Fastest to green
Lawn Repair & Renovation Grass Seed
Bare patches gone fast. The 100% ryegrass they repair football pitches with. Germinates in days, not weeks.
£73.00
Tax included. Free next-day UK delivery.
Green in 7–14 daysGerminates from as little as 3 days in warm soil.
Pitch-grade wear100% ryegrass, takes the footfall that caused the damage.
Repair or overseedPatch the bald spots or thicken a whole tired lawn.
How much do I need?Use the calculator before you buy.
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100% perennial ryegrass · fine-leaved amenity grass · Backed by Barenbrug
What makes this different
The grass the professionals use
Most bagged ‘grass seed’ is surplus field seed. This is amenity grass: the lawn-and-sport varieties Barenbrug develops to be finer, denser and tougher than anything grown for fields.
Backed by Barenbrug
One of the world’s biggest grass-seed companies, developing lawn and sport varieties since 1904. The same grass they supply to golf greens and pitches goes into your bag.
Amenity grass, not field seed
Lawn-and-sport varieties, chosen for a finer blade and a deeper green, and far tougher than the agricultural seed often bagged up cheap for gardens.
The grass that repairs itself
Play football on a fescue lawn and the worn bit never really comes back. Ryegrass does, it’s why pitches recover between matches, and why it’s the right grass for a patch that keeps getting used.
The detail
Specifications & characteristics
Specifications
Sowing rate30–50 g/m² (new) · 15–30 g/m² (overseed)
Germination7–14 days (as little as 3)
Mowing heightDown to 20 mm
Mixture100% perennial ryegrass
Bag sizes5 / 10 / 20 kg
Best sownMarch–October (from 5–7°C)
Characteristics
Speed of germination★★★★★
Wear tolerance★★★★★
Self-repair / recovery★★★★★
Density★★★★★
Fineness of leaf★★★★★
Shade tolerance★★★★★
Will it work in my garden?
Will it suit your garden?
Soil type is the question we’re asked most. Here’s the straight answer.
Bare patches, goalmouths, pet spots
Its main job
Overseeding a thin, tired lawn
Thickens it back up
Play areas & high traffic
Pitch-grade wear tolerance
You want it green fast
Quickest-germinating grass there is
Bare patches in deep shade
Ryegrass needs light; use Shaded Areas there
Plan the repair
Work out how much you need
Enter the area, choose repair or overseed, and we’ll do the maths.
Product details
How fast it grows, and how to get it right
The practical detail, from germination timing to the right way to prep a patch.
What’s really in the bag
One grass, three jobs
Here’s what modern ryegrass does for a repair.
The science100% perennial ryegrass · germinates from 5–7°C
Green over the scar in about a week
Ryegrass is the quickest-germinating grass there is, often 7–14 days, and as little as 3 in warm soil, so the bare patch stops being an eyesore fast.
The scienceRyegrass recovers from wear
It fixes the patch and keeps taking the wear
The reason pitches bounce back between matches is the same reason your goalmouth will: ryegrass repairs itself instead of thinning away.
The scienceModern fine-leaved amenity varieties
Blends in, it’s not “farm” grass
Today’s lawn ryegrass is fine-leaved and dense, a world away from the coarse agricultural stuff. It knits into your existing lawn rather than standing out.
When you’ll see green
Green over the patch in about a week
Day 0
Rake to bare soil, sow, water in
Days 3–7
First green (as little as 3 in warm soil)
Days 7–14
Full germination across the patch
~3–4 weeks
First light cut
Real results
A bald goalmouth, filled back in
The same lawn, a worn bald patch before (left), filled back in after (right).
Customer reviews
What real gardeners say
Let’s clear this one up
“It’s been five days and nothing’s happened. The seed must be dead.”
The panic
“I sowed it at the weekend, watered it, and there’s still not a single shoot.”
“I’ve been sold old seed.”
What’s true
Almost nobody sees grass in five days, and that’s completely normal.
Even the fastest grass takes time. Perennial ryegrass usually shows in 7–14 days, sometimes as little as 3 in warm soil, but cold ground slows it right down. The seed isn’t dead. It’s working.
Ryegrass germinates from soil temps of just 5–7°C, earlier in the year than most seed.
The one thing that does kill a repair is letting it dry out. Keep it moist for the first fortnight and it will come.
No surprises
What to expect, and who it’s not for
We’d rather you bought the right lawn than the wrong one.
What to expect
- First green in 7–14 days (from 3 in warm soil).
- A tough, self-repairing surface that takes the wear.
- Great for overseeding a whole thin, tired lawn.
Good to know
- Seed must touch soil, rake out dead grass and thatch first, or it won’t germinate.
- Keep it consistently moist while it establishes; drying out is the main cause of failure.
- It’s 100% ryegrass, brilliant for wear and repair, but not a shade fix. For bare patches under trees, use Shaded Areas.
Questions, answered
Before you buy
How fast will it germinate?
Usually 7–14 days, and as little as 3 in warm soil. Ryegrass is the quickest-germinating grass there is.
It’s been a few days and nothing’s up, is the seed dead?
Almost certainly not. Five days is too soon. Keep the area moist and give it to two weeks, cold soil slows it down but it will come.
How do I prep a bare patch?
Rake it hard until you can see bare soil (seed won’t germinate sitting on thatch or old grass), scatter the seed, rake it in, and cover with 10–15 mm of topsoil to hold moisture. Then keep it damp.
Will the repair match the rest of my lawn?
It blends best into ryegrass-based lawns. Modern amenity ryegrass is fine-leaved, so it knits in rather than standing out.
Can I use it to overseed a whole tired lawn?
Yes. Mow short, scarify to open the surface, then overseed at 15–30 g/m² and keep it watered.
Isn’t 100% ryegrass low quality?
Not today’s. Modern ryegrass is fine, dense and hard-wearing, the same grass used to renovate professional pitches.
How much seed do I need?
Pop in your lawn size and we’ll do the maths.
Not sure this is the one?
Answer a few quick questions about your garden and we’ll point you to the perfect mix.
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