The clover was the only thing that did come up out of the bag I used. Read closely, it isn't quite as easy as tossing it out, it has to make soil contact. I'm planning on running a small tiller over about a 1/4 acre just to break the top up and then toss out some seed for a small plot. Don't know if it'll work or not, but at least the tiller can be used for a garden so I won't go hungry.