Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I know several people have had trouble with this product, so I kind of wanted to do a step by step of things I did to get decent results. Some background info: I am doing a lawn replacement. I have a huge area to cover and I've been working on this for the last three years or so. If I was going to start over from the beginning (hindsight 20/20), I would lay down a thick weed/ground cover, cover the top with a few inches new topsoil, and then seed. This would work a lot better then what I ended up doing, but it's too late to go back now! Anyway, I bought the seeds to try and fill in more of the gaps between the full plants that have been growing for a couple of years. -Buy more than you think you need. These seeds are very small as some of the others have said, and 10,000 is normal seed packet size. If you are going for a large patch, buy triple. If you are just looking to have a small space covered one packet will probably be fine. -Cut the seed with something to give it more volume and equal spread. The company recommends sand or lime, I didn't have either, so I used cheap flour. This has the added bonus of being super easy to see where the seed has been spread. -Choose the right time of year to seed. After watching this plant for a couple of years it always seems to have the best growth in the spring when it is cool and damp outside. It does not like hot dry weather, so I would say spring or fall is the best bet. -Don't let the seeds dry out once they've been planted. Make sure to keep them moist. If you used flour to spread them like I did, I water until I can't see the white from the flour anymore, and then make sure to go over the area every day it doesn't rain with the hose. -Bare ground is best--as with any seed planting, tilled bare ground gives the best results. Try the keep the area as weed free as possible while the moss is starting. -Don't plant all your seeds at once. I've been spreading my plantings out every two weeks so I can see which areas need more love or didn't get fully covered the first time. I am definitely seeing new growth come up in places it wasn't before during the two week time period, but it may take longer depending on the conditions. As I said, I chose this time of year (march) to plant in my area (pacific northwest) based on the behavior of the plants I have in my yard already. -As with any ground cover, full coverage takes time. "The first year it sleeps. The second year it creeps. The third year it leaps!" Anyway, I hope this is mildly helpful. I'm not a garden expert, but I've been working with this plant for a little while and I haven't been experiencing the trouble that others have with this product (other than 10,000 seeds fitting in a teaspoon, which was a little weird). I've got tiny little cute patches of moss starting after the first packet, and I just threw down the second one today. Happy planting!