Scotts Kentucky 31 Grass Seed Mix
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Quick Stats
- Cool Season
- Partial Shade (4-6 hours)
- 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- 40 lb linked offer covers up to 3,330 sq ft for a new lawn; use the current label for smaller sizes
- 2.5-4 inches
Verify these figures against the current package before buying or applying.
What's in the Bag
- Premium Tall Fescueon seed tag
- Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue (Kentucky 31 (K-31))on seed tag
- Annual Ryegrasson seed tag
Species listed from catalog and manufacturer sources. Exact percentages print on each lot’s seed tag rather than the listing.
Contains annual ryegrass filler alongside the K-31 tall fescue — fast first-season cover, but the rye fades and only the fescue persists.
The catalog does not verify the current composition — check the seed tag on your bag for the exact species and cultivar percentages, purity, weed seed, germination test date, lot, and net weight before relying on this panel.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Current Scotts evidence identifies tall fescue, Kentucky 31 tall fescue, and annual ryegrass
- Annual ryegrass can provide quick first-season cover
- Useful for practical utility-lawn projects where price and cover matter
- Linked 40 lb offer is labeled for up to 10,000 sq ft overseeding
Cons
- Current evidence does not support Kentucky bluegrass or rhizome self-repair claims
- Annual ryegrass is temporary in many cool-season home-lawn settings
- Exact species percentages and cultivars are not verified from a current seed tag
- K-31 can be coarser than modern turf-type tall fescue
Catalog pros and cons are not presented as verified product facts. Check the current package and dated source notes before relying on a specific claim.
Fit to verify
Large utility lawns where quick cover and budget fescue matter more than premium texture, named cultivars, or long-term self-repair. — confirm against your own zone, sun, and soil conditions.
Yard-fit evidence
Supported evidence notes
These notes show only claims currently supported for human use. They do not establish current price, stock, package identity, or fit for your lawn.
Seed mix fingerprint
One blend, three jobs.
Species shown from attached product data. Exact percentages belong on the current seed tag.
Premium Tall Fescue
Main body
The backbone of many tough cool-season lawns, with useful heat, traffic, and drought tolerance when the site fits.
Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue
Main body
The backbone of many tough cool-season lawns, with useful heat, traffic, and drought tolerance when the site fits.
Annual Ryegrass
Temporary cover
Can give fast cover, but it is not a durable replacement for a matched long-term lawn species.
What the current evidence supports
Each statement below comes from a receipt currently approved for positive human use. Scope and caveats still apply.
- Amazon ASIN B0FNCJXFV3 is attached only as a commerce reference for this product; it is not evidence for seed composition, cultivar performance, or regional fit.
- Current Scotts evidence identifies the blend components as premium tall fescue, annual ryegrass, and Kentucky 31 tall fescue.
- UMass Extension explains that exact seed percentages, variety names, germination, test date, weed seed, crop seed, noxious weeds, and inert matter come from the seed-analysis tag, not from generic product copy.
The current package and site still decide
Retailer links are commerce exits, not agronomic evidence. Verify package identity, label details, and local fit independently.
- Cultivar names and whether they match any trial data you care about.
- Purity, weed seed, germination test date, and lot information.
- Current price, seller, bag size, and availability before checkout.
Checked against the manufacturer's listing, the seed label, and university extension guidance.
Scotts Kentucky 31 Grass Seed Mix has 3 supported human receipts. Use only those bounded claims and verify the current package before acting.
View source notesDecision Notes
What this page can establish
The catalog identifies Scotts Kentucky 31 Grass Seed Mix and links to source notes where available. It does not establish a current seed tag, lot, seller, price, availability, NTEP result, or product performance in your yard.
Verify before choosing
- - Match the current package contents and application rate to the exact SKU.
- - Check cultivar names against relevant trials only when the identity matches.
- - Confirm local species fit with extension guidance and your site conditions.
- - Confirm seller, bag size, price, and availability at checkout.
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These are comparison links, not ranked substitutes or fit recommendations.
Our Notes
Scotts Kentucky 31 Grass Seed Mix should be treated as a utility-lawn product, not as a premium self-repairing bluegrass blend. Current Scotts evidence identifies premium tall fescue, Kentucky 31 tall fescue, and annual ryegrass; it does not support the old Kentucky bluegrass/rhizome copy.
That matters because annual ryegrass can be helpful for fast cover, but extension guidance cautions that it is not a persistent cool-season home-lawn species in many regions. The long-term lawn decision is really about whether the tall fescue and K-31 tradeoff fits the site: practical cover and price on one side, coarser texture and limited cultivar transparency on the other.
Pick this for side yards, utility lawns, cabin lots, rental properties, and transitional areas where quick cover and low-cost fescue matter more than elite appearance. For a visible front lawn, compare it against a turf-type tall fescue blend with clearer cultivar or seed-tag information.
Editorial catalog notes — not lab-tested results; verify current label facts.
Where to Buy
Commerce links only. Verify the exact item, seller, package, price, and availability on the retailer page.
Community evidence limit
No synthesized testimonial is presented for this product. Community reports may identify questions or recurring patterns, but they do not establish product quality, value, current package identity, performance, or fit without an attributable source and matching evidence.
Seeding Calculator
Recorded direction: 40 lb linked offer covers up to 3,330 sq ft for a new lawn; use the current label for smaller sizes. Verify the current label before using this estimate.
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