘solutions’ out there for fixing holes in lawns and trying to make them blend. The advantages that a lot of these have over ‘plain’ seed is that they include some kind of recycled paper mulch to help retain water and keep the seed wet. When you first put down grass seed it must remain constantly. If the seed starts to germinate, and then dries out, it will die. With these patch mixes, the mulch or paper will help retain the water, and it will also help keep the soil from drying out beneath it. However, there is no patch mix that will work if you completely neglect it. We mowed the patch to about 3 inches after the 21 days.
If you remember, I put the patch on about May 18th, so up to today, June 7th, that gives us a total of 21 days now that it has been ‘doing it’s thing’. Click on the photos below, when they open up you can use the arrows to move back and forth through them. Each photo is titled with the date and day number information.
If you’re looking for Scott’s PatchMaster information please see all my PatchMaster Related Posts and don’t forget the 28 Day Update! A lot of folks find this update and miss the last one!
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4 responses to Scott’s PatchMaster 21 Day Update
Hey Jon –
Cool blog. I recently used some Scott’s patchmaster in my lawn as well. It’s only been 2 days. Looks like you started seeing grass come in around day 8 – is that correct?
Also, did you add anything else? On the back of the bag, it talks about adding “other” Scott’s lawn products. I only used the patchmaster.
Good luck – and thanks! -Kevin
The only think I added the patchmaster was water and the spots are pretty good, it’s back into spring/summer again so I should shoot a photo of the spots I did but I need to mow the lawn first
I’ve tried Scott’s PatchMaster twice now and it was a total waste of time and money. Not a single blade of grass of grown.
That’s strange, I’ve used it a few times now and it’s always sprouted. You can’t use fertilizers or weed killers on the patchmaster until it’s really well established, and you do need to keep it wet all the time. 2-3 times a day in the summer for watering, more if it’s really hot out. Unfortunately heat evaporates water out of almost anything so you have to make sure to keep it wet.
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