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Your cart is empty. Pennington Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue helped revolutionize the grass seed industry. This durable, heat-tolerant variety was an early leader in putting low-maintenance, disease-resistant lawns within the average homeowner’s reach. Decades later, this economical, traditional tall fescue grass remains an industry standard for cool-season lawn grasses.
This tough, drought-resistant grass thrives in lawns that receive 4 to 8 hours of sun. Plant it in the early spring or early fall and start to see results within 8 to 21 days. This 5-pound bag covers up to 1,000 square feet for overseeding an existing lawn and 415 square feet for starting a new lawn from scratch.
While most grass seed companies buy their seed on the open market, we are the only major grass seed company that works directly with a network of dedicated growers. Built on decades of trust and integrity, our relationships with seed growers and their families now span multiple generations. Our legacy of working directly with farmers to bring you the finest grass seed possible helps ensure their success and ours. At Pennington, we know our seed and the farmers who grow it. From field to final product, that's the Pennington way.
Wayne B
September 6, 2025
I ordered (I believe) 3 of these to seed where the road department did major road road and planted wheat. I prefer Fescue and it was easier to order this online instead of going somewhere like Lowes. the packaging is very nice and did not allow for any seeds to "leak" out. It germinated very quickly and seems to be good seed.
Fair Reviewer
August 31, 2025
I really like this grass for the shady spots on my lawn where the zoysia won't overtake or the St Augstine either. It survived the San Antonio summer in the shady spots and did pretty good against the winter annuals coming in. Winter annuals are pretty invasive here so you need a lot of density to choke out their seeds. I will say that I always had terrible results with seed germination before I started laying down peat moss, like 0-10% germination. So I buy 2.2 compressed peat moss in roughly a 2 peat moss to 1 grass seed ratio and I get excellent germination. I don't bucket soak at all. I till the ground and then lay out a pre mixed grass seed and peat moss mixture, use my tamper (I supposed you could just step on it) and then water daily until I need to mow it. I figure its 40 dollars for peat moss and 30 for seed and that is equal to about 800 dollars and 8,000 lbs of sod if you install it yourself. Care instructions are about the same for sod and seed anyways. Use peat moss, plant in shady spots and this seed will serve you well. I would guess it won't invade the sunny parts of your yard so there will just be a little competition where light is 6-8 hours of the day.
Maxatawny Mike
August 16, 2025
Slowest germinating grass I ever bought. 3 weeks later after daily watering it sprouted in less than 1% of what I put down. Seems like very old seed. Update; 4th week and now about an inch high and filled in quite well.
Dustin
August 8, 2025
It said these had high growth rates and would be quick. I honestly can say that's not true. I didn't want to give it zero stars because I eventually did have grass that grew but I'm not even sure if it had anything to do with these seeds.
Scarface
June 22, 2025
Lowest Price. Unbelievable How Fast Amazon Shipping Is!
mike rana
May 17, 2025
Overall, the product worked. Did it do as good as the more expensive seed? No, it did not. But in terms of getting decent coverage at a cheap price, it was great. I did have to significantly oversee though And water for an hour a day for the first week and a half to two weeks. After that time, the grass started to takeoff. Overall, for the price, I am very happy. Don’t expect it to be like high-end sod farm seed. There’s going to be seeds that have lacking germination. But if you rake it in, aerate, Fertilize, cover it with some straw It will work. Just make sure you’re mindful of the temperature for tall fescue. It seems to be a seed that is very picky on outside temp and soil temp. Do it at the correct time of year and follow the instructions and you’ll get results.
IloveGodso
March 14, 2025
After I bought this I did some more research & found out that Kentucky 31 is NOT the grass you want for a lawn. It's not soft to walk on (pets or people), it's stalky & light green (not thick, dark green), tough grass blades dull your mower blades & is very difficult to eradicate from your soil if you change your mind (one user claims it took 10 years to get it gone!). You're going to do all the hard work preparing your ground for grass & watering daily for two weeks anyway, so spend a few bucks more for nice, quality lawn grass, such as Scott's Black Beauty, not this.
susan fiore
February 2, 2025
Great product
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