Dewitt 4 x 112.5 Foot Photodegradable Single Layer Garden Netting Commercial and Home Landscaping Erosion Control Blanket, Green

Have used this product before with excellent results. Mostly using it to keep bare areas moist and covered (especially during this heat) while the seed gets really established. It is supposed to be be biodegradable and I am sure it is but I lift it to prevent the grass getting caught in it and lay it back down because I need this new lawn THIS year for a wedding. It is doing an awesome job.I saw a few folks had a hard time unrolling it ... the ends are painted with a little red color so that you can see where they are. A little patience is all it to to fully unroll.

This product was easy to use except for one of the ends was hard to unroll because it was entangled within itself so I had to cut as I unrolled one end. Some areas were rather thin but we covered a lot more square footage than I thought it would. Now let's hope it keeps my Hill from eroding.

I seldom write reviews of products but I’m making an exception for this product, which has worked very effectively for me. I had two locations in my yard that would not grow grass successfully despite several annual efforts. The one in my front yard was a knoll-even when I roughed up the dirt and worked in the grass seed and fertilizer, watering washed most of it away. For this year’s grass planting I wanted to try something new and decided on this erosion control blanket to hold the seed and fertilizer in place. It took a bit of time to lay out the blanket, but it turned out to be worth my efforts. This year I had a very nice stand of grass that is still looking good at the present (October); this was a place that formerly looked good at first but turned bare by July. The second one was in my backyard which was not only on a slope but received direct sun all day long. Having had success with the blanket in my front yard I laid it down over my seed and fertilizer in the back yard-it has again produced a sturdy stand of grass. Not only did the blanket hold the seed and fertilizer in place but watering took a minimum of time and water, as the blanket held the moisture; I started with two 20-minute waterings per day and after a couple of weeks was able to reduce watering to15-minutes once a day. If not for the blanket, I would have been out there off and on all day long to keep the new grass from drying out in the direct sun. The fiber material in the blanket dissipates, so no removal is necessary. In sum, I highly recommend this product. As the saying goes, your mileage may vary, but this blanket worked great for me.

We’ve been struggling to get native grass seed to grow on a portion of our sloped property. Each time the seed would get started there would inadvertently be a heavy rain and a lot of the seed would wash down... the lower part of our property looked beautiful...the slope...not so much. This erosion blanket WORKS. It solved 100% of our problem. We’ve had it in place for about 7 weeks and the new grasses are growing through it beautifully. It’s rained heavily a few times and the seed stayed in place perfectly. When necessary while the seed is getting established, we also use a broadcast sprinkler to get the blanket wet so it stays damp during the hot days that the seed needs to get motivated, but the blanket also offers “shade” for the seed as it takes root in the tough Texas hill country soil. It was the perfect solution for us. The green color is pretty awesome...our new neighbors on the property adjacent to ours initially thought we put down sod! Be patient and take your time when unrolling. It does the job.

I ordered (4) of these and only placed out 2 so far. I read the reviews and noted the people complaining about how hard it was to roll out and the people who said they had no issues. Rolled the dice and on the 1st 2 delivered: First mat was perfect, rolled out great and was done in a matter of minutes. 2nd mat was a nightmare and did not roll out like the first. It took 45 minutes to roll it out and it was a mess, not even sure it will do what it's suppose too. From what we could figure out, the problem was how the manufacturer rolled the mat since it was clearly different from the other one. Finding the starting end was not hard on either roll, but depending on how the factory rolls them is the issue. I have (2) more rolls, and if they start out bad - then I'm returning the product. It's not worth the frustration nor the fact it turns into a mess that probably won't help your erosion issue one bit. I'll up-load pictures of the mats I have down in a few days since I'm curious if the one will even stay together.

This product is a total disaster. Will not unroll unless you continuously cut twine. No directions. Comes apart and is very very messy. Do not purchase!

Item is as described if not better, it’s working great on an old fence line.

Once u get it rolled out it works well. Had a few thin spots but I think they all do.