Brought it last weekend. Same price.





For Japanese grass, you need to water it more frequently. Compare other grass. Cannot be dry. I water it morning before work and after work late evening.

I water them 3 times a day :| in the morning, noon time and late evening. A gardener advised to water it 3 times day until the grass fully covers the whole garden area.

Looking at your garden, you did not put sand as the top layer?

Actually it already have sand on the ground. Why it so dark is because of the compose plant/weed. Rich with fertilizer.

Since you have watering it a lot, than don't worry about it. It will grow back and cover over it.

The grass probably try to suit itself to the new environment and the soil. Damn your soil is too salty and get kill.

Dont water in the evening. You'll get fungus since the grass blades are moist untill the next morning. When u got fungus infection then u cry. Watering best time is early morning.

Either grass rust or some kind of fungus. I'm telling u people fungus is a threat.

Actually, Zoysia can tolerate salt well, and they are suitable for coastal area.

hi all sifu.....i received below quote from my regular grass cutter

its basically to plant grass for my garden....

here's the itemized quote (total garden size 497sqft to 500sqft)

1. removal of weed, wild grass with Round Up - RM100
2. fine sand - RM450 (which i thought is abit too expensive)
3. top soil - RM350 for 5 bags (he said organic soil....any difference??)
4. clearing of all waste, unwanted soil and rubbish- RM150
5. pearl grass - RM3/sqft
6. overall labou4 - RM300

so based on my garden size, he quoted me total of 2840.

what do you guys think? very expensive???

RM350 for 5 bags of organic topsoil is nonsense. The top of the line soil amendment 21L is selling RM24 per bag. Your price comes out to be RM70 per bag.

I bought fine sand including transportation at RM450. My house is semi-d land area. Go figure.

This post has been edited by kamilnu: Jun 7 2015, 12:03 AM

hi kamil...thanks for your reply

my house is also semi-d....but my actual garden area sums up to 500sqft....so am not sure if this is the roughly the same size as your garden

so perhaps the fine sand is around there....

noted on the soil.......will find other landscape people for the job...hhmmm

Another landscape guy came and got a second quote

Price almost similar except the soil he said need about 8 bags to 10bags as my soil quality is not so good...

So he needs to dig a fair bit and replace with 3" of soil

Total price is rm2500 for 500sqft including removal of weeds, including fine sand and pearl grass

Fine sand is Rm400
Removal of weed and construction concrete waste and debris and digging of existing soil - rm100
Rubbish clearance rm100
Soil - rm20 per bag estimated need 8 bags and will be charged as per actual used
Labour charge rm350
Pearl grass: rm3/sqft

Sound ok??

Why don't try DIY? You have 2-3person to do?

1) weed killer cost below RM20 + pressure pump from ACE RM20 = RM40. Just 1 cap mix with water spray 4-5x entire ground. Wait 2week and the weed will die. Best when no rain time.

2) Last time I get fine sand for RM75/lorry. Not sure what the price now. Take 4 lorry sand should be around that price.

3) If the weed can grow, maybe no need top soil. Fine sand should be enough.

4) Clear the big debric. Just throw it ownself. Find around yourside see who have reno with big tong.

5) Pearl grass, find at sg.buloh. Maybe 50pcs = RM3/sqft = rm150. Maybe can get cheaper. Cut it out and spread equally. More pcs = grow faster.

6) Labour = Treat your family a nice meal.


That is about RM40+RM450+RM150 = RM640. And a nice meal RM360. =RM1000 Save a lot there.

hhhmmmm i scared i dunno how to do it then the grass die.....

Learn from mistakes.😁😁😁

I feel planting grass is easy. But take care is time consuming. This 2week only, almost everyday I have to pluck out the weed. It grow faster than I can pluck it out.

So even you asking someone to plant for you, they are not going to following takecare for you. You still have to do the job to make sure it grow healthy. That is really you need to learn.

hhmmmmm let me read more and find the grass planting for dummy first...hehehehe

the last time i played with planting was during school days.....hahahahahahaaha

You actually can make it as a weekend family event. Everybody work on the garden. It is happy event and an experience for the kids.

When your family take part on it, you will pay more effort on the garden to makesure it look nice.

yeah...sounds like a good family activity
let me read through all the sharing here first....am sure alot of tips

Makesure don't crack your back. Last time kena and spend few thousand RM for chiropractic.

the best time to pluck weed is after rain. its root come off easily.

Agree. Everyday pluck the weed.