Gardening
Grass Seed Calculator
Measure your lawn area, pick your project type, and get a seed quantity with bag counts. Works for cool-season and warm-season grass at standard application rates.
Unit system
Your estimate
- Lawn area
- 1,200 sq ft
- Seed needed
- 9.6 lbs
- 5 lb bags
- 2 bags
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