As per the thread title.

Which is the easiest grass type to maintain and ideally don't not cost a bomb to plant.

Park

prefer cow grass because manilla tend to harbor mosquito. japanese grass is easiest but dearer.

Are Japanese and Taiwan grass essentially the same thing?

maintain tengok tempat

your place itu closed off/walled? or very far from other plant contaminant ka?

if yes the any pearl/taiwan/japan/korea whatever grass do. Better stick to the pearl, since carpet type like manila/filipna type they tend to get thick and uneven, need to mow frequently.

Pearl grass biar saja, it will get thicker, but still flat.

Cow kena potong selalu

Forgive my pun on the reference of name, too many types of grass macam2 now

Yes really macam macam grass species these days. Feel very novice on this issue as previous houses I've owned planted cowgrass that I dug from various road sides

Took a trip to Sg Buloh, every place you go you are told a different story on which ones are the best.

Place is fenced up with 7ft walls. Has the usual DBKL trees around.

Is pearl grass the ones that takes forever to spread and quite prone to being overtaken by weeds isn't it?

A bit concerned because most of the neighbours in the area uses cow grass.

fenced is not walled, so you cannot pakai pearl grass, it grows slow, and easily overtaken by others.

2 options for you, either cow grass, or those carpet grass (Philippines/manila). But for the carpet to work, you have to tile them like carpets, bukan potong, replant. Carpet once grown to cover everything, its quite resistance to other wees, except those extra pesky one sikit2.

carpet also still need to cut selalu, but not as often as cow, and wont look as bad if tidak cut, but will look ugly, when cut after some time.

What is the real name of japan grass? is it also call Bermuda by American?
It is ok to lay the carpet on top of sand or need to lay on soil?

For plug and play grass (sold by tiles at sg buloh nurseries) advisable to layer thick newspaper below the new grass to ensure weeds dont poke through from below

Japanese grass is zoysia grass. It is still a local grass. May be similar to Bermuda but they are different. The only thing they have in common is they require full day sun in order to be healthy and green looking.

Bermuda is suitable for golf course. Unless your bungalow has big open land you can't use Bermuda. In fact even Japanese grass is tough for most houses. I am going to use Japanese grass for my new house and accepting that it will have brown patches as my lawn won't get full day sun.

Thank you for the info =)

What grass would be suitable for very shaded area? I got a few huge trees towering over my house so they just get the morning sun after that nothing much. Then I got dog also always like to create a mess hahah.

Cow grass, Mutiara grass, Mutiara batik are the grass more suitable for shaded area. Phillippine and Japanese grass will have yellow patches if not having enough sun.

Cow grass, Mutiara grass and Mutiara batik are having similar shape ... Broad leaves but cow grass can grow taller while there other two mutiara grow more horizontally. Advantages are easy to care and dont need to cut often as they don't grow tall. Disadvantage is they are not as good looking but that's personal I guess.

BTW today I am installing Mutiara batik at my new house. After debating between Japanese grass vs Mutiara batik. In the end despite I like Japanese grass my land really unsuitable to grow it and don't want to have brown patches all over.

Mutiara pearl


Mutiara batik


This post has been edited by blancpain4470: Jan 23 2020, 04:11 PM

I am thinking of Bermuda. Any tips how to maintain it? Or where can I find a good guide?

Bermuda grass is a great choice if you want a low-maintenance, hardy lawn. It thrives in warm climates, handles foot traffic well, and grows back quickly, making it ideal for busy households. Keeping it healthy mostly comes down to regular mowing, watering deeply (but not too often), and applying fertilizer during the growing season.

For new Bermuda sod, proper soil prep is key. You’ll want to make sure your soil is clean of weeds and rocks, and it’s a good idea to test and balance your soil’s pH for best growth. I found this guide really helpful for getting the basics down, covering everything from initial watering to adjusting care based on the seasons, so you’ll have a lush lawn year-round.

This post has been edited by roswell666: Nov 1 2024, 07:13 PM