Can someone let me know

what types of grass available in Malaysia for home garden?

Which one is the best and less maintenance?

I heard Taiwan grass relieve stress, how true is that?

Where to buy?

Thank you in advance

easiest to maintain - cow grass (axonopus compressus)

This type of grass.... will it hurt to walk barefoot?
I am looking for something that feel good walking barefoot

anyone know what grass is this?

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Added on February 18, 2009, 12:20 am

This post has been edited by hhlimhh: Feb 18 2009, 12:20 AM

not sure...
but i guess japanese pearl grass...
Rm8 / sqft... that was 2 years ago.

cody99, where you last see it? Sg Buloh?

i heard canadian grass is nice

Hi,........ where to buy this Canadian grass please ?

And also where to buy that japanese Pearl Grass ?

i am planning to plant carpet grass for my home. The thing is some area will be covered by shades and i'm afraid will have limited sunlight. Which type of grass is suitable?

its all depends on the sunlight,water n receive n soil..n maintenance of it plus $$..anyway...do ask around...cowgrass is the cheapest...easier to maintain..smell grassy...

that correct.. don't think that maintenance of grass is cheap..

i just completed mine yesterday.. 200 sqft area.. Philippine Grass a.k.a karpet.. Rm.1.4 2 ft x 1xt

now, have to shower the grass every morning and evening, fertilizer, check on pesticide etc..

cow grass is the easiet one to maintenance..

I have about 4000 sf of pearl grass in my garden. They usually grow well under semi-shade, but leaves are longer and bigger for those area with minimal sun. They require a LOT of water to keep them from having 'burned' look. You need extensive daily watering during the dry season. Weeding is needed once a week once the garden is fully covered.

can find sg buluh..they selling rm1 for 2 ftx 1ft...

plan to buy it end og this month..but still need to survey the maintenance, soil and etc.....

go go go green earth mate...

feel good doing it urself right?


so philippine grass is not a good choice eyh?

wow..that's cheap..here rm2.50 for 2ft x 1ft .. how bout price for sand?


my wife wanted to cover with tiles, but i prefer grass, more countryside feeling

Philipine grass stays short so less maintanance/trimming needed and more resilient...

I never tried philipine grass. I was recommended pearl grass by the nursery. Cost me something like RM5 for 1x3 ft 11 years ago. Probably cheaper now.

Not very green as in not very environmentally friendly as lawn needs a lot of water. Better to plant trees and shrubs.. less maintenace

it took me one year to kickoff this project..

u need to clean all the lalang and rumput before laying this new grass..

for soil.. there are few type.. for sand, it will cost u rm1 per pack..i think less then a 5kg per pack..

usually.. if u buy at sungai buloh near RRIM, the price usually at RM2 per 2 sgft.. (2ft x 1ft)

but if u go to sungai buloh hospital area.. some of them selling at RM 1.5-RM1.7 per s sq/ft..

some of them selling one ONE sq ft at price of RM 0.90..

unless u really buy in bulk . u minght get further discount..

transportation required (lorry)..

finally i choose philippines grass..

hye......i was wondering...is it okay to combine the grass types........

im also surveying for carpet grass.......want to cover about 1000sqf hope RM2k is enough

One way of reducing cost is chop/split the grass patch into smaller patches, and plant each smaller patch 3 inches from one another, and let them grow, spread and cover the garden. With that, you need only 500 sf of grass. But becareful of weeds. One way of preventing weeds, is to put 3-4 layer of old newspaper on top of your soil, get a small truck load of 'yellow soil (those without the weed seeds)' and cover the newspaper and plant your new grass on top. You will have less weeding to do in future.

What about planting grass on top of cement? That would require almost no weeding, am I right?

can show close up of philippines grass?

great idea...thanks will need grass for left, back and right side.... i recalculated the grass area (base on my floor plan that i have)...i seem to be around 2000sqf ++ im dead

the plan is all in meters n i have to recalculate in feet....hmm....from the title copy that i have it shows 445.xx meter persegi (didnt minus house area)....i really

my current budget

Landscape
Grass RM2 psf * 1000 2000 .......yeah would be patches but im not in a hurry......
Upah tanam 150 perday- thats what i survey so far.......
Soil 200
Baja 50
Racun rumpai 50
Sprinkler 50
Gardening MISC/tools 200
Drain Cover Metal/sewere cover/porch cover 500
Pokok pagar 100
batu sungai - curik i just know a place but i dont intend to disclose it.heheh..
= 3300

assuming all done in one day + I'll DIY myself too, i mean i'll do what i can......

