Malay grass is the best suited to Chiang Mai weather?  or is there another variety anyone would recommend?  Need to get my lawn installed soon

That's ok stuff, plant it now as it still has time to grow roots before water is drying up. Will survive afterwards and you can't really kill it, if it has roots.

Just now, MadMac said:

That's ok stuff, plant it now as it still has time to grow roots before water is drying up. Will survive afterwards and you can't really kill it, if it has roots.

 

thanks I'm asking because a friend said it requires tons of water (more than normal grass) and there maybe better varieties 'out there' 

 

personally I have seen this Malay grass and love it more than the 'western' style thin grass

 Not all have the same taste.-

Malay is OK but it needs water every day and doesn't like direct sun, Bermuda is worth the extra if you can find it.

Needs water, which is good, as it will not grow fast without water, meaning you don't need to cut it every other week in the dry season. Wont die either, and grows back fast when it rains. As I said, important is to plant it now with wet soil so it can grow roots, otherwise it will not survive.

31 minutes ago, lostinisaan said:

 Not all have the same taste.-

 

yes i'd love too but...  section 44 applies

you have two   main types available in c/mai

1/ malay which always will keep healthy without direct sunlight

2/ nua nia (I if i have spelt correctly a type of couch )needs plenty of  sunlight, to remain healthy,

from E/S experiences 1. 1/2 . rai laid (2400   sq metres )with both, take malay  anyday  , sure watering is needed but not  heaps

naturally  its best to lay in the rainy season ,but not vital, both are available at the big flower market behind Testco Super Highway

its pass a Fat Jolly grass around arvo to all my readers

 

extra to the above, its imperative  to  make sure you have a good cover of fertilizer before laying ,

yes I'm going for malay with built in 'pop-up' sprinklers but... there is a lot of sun in my garden so it might suffer a bit sometimes

 

thanks all for input

With the benefit of twelve-years' experience, I do wish we'd gone for Malay grass, rather than regular.

 

We should also have rotovated the top 6-12 inches of soil, and added some compost, perhaps rice-husks which are inexpensive and widely-available from village rice-mills.

 

Good luck with the project !

2 hours ago, evenstevens said:

you have two   main types available in c/mai

1/ malay which always will keep healthy without direct sunlight

2/ nua nia (I if i have spelt correctly a type of couch )needs plenty of  sunlight, to remain healthy,

from E/S experiences 1. 1/2 . rai laid (2400   sq metres )with both, take malay  anyday  , sure watering is needed but not  heaps

naturally  its best to lay in the rainy season ,but not vital, both are available at the big flower market behind Testco Super Highway

its pass a Fat Jolly grass around arvo to all my readers

 

 

 

That would be Kamtein Market and I concur.... Malay is far better.  we put some down last year and although it died off over the drier months it always comes back with a vengance when the rains return.

 

As an aside E/S... what happened to the Wallabies tonight.  I know NZ is perhaps the biggest rugby nation but after all the trash talk from your coach...your guys got severly beaten by the AB's tonight.  Bloody great for a kiwi to watch, not so for the Aussies.

 

   A very good Split Enz evening to all!

39 minutes ago, CMKiwi said:

 

 

 

As an aside E/S... what happened to the Wallabies tonight.  I know NZ is perhaps the biggest rugby nation but after all the trash talk from your coach...your guys got severly beaten by the AB's tonight.  Bloody great for a kiwi to watch, not so for the Aussies.

 

   A very good Split Enz evening to all!

 

gosh cobber . that was a spanking!!  in fact  the All  Blacks knock our lights out,  biggest winning  margin ever in our  great history against each other

whilst smoking some grass, Spliz End top draw , the Finn Bros  went onto Crowded House  even better, (j.m.o)

have now Stevie Nicks /TomPetty, on volume  force ten ,with a Beerlao Dark  in my mints, great gear!! happy as a lark in the park

L/G  on  malay grass winner good evening to all

Malaysia grass is almost indestructible. It loves direct sunlight; don't believe otherwise. It will grow in shade as well. Once established, you can stop watering it for the entire dry season and it will jump back to life once the rains come. 

I have many years experience with this, stretching back to the 70s. 

It grows fast and you'll have to mow it regularly. 

 

(<deleted> does rugby have to do with this thread? Talk about being addle-minded. Jesus!)

Is Malay grass the same as cow grass?

20 minutes ago, Trujillo said:

Malaysia grass is almost indestructible. It loves direct sunlight; don't believe otherwise. It will grow in shade as well. Once established, you can stop watering it for the entire dry season and it will jump back to life once the rains come. 

I have many years experience with this, stretching back to the 70s. 

It grows fast and you'll have to mow it regularly. 

 

(<deleted> does rugby have to do with this thread? Talk about being addle-minded. Jesus!)

 

thanks Malay is what I'm going for I have over 300 sq meters to lay so Kamptien is where I'll be heading... any idea of cost per sq meter for buying and laying?  cheers

Grassyland is the most professional supplier at Kamptien - you can find them opposite the big Koi fish centre down the right hand side of Tesco as if you were coming from the road.  The price of grass varies almost daily - certainly weekly - and you should expect to pay around 30 baht per m² on top of the turf cost for preparation and laying.  They are also the most knowledgeable people for automatic irrigation systems and stock a big range of fittings.

 

As Ricardo said, preparation is the key.  Not only do you need to level and de-stone the area, but several cycles of Roundup or similar and then letting the survivors sprout again will make life a whole lot easier once the grass is down.

Cost depends a lot on the preparation, leveling, spray to kill weeds and seeds, fertilizing .......

43 minutes ago, Trujillo said:

Malaysia grass is almost indestructible. It loves direct sunlight; don't believe otherwise. It will grow in shade as well. Once established, you can stop watering it for the entire dry season and it will jump back to life once the rains come. 

I have many years experience with this, stretching back to the 70s. 

It grows fast and you'll have to mow it regularly. 

 

(<deleted> does rugby have to do with this thread? Talk about being addle-minded. Jesus!)

 

Your Malay grass may like direct sunlight, my Malay grass can't handle intense direct sun for very long before it burns and recedes, even if cut long and watered every day which mine is. We presume there are many different varieties of Malay grass? Most of the references to Malay grass that I can find suggest avoiding too much direct sun hence I wonder what grass you have.

 

But the one thing our Malay grasses have in common is that they appear to die and shrivel if left unwatered, even for long periods and then, when watered thoroughly, it comes back to live very quickly.

 

Finally, (my) Malay grass has one real claim to fame and that is it will grow in very poor quality soil or sand, as a consequence it doesn't require fertilizer or maintenance. What it does require optimally is lots of organic matter in the soil so that the soil holds water, as a result it will stay looking longer, without watering.

 

This thread may help: 

 

Kamptien Market, Malay grass, 26 baht a square metre, same price all over the market. Total price including laying, typically the grass cost.

 

 L/G .....300 sq metres, peice of cake, do it yourself job, you are on the right track with Malay, u can buy the fertlizer at the same joint where u are going  purchase the Malay

 with a good cover of fertilizer and the rainy season to boot laying Malay  will give you good results, and get something to tap it in firmly, if  you are a heavy weight then walk over it

if you turn the sod of malay over u will see its small vein roots,  thats what got to be fed, and laying  fertilizer will  do this!!!!!! to get it started,then bob,s your uncle

cobber , if u get too techincal as some posts suggest, u will only shoot yourself in the foot apply the following word on your project

KISS...Keep It  Simple Stupid

 

its a Chelsea Away Win good morning to all my readers