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How to Fix Bare Spots in a Lawn — Or Leave Them
A bare spot smaller than your fist closes on its own. The bigger ones are a symptom — and the shape of the spot tells you which cause to fix first.
Seed, mulch and fertilizer repair mix
Scotts PatchMaster Lawn Repair Mix, Sun + Shade Review
★★★★☆ 4/5
our editor rating how we score3.9/5 from 7,702 shoppers at Amazon — their number, not ours.
$12–$18
Typical price · Sold in 4.75 lb (about 85 sq ft) and 10 lb sizes — same product, same review pool
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The same three-part idea as EZ Seed at a lower price, with a simpler mulch — which is the whole difference.
Our Verdict
Seed, mulch and fertilizer for bare spots, and the honest comparison with its more expensive sibling is narrow: EZ Seed's selling point is a mulch engineered to swell and hold water around the seed, and this is the version without that. If you can water little and often — the top half-inch kept damp, two or three times a day in warm weather — the difference between them mostly disappears, because you are supplying by hand what the premium mulch supplies by chemistry. If you cannot, the premium buys you margin for error. Everything else applies equally to both: neither addresses why the spot went bare, and a patch over a buried rock, a drainage problem or deep shade fails again regardless of which bag you bought. Diagnose first, then choose based on how reliably you will be there to water.
✅ Pros
- Noticeably cheaper per square foot than EZ Seed
- Same seed-plus-mulch-plus-feed approach in one bag
- Sun and shade blend for the awkward spots that go bare
⚠️ Cons
- Without the water-holding mulch it is less forgiving of a missed watering
- Does nothing about the cause of the bare spot
- Cool-season only
- Still constrained by the seeding window
Product type
Seed, mulch and fertilizer repair mix
Active ingredient
Price range
$12–$18
Coverage
Sold in 4.75 lb (about 85 sq ft) and 10 lb sizes — same product, same review pool
Best for
Bare spot repair when you will genuinely water two or three times a day and would rather not pay the EZ Seed premium
our editor rating
4 out of 5
Common questions
Common Questions
How much does Scotts PatchMaster Lawn Repair Mix, Sun + Shade cost?
Scotts PatchMaster Lawn Repair Mix, Sun + Shade typically runs $12–$18, covering Sold in 4.75 lb (about 85 sq ft) and 10 lb sizes — same product, same review pool.
What is the biggest downside of Scotts PatchMaster Lawn Repair Mix, Sun + Shade?
Without the water-holding mulch it is less forgiving of a missed watering
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