Grass Rm2psf = u need maybe 1000 for 500sf
Upah tanam = free, do it yourself, that's the fun of having garden.
Soil= make sure it's weed seed-free soil, the yellow one deep down.
Baja= no need baja, i never used baja. Be environmentally friendly, collect your overnight urine in a potty, mix 1 part urine per 100 part water and just pour on the grass before you water the grass. Afterall grass being leafy needs all the nitrogen from your urine.
Racun rampai= do it about 2-3 weeks before planting otherwise your grass will die.
Sprinklers= much needed tool
Drain cover and sewerage cover = 1 stainless steel sewerage cover around RM1000. Be innovative, just a piece of granite slab as cover, reinforce the bottom with cement + wire mesh. Cheaper but Probably need expert help with this.
Pokok paga= Much needed
Batu Sungai= Can get from Kampung. Cheaper but ILLEGAL!

By the way, if you are a pilot, 3300 for a garden is nothing..

This post has been edited by newbie99: Apr 24 2010, 07:36 PM

will take picture tomorrow

now that's creative! using urine as fertilizer. I saw cheap plastic drain cover. not recommendable ka?

You probably need to replace the plastic drain cover very often, unless you get the uPVC type. Your grandparents probably use the same method to fertilize their vegetables..

bro..as per requested..the close up


owh..so the cost gonna be higher in the long run..

Is it possible to mix two grass types and maintain a defined border between the them?

You will definitely need to spend a LOT of time and effort to keep them apart. Not advisable, unless you have a barrier.

or u can have insert the plate between them...sold at the nursery...

Philippine grass will grow sideway and it will be very comfy even if it's become too thick. Buy in Sg. Buloh - at Bukit Rahman Putra. Cheaper there.

Philippine grass is prolly the easiest and most resilient. Pearl and other fancy is trouble some and not consistent in growth.

I spent about 1.3k to dig up 250sq ft of land about 12 in deep, irrigation and drainage piping, top soil replacement, full carpeted Phil grass, a tree, some bamboo on planter box...3 days job by landscaper. 2 truck load of debris and soil replacement. In 4 weeks, the grass stabilized and all the border of carpeting is gone. Water every day for first 4 weeks. Grass is green and nice. Only trimmed every 2 months. I dont even water the grass now once its matured. Once trimmed, I will water and urea fertilized them. Dont trim too short as it will have browning effect. I will trim and fertilized them to have them thick and bushy so it have a consistent look.

Where did you find the landscaper? For that much of work, 1.3k is pretty decent.

wdarke

My apology. It was 2.2k because when the landscaper started to work, we found a bed of concrete that was almost 100sq ft where some as deep as 20in otherwise at least 12in deep. F***ing developer actually use my garden as cement mixing ground. So the jackhammer was operated for 1.5 days! Just to clear the concrete. One truckload alone is the stupid concrete. Thats it always flood after rain at first. Now even with heavy rain, no flooding at all. That $900 extra was for the extra truck trip and additional soil replacement and the stupid unexpected work. How often yuo see landscape do the work with Jackhammer LOL!

I'm sure glad I did not DIY.....

an advice.. after few months planting my karpet grass.. now i learn something important

make sure ur grass receive enough sunlight (or else). the grass will grow vertically (straight up)..

mine with enough sunlight grow perfectly..
damn. look like lalang already..

Be careful if you ask landscaper to buy the grass for you. They may give you Taiwanese grass which grow upwards and is not as comfy as Philippine grass. I experienced it myself where the landscaper claimed that it is taiwanese grass. Basically, you cannot tell until it grows.

Why do we need to mix the soil with sand ?

part of the drainage system

helo^^ anyone knows where to get Phillipine grass at Penang?
please help. thank you

I plan to use fake grass called Royal Grass, wrty 10 yrs
suitable for outdoor one

Where do you get the Royal grass.

My experience, philippines grass must be planted at area with good source of sunlight, at least 6-7 hours (correct me if i'm wrong). if not the grass will grow thinner (long). same goes to japanese grass.

