Where to buy grass in Chiang Rai - for the yard...

[canuckamuck]

I have not yet come across any sellers of sod, or grass seed in CR.

Seed would be best, but I would like to know what is out there.

[villagefarang]

Sorry for my brevity but I'm on the road.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?/topic/668629-Landscaping---finding-sod-for-the-lawn/page__view__findpost__p__6834772

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Edited June 21, 2014 by villagefarang

[slipperylobster]

Whatever you do, don't buy it from a policeman!

[canuckamuck]

Thanks VF

[boomerangutang]

a yard party - smoking grass? ok, sorry, I'm full of soggy attempts at humor tonight.

Grass seed can't be found in Thailand, unless maybe (a BIG maybe) you're doing a golf course and are well-connected. I bought grass seed in a C.Rai pet store once, and it didn't sprout.

Sod comes in 1 sq.M pieces and is very much thinner (less soil and roots) than what's found in farang countries.

It's not enough to just place it on bare ground. The soil beneath should be as nicely prepared as a vegetable garden's. It goes without saying, that watering is needed each day.

There's a place, on east side of super hwy, a bit north of Rajabat crossroads. It may still be there. However, I bought about 40 sq.M of sod there, and most of it didn't 'take.' So I can't recommend them.

[ajarnsiam]

Lol, grass, ain't that an original joke.

A while ago I was leaving a 4 star hotel with

some upper class Thai friends. There were some lowlife farang slimebags sitting on the tiles as we left discussing the price of grass ( weed style) and prostitutes.

[johnmarhall]

were they young low lifes or older ones maybe older ones who have been there for a very long time do they still call it grass (weed) i thought that was the 60's.

i do not know where t buy the sod try this number 0846144602 he has Bermuda Grass Seed from California.his name is garry

[villagefarang]

It is sad that some people feel the need to speak disparagingly of others and make fun of those who are more or less fortunate than they are. Sad, very sad.

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[ajarnsiam]

I tried 2 varieties of seed (1 developed at CMU) and 3 varieties of sod, with varying degrees of success, though I would definitely recommend sod over seed. I can't remember the names offhand (but if you're still undecided I could look them up), but a slowgrow, growth-retarded and soft-underfoot variety has advantages. A lawn does require quite a lot of maintenance here compared to back home, at least my back home, both in the rainy and the dry seasons.

Re JM`s query, they were the older seasonal migrants.

[canuckamuck]

Ok thanks everyone, I have a few choices. I prefer seed because there are a few places where I just want the grass to takeover, like my fence line on the highway.

But I will need sod too in a another area where I will be putting more effort into the landscaping.

[ajarnsiam]

Y're welcome, but dont't forget to factor in the maintenance, eg a small plot, like VF's, as he described it many months ago, may require something quite different from yours, or not. A traditional western lawnmower is unuseable in the rainy season, as is a mini-tractor affair, a whippersnapper may be a good solution, though it's noisy and not a roses-round-the-door idyll; for a small yard garden shears may be the best bet!

[canuckamuck]

I worked for provincial parks in the summers in my university years. I cut a million miles of grass in all conditions.

I'll be fine.

[rijb]

We use this instead of grass. It's cheap, spreads easily, and you don't have to cut it.

Don't know the Thai name. My wife calls it Brazil grass.

[canuckamuck]

RIJB Does it help control the other weeds, is it OK with foot traffic?

[rijb]

Some weeds, yes. Some weeds, no. We don't walk on it everyday. The kids like to play in it. It seems resilient.

[canuckamuck]

Did you get from seed, and can you remember where?

Does it handle drought?

[rijb]

Not sure if you can get seed. My wife bought them as very small plants for a few baht each.

No problem with drought. But, they don't spread as fast.

[canuckamuck]

Thanks

[boomerangutang]

I tried 2 varieties of seed (1 developed at CMU)

where can seed be bought? I've never seen any grass seed for sale in Thailand.

We use this instead of grass. It's cheap, spreads easily, and you don't have to cut it. Don't know the Thai name. My wife calls it Brazil grass.

If it's what I think it is, I call it Siam clover. Its leaves are like small scale clover. It has small seed pods (hill tribers eat 'em) which, when ripe, pop and shoot the tiny seeds all directions.

RIJB Does it help control the other weeds, is it OK with foot traffic?

sorry if sounding cynical, but nothing controls weeds in this region, except maybe goats or toxic chemicals. And even goats are particular. I don't use chemicals. There's a type of weed which has a pretty flower which looks like a mini-daisy. It wasn't around until a few years ago. Now it's everywhere. One big drawback: its seeds stick in clothing. It's easy to cut or pull out of the ground, though.