One of the newest ideas in lawn improvement over the last couple years has been to create a simple product that includes everything all in one package: soil, grass seed and fertilizer.
The latest entry into the “all-in-one” market is Scotts Turf Builder EZ Seed mix. I’m going to be giving this product a try in a couple different areas of my yard because I just signed up for a $5 Coupon from Scotts that I’m going to try in the next couple days.
In case you haven’t seen the commercials, Scotts is advertising that their new Turf Builder EZ Seed can actually grow grass on a cinder block. The mixture includes a “revolutionary seeding mix” that has a “super-absorbent material that expands to surround the seed in a moist, protective layer.” Scotts EZ Seed is designed to be a simple method for planting grass seed with as little effort as possible. I’m not even sure if you have to worry about it being the best time to plant grass seed with this mix.
The web videos and commercials make it look a little bit like a mix between potting soil and wood pulp insulation. Basically, you just spread the Turf Builder EZ Seed right from the plastic canister and water. That’s it. No scratching the surface, no extra soil, nothing. The EZ Seed mixture actually turns lighter when it needs more water, so you just moisten it until it’s dark and let it go.
It appears to be a mixture of seed, soil and fertilizer, all mixed together in one container. From what I can tell it’s a pre-packaged high-tech version of my own easy method for planting grass seed.
You can sign up for your $5 Scotts coupon from their website and then you can give this grass seed a try for yourself. You will get an email sent to you with a link in it.
That link takes you to a special website from which you have to install a little “coupon printer” program to print the actual coupon. Yes, the process for getting the coupon from Scotts is a bit confusing. I’m not a big fan of having to install a piece of software to print a $5 coupon, but curiosity got the better of me and I went for it.
Don’t worry if you can’t find it in your local stores yet (I couldn’t), you can buy Scotts EZ Seed online
Update: Want to learn more about Scotts EZ Seed and see how it does in my own review and grass growing test? Check out my full Scotts EZ Seed review! I’ll run it for 30 days and post the results.
scotts coupon is too hard to get for the$5 grass seed
Thanks number 30 Tom. got your coupon link an presto got that coupon printed out. users like you are so helpfull. happy greens this summer. this makes it more exciting to patch an seed.
Also could not get coupon. Followed directions but coupons never printed!
COMMENT 30 WAS ON THE MONEY! PRINTED IN 2 SECONDS.
THANK YOU #30 now maybe that will be the end of the coupon b!tch!ng.
so many of you are HUNG UP on thinking Scotts is tricking you. Because that’s what they do -try and frustrate their potential customers.
I was really looking for an over all opinion on how the product worked.
Followed all instructions to get to coupon….unable to get it, loyal scotts brand user…will try product with coupon…now u have my info. please e-mail coupon..make me a believer of offer…vigoro stands by their promos.
Tried clicking on all the provided links and cannot get to the coupon. Very disheartening.
I can’t download the coupon either. I did learn that the installing of the printer program loads a tracking cookie onto your computer. I am disappointed that a company like Scotts would be so sneaky and underhanded. Why can’t they just get the coupon out there easily if the product is so good?
I tried to get to your $5.00 coupon and kept getting directed to another page.
You don’t make it very easy do you.
Thanks.
Found it in 2 minutes, thanks some people need to stay out of the sun. Great product worked excellent in shady area.
why do you have a coupon only good in the
United States??? What about us in Canada !!!
Yes I tried on 2 different days to print the coupon, tried to install the coupon printer, but because of the tracking cookies assoc with that program could not print it and I do like the previous comment do not like this method you feel you need to get this printed.
This is acomplete waste of time on false advertizing, cant trust this company to live up to their add about 5.00 coupon so why trust the product.
Ok Printed the coupon…..BUT….Home Depot would NOT honor it..sooooo I emailed Scotts, was told some Home Depot & Lowes wont take..but I was given address to send in my coupon & sales receipt to get the $5.00..now im waiting for that & for the grass to come..lol
No coupon: stop advertizing it!!