Cow grass much easier, but the most easier is fake grass for shaded area.

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Added on October 14, 2010, 10:59 pmFake grass; i saw one at sg buloh shop lot 54 if i'm not mistake.

This post has been edited by sharzkey: Oct 14 2010, 10:59 PM

Cow grass is the best. Less headache when come to maintenance. My cow grass is doing very well without fertilizer and only watering once a day. And the best of all, is cheap.

Cow grass is good and durable but feel like to as nice as japanese grass....Hehe....
Anyone having experience how to take care of Japanese grass?

http://www.royalgrass.com/dealers/dealer_w...ginas/malaysia/

Thanks for the info

I have came across a school in KL where they have a small grass field which is so beautiful and green. I never see such a beautiful grass field before. I take a few shoot and hope you guys can tell me what type of grass is this.

as for cow grass, can we just pilck from roadside n grow?

I was advised (to save cost), don't buy grasses to cover exactly the size to be turfed. This means for 200 sqr feet of land, no need buy 100 pieces of 2 sqr feet grass patch. Just buy maybe a quarter of that quantity and place/grow them with some spacing from each other. Sooner or later they will creep to cover the empty spot. How true is this?

Yes, it is true. I myself just buy 5pcs and chop it to small pcs 10cm by 10cm to cover about 10m2. Spread it equally. Than cover it with fine sand for it to grow. (those white river sand)

It take about 6-9mth to grow. Depend how much you cover per sq. 1 carpet of grass about 15cm by30cm cost RM7.

I was qouted rm1.80 per 2 sqrfeet for taiwan grass in sg buloh. Is there a formula to find out the growth time to cover the whole lawn based on the lawn size and total grass patch sizes?

For my case, I wish to grass up 200sqr feet of lawn. Let's say I buy 100sqrfeet of grass patches, cut 'em up and plant em with equal distance from each other. How many weeks will it take to fully grass-ify my lawn?

I m not sure what type of grass I m having now. First time I brought wrong as it abit thick the grass. Than I go back to brought again. This time I get the more fine type which is abit expensive. Brought from sg. buloh too.

I don't have the fomula. Just get the instruction from my friend how to plant. You want grow fast, plant it more smaller spacing. But will cause you more grass and money. My case take 8-9mth to fully grow. To save money, got to passion.

One more thing to make it grow faster and greener is to put the fertilizer every 2week. It somekind like a white seed in packard. Can get it from sg.buloh.

i would say it will take months. not weeks. but it all down to how you take care of the grass. covering is one thing, maintaining is another. you have to continuously water, fertilize and trim the grass to ensure they grow equally. if not, there will be discoloration and others. not beautiful to the eye.

u can buy the grass patches to fit the exact size of your lawn, but u have to trim it so that it will not grow on top of the other patches. mine stop growing on top of others after a few weeks. having borcsh electric grass cutter helps

One thing forget to inform is, you much work hard to plug out those rubbish grass or unwanted grass that grow together.

If not, the unwanted/ rubbish grass will overcome your grass. Or eat up your grass.

Hmm.. in dilema know. I'm in the middle of renovating my house interiors. From the look of it, I should initiate grass planting now so that it will be in "full bloom" in months.

But I'm scared I have no time to water them everyday due to work, and also the reno workers definitely gonna step on them.

is SB like the only place to get reasonable priced grass? any shops in particular to recommend? now that my hse reno is almost done, think i shud focus on the garden. but if i start planting the grass sparingly & it takes mths to grow, looks like i cant make it in time for the new year.

in tat case, perhaps i shall live with the common grass for now (& try to do somethin bout the botak patch since my contractor workers have been stepping & washin in that spot). any idea how to make the common grass grows fast?

want to ask

the soil is clay

is it ok to dig up only 1 inch and add pasir and then grow the grass?

is sand enuff or need to add any earth/compost?

got the quotation from the bangladeshi- philipine grass + labour= rm2 psft.. will see how they plant it later. definitely ask them apply sand before planting

This post has been edited by bernard79: Oct 27 2010, 09:26 AM

Grass company www.esse-resources.com

i was quoted lump sum RM600 for 400+ sqft lawn area. incl lab cost + philipine grass + sand (approx 30 bags) from bangladeshi.
was advise by fren that I need to make sure that sand is at least 3" thick.

wonder if it is a good deal?

also, anythin tat i need to be weary of?

