MarcIssan

This topic is specifically about planting a lawn here in Udon Thani in a full-sun location. After considerable research I started emailing golf course maintenance and greens care /design companies in Thailand and through a series of referrals I thankfully ended up at Golf Course Specialists in Bangkok. www.Golffcoursespecialists.net. Don't judge them by their website alone. They are a real company and have been fantastic to deal with. Just before that, a golf course consultant suggested Nuan Noi grass AKA Manila Grass for full sun and he suggested I call Queen at Golf Course Specialists because she had high quality grass and spoke English. I saw Nuan Noi at many of the garden shops but the quality was poor and the grass rolls were very thin with little to no sod attached. I couldn't find any quantity of 'green' grass as most had turned yellowish. Anyway, Queen is the Thai owner but speaks English very well. Her number is 089 499 8962. I ordered 300 square meters for 20 baht per M2. Delivery and installation was additional for a total of 50 baht /m2 all in. When the grass arrived, so did 9 guys all ready to do a final rake of the area, they tossed on some dung of some sort, and went to work. Within an hour they were done. That was 2 days ago. Today I called Queen regarding watering, fertilizer and spreader, mowing, and general care. Since they are doing another project in Udon, she offered to have her foreman drive the 25 km to come here with fertilizer and spreader for my first feeding and to help sand the joints of the rolls at no cost. Also she is a great source of information regarding grassing and care. If your project includes large areas of grass and you either just need supplies or you want the full project including site preparation and irrigation done for you, I highly recommend this person and her company.

Has anyone successfully imported heavy agriculture/construction machinery into Thailand from either Japan or China for personal or business use? If so what was the process and what complications came about?