Want to plant 400 sqm of grass on red soil, full sunshine, located in Rayong, what would be the best grass to get, lowest maintenance, and expected cost per meter, I would be laying it down myself

I am trialing cooch at the moment - 20 sqm (just laid it)...20 baht per square metre in Korat. If works i am looking to lay 800 sqm. 

We had similar situation here in Phuket on terraced hillside, true red laterite from decomposed granite hillside. Nothing much would grow so wifey had several truckloads of black soil hauled in and spread out, with some fertilizer added on. Put down about 200 sq-m of sodded grass (usual new housing type, whatever that be) on top. Much water and it grew very well, now (7 years later) have a real jungle there with abundant grass in the clearings (1 rai total property). Forget the cost but did not seem too much.

 

If full sunshine, invest a little bit in Bermuda turf, Malay needs a lot of water (but is quite hardy) and regular farang grass will scorch.

 

BTW malay in CM is currently 20 baht a square metre, usually around 23 baht.

 

Also, after you lay it at this time of the year, cover it with the green plastic netting which will reduce the UV on the turf, until it's rooted and established, the netting is available from Makro, 2x10 metre rolls, about 189 baht.

Edited February 4, 20179 yr by chiang mai

You may want to find a breed of tiff grass similar to what we use in Arizona. Not sure what they have over there but the tiff we have here thrives in heat and requires little water. We also have some great artificial grasses that look totally real. That is the trend here now.


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