My lawn was brown & patchy with loads of bald spots – a £4.99 Home Bargains buy got it lush & green in two weeks

The Irish Sun

03-05-2025

Now the weather is hotting up - we're all in our gardens making sure it looks perfect for summer.
So if you've
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One woman has shared how she transformed her dead lawn
Credit: Facebook/Gardening on a budget official
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I just a few weeks her lawn had goon from brown and balding to lush and green
Credit: Facebook/Gardening on a budget official
A woman revealed how she got her garden lawn looking lush and green again.
Patricia Munday took to social media back in 2020 to share her hack to get your grass healthy again.
She shared before and after pictures of her garden and before using her bargain buy, her lawn was looking lackluster.
The majority of her grass had turned brown and had also started balding in some places.
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But after using the miracle product, her lawn was back to looking thick and lush, and it took just a couple of weeks.
She said: "Just wanted to show our lawn after using
"Absolutely amazing we were going to re-turf parts of the garden and our so glad we tried this, highly recommend."
While she may have shared the buy years ago, it's clearly stood the test of time as Home Bargains are still selling it for just £4.99 for 750g.
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Home Bargain bosses: "Fast-acting grass seed and easy to use, this Speedy Seed Grass Seed is a great way to fix dead patches in your lawn.
"This lawn seed
features
fast-germinating seeds to provide you with a flawless lawn in no time. Perfect for bringing new life to old lawns and restoring the greenery of your garden."
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She swore by the Speedy Seeds in Home Bargains
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In the comments of the post shared in the Facebook group,
She said she sowed the seeds generously (especially on the bald patches), before stomping them into the soil with her feet and watering them daily.
Patricia added that the seeds began to grow within two weeks and just two weeks after that, her lawn was good as new again.
People who saw the post were quick to thank Patricia for the hack while others confirmed the buy worked wonders.
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One person wrote: "Looks awesome."
Another commented: 'Thank you, I'm going to give it a go."
"I will need to get some of this," penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: "I swear by this."
"Wow, that's come out amazingly,' claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: 'We bought this too, it's brilliant."
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