Outsidepride Maya (Blackjack II) Bermuda Grass Seed - 5 lbs Warm Season, Drought Tolerant, Fast Growing, Fine-Textured Bermuda Grass Seeds for Lawn, Parks, Golf Courses & Sports Fields

As you can see in the pics, I got great germination. I was very apprehensive about ordering these seeds based on the reviews. I ended up giving it a shot and I’m glad I did. I think the bad reviews come from people that are not preparing the ground or providing proper moisture. A soil sample must be taken. This will tell you if your soil is at the proper PH to support growth. It will also tell you your soils nutrient level and lastly organic content. With this information you can amend your soil for optimal growth. The soil must be prepped, you will need to break the soil up or rototill down to a depth of 6 inches, you can add any soil amendments at that time. Level the area and pick out any large rocks or sticks. You will want to pre wet your soil. Give your soil a good soaking with water. Let the top layer of soil dry enough to walk on it. It might take a day to dry enough. Lay your seed and starter fertilizer down with a spreader. You can either lightly rake your seeds into the top soil or put a thin top layer of peat moss over the seeds. You can do both but make sure you don’t burry the seeds too deep. Do not cover them more than 1/8 inch. You will then want to water. After you start watering do not let the top layer of soil dry out EVER. If the seeds or new sprouts dry out they will die. It is also important not to water too much. Standing water and waterlogged soil will rot seeds or new sprouts. Watering will vary based on your personal situation like location, soil type, water output of your sprinkler system or hose, sun exposer, wind, rain ect….. A good place to start is 3-4 watering a day at 1/8 inch water each time. It’s best to set an auto water timer on your sprinkler system or hose so you will not miss any waterings. Bermuda grass takes anywhere from 7-21 days to germinate. After the grass germinates water can be cut back to a couple times a day. Good luck.

Planted this on a bare lawn here are the before and after... I am on day 12. Ignore the instructions completely just take a picture of your lawn use AI to tell you which fertilizer to buy and how much water to do. I watered 12x/day for 8 minutes each time during germination to keep the ground moist. I repeat keep your ground MOIST all the time. The worse thing that can happen is your seeds dry out and die during germination.Now - gave it 4/5 stars because I had weeds growing in with the seeds. It could have been dormant seeds in my lawn but it could have been mixed in the seed batch. I don't know for sure the support team never got back to me. Anyways , a huge upgrade for my lawn. With patience , watering , fertilizer and good weed control I hope my lawn looks amazing. The grass thats grown in feels great. All my neighbors wonder what it is since everyone has the same st augustine grass in South Florida. Be blessed !

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Never sprouted! This seed was planted by an experienced person, in the spring with moderate warm temperatures, topsoiled and watered religiously, and not one blade of grass sprouted. The seed looks like little round yellow granules, not like regular grass seed. We have never used any grass seed that did not sprout something. This seed is worthless to us and a waste of a good amount of money. This was falsely advertised and does not grow as stated.

I planted a small plot to test the germination rate based on reviews that said the seeds did not germinate after following all the suppliers planting procedures. The reviews were accurate but I let the seeds dry out due to a few hot and windy days. I planted another seeds in another area a planted a billion or more seeds from the same bag and to guarantee at least a few would grow a planted another billion seeds in the same place and raked them in with my leaf rake and covered them with a shallow layer of peat moss and watered everything thoroughly. I watered the area every day and sometimes twice a day if I noticed the peat was starting to dry out. In about 5 or 6 days I had about 2 billion baby grasses popping out of the peat. Moral of this review, be sure to keep the seeds damp after you plant the seeds as recommended. If you don’t they won’t ever sprout.

I tried this several times, very little success, even with tremendous prep work in Arizona. I would recommend going to a grass specialty store near you for better seed.

Bought this to renovate my grandmothers backyard from weeds to a Bermuda lawn. It’s only been two weeks, but getting solid germination. It’s also a very fine blade grass which is what I was looking for. I didn’t check the tag on the bag but not seeing stolons yet, which is why I will update in a few weeks. Apparently, the newer version of blackjack, known as Maya or Blackjack II, has issues filling in. If I don’t see any lateral growth I will update, but if it fills in I would highly recommend this variety.

Ignore the bad reviews. These are people who probably threw done some seed and hoped it would grow. You need to have some knowledge of how a lawn works, and what it needs to grow. I planted on June 2 in southern Nevada (hot as hell) and managed to produce a beautiful lawn. I first just planted the seed and top dressed with compost. Second round to reseed on top of the already established lawn I pregerminated the seeds in a paint screen bag. The results were great with both methods. Fertilize, soil tests, ironite, milorganite etc. A lawn is a living organism, it needs to be fed. (Bermuda Blackjack variety review)