It took 3 times of repeating the process…filling out the form plus downloading and installing the coupon printer to get the coupon to print. Be patient and keep trying.
I can’t believe that a reputable company would make it so hard to get their coupon! Have they even read all these comments! I really thought I wanted to get their product, but I am leaving this site NOW !!!!
I just saw it on TV tonight 4-25-2010, I went to the site & followed the instructions & I got to print my coupon out with no problem! Can’t wait to try this product out! Good luck to the ones who can’t figure out how to print their coupons out!
~CB from Biggs, CA! Where life is good!
coupon didn’t print !
When to the site and printed the coupon in about 2 minutes. Come on people follow the directions!!!!
Can someone please just tell me if this product works fast or not? I don’t give a sh*t about a coupon…I’m getting married in my backyard in 38 days and have bare spots that I need to grow…just looking for a good product that we will be able to mow and bag within the next 3-4 weeks…THANKS!!!
Well Im still waiting for my $5.00 from Scotts, also still waiting for the Grass to Grow!!!….been a few weeks and NOTHING!!!..so disappointed in this :(…maybe I should put down some cinder blocks then it will grow..LOL…Good Luck to u Liz, maybe it will take 4 u..me, im going to buy something else !!
was not able to print coupon — a waste of time – was then inundated with other coupons which I did not want or sign up for.
I can’t believe all the negative postings listed here. The coupon prints if you do what the computer asks you to do. First go the the right ScottsEZSeed website, not to any of the coupon sites that come up in a google search. Then download the program and run it. If it still doesn’t print call the Scotts number 877-332-0751. Pretty simple.
I printed the coupon and went down to my local Menard’s and they flat out REFUSED the coupon and will not accept ANY web-printed coupons. DO NOT TRY AND USE COUPON AT MENARDS!!! This was at the Morton Grove, IL location. I even had a manager come and flat out explain WHY this was their policy…so I left with my coupon and WITHOUT my grass seed. I will be reporting my aggrivation to Scotts after they spend all that money on tv commercials and promotion.
I e-mailed Scotts and they mailed me the coupon. It came about 10 days later. I already bought the seed. It is a waste of money. It is about $20. for enough to plant about three square feet at the suggested depth of 1/8 inch for the mixture. Cheaper to install oriental carpet over your lawn.
I bought this using another 10% coupon. Its expensive ($30 in Homedepot pittsburgh,PA). I used it. grass is coming up nicely and slowly. But i can tell this. Its a mixture of 70% soil + 20% seeds + 10% lawn fertilizer. Its damn expensive, but used it under tree shade.
I was having trouble printing the $5.00 off coupon, so I called their customer care number “877-332-0751″ and they were very helpful and said I would be receiving my coupon in the mail within 3-5 days.
Whats up with the coupon I cant get it tried for a long time not worth buying your product
I purchased two containers of Scotts EZ Seed and applied them to spots I worked up in my lawn that were bare. I also used top soil to the bare spots. I must say I was very disappointed.
At the same time I purchased PENNINGTON SMART SEED COMPLETE and applied it the same way. Pennington seed was up in one week.
The area was very thick and now you can’t tell it was re-seeded.
The Scott seed came in very thin. I had to re-seed the area to thicken lawn. I was very dissapointed with Scott. I have been a fan of all Scotts products up to this point. Have used the 4, 2, weed only Scott product, turf builder, and had contracted Scott to do my lawn for a couple of years. (Now I do it myself) You may want to take a look at the EZ Feed again.
excellent product just used it on 1280 square foot backyard new lawn looks amazing was going to spend 600 on sod and only spent 250 for 5 20 pound bags again excellent product highly recommended
stop being cheap people its only 5 dollars for cying out loud
Judging by the number of comments, I’m not the only one who couldnot print the coupon. I found the site, installed the printer, but the coupon would not print. The system took me back through installing the printer again! Why is it this difficult?? It’s actually false advertising. I have printed coupons (with a bar code)from other companies with just one click. Home depot and Lowes sell the products.