How about fertilizer? weed killer?

should they put it in before planting? or after?

weed killer before planting..

to improve soil condition, put soil conditioner






This post has been edited by cujang: Nov 1 2010, 08:20 PM

ooo...n do i nid to 'leave' the place post-weed killing for a few days/mths b4 plantin the philipine grass?

after u apply weed killer leave it for 1 week ..

ooo...thanks so much for your input....

still am not sure whthr to engage the bangla dude... afraid that he will not give wat is promised i.e. the quality of grass etc..

alt is i go to sg buloh n source for it myslf n then jus ask the bangla to do the labour....

Try this link www.esse-resources.com

IMPORTANT learning: every grass NEEDS maintenance. There is no such thing such as NO maintenance.

whether its cow grass, Philippines grass, all needs maintenance.

if you dont think you can commit some time in doing it, better put all cement in your lawn...lol~

This is what I do. When I m lazy to maintain the grass, I don't put the fertilizer and water. It will grow slow and can last for many month. But the grass won't be green and nice. It will become yellowish and scattered.

But when I m not lazy, just fertilizer it and water. Between a month you can see your grass green and nice. But prepare to trim and hardwork.

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Added on November 3, 2010, 8:46 amYou sound not that experience. Better leave the job to expert. This kind of money can't be save.

If you no experience, you can't get a nice garden as what you want.

Once the expert get your garden done, you can learn from them. In future, you can try it yourself in small scale.

This post has been edited by ozak: Nov 3 2010, 08:46 AM

lol. i hav no experience in anything frankly! hence 'learnin' from the sifus here in lowyat!
my garden is a small garden, so i may take the chance & start learning now!
but time is a limiting factor as well
lets jus see how it goes, but thanks for your comment

small garden , more fun to maintain

lol. yeah. was thinkin of jus cementin d place, but after lookin at the cost, tot that puttin sum grass wud b a cheaper alt. hopefully i didnt miscalc & end up spendin more in the long run.. hehe

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Even small garden, sometime I m lazy to maintain. But I never think of cement it at all. The house will be hot with the heat reflect.

It is very nice and beautiful to have a grass garden. Specially morning when you look out and see your garden so green. While sipping your hot coffee.

And I want to have some oxygen too breath too.

agree

dont think sythetic grass can provide O2?

of course not

how much is the synthetic grass cost per square feet?

installation cost how much?

RM 90 per square feet

You just pull my words right out of my brain.

Well my "1st phase" plan would be turfing my porch with grass , and putting in some hexagonal blocks as paths right to my doorstep. Well uhmm nearly half my porch are cemented. If I have more budget, I would wish to apply wooden flooring to cover it and buy some nice wooden table and chairs and put outside, so I can hang out and sipping my cool coffee.

Would really want to dig a small pond too, but I'm waiting for my thumb to turn green.

This post has been edited by alanyuppie: Nov 3 2010, 03:50 PM

0.o RM90 psf? seriously?

yes.

So many idea and thing to do. All this inside my brain and dream. I m lazy type. He... Just planting grass and takecare already feel lazy.

One third of my front yard is garden. Others is tiles up. (L shape.) I do have 2 chair and a table place back sliding door and front is garden. So sipping coffee and watching my green grass in the morning. While getting mosquito bite.

go my grass plantin project started. lets see d outcome by then end of this week

hi brothers & sisters...

read the entire thread, pretty good discussion...

however, have you tot of placing an underground lawn piping system? ala those grey color 4" pipe and you make a 10 cent holes let's say every 5 inch apart? this solution are for those experiencing flooding lawn condition..

My lawn is having water patches all over after each down pour and I am/or already started ground soil piping work at snail pace however.. DIY style.

I also intend to rigged up and lay down automatic water dispenser, like those Claber or Karcher (its expensive, i know)...

Suggestions, idea & show-how is much appreciated.

I have laying this underground pipe before plant the grass long ago. Just DIY only.

Buy those pvc pipe. Drill alot of hole. Lay few pcs about 10cm below ground and at the end of the pipe toward longkang. Than cover with medium size rock. Than small rock than sand. The rock is made sure the water easy can go in the pipe. So far solve my flooding garden.

thanks ozak, but the pvc pipe towards longkang need to drill a hole according to its pvc size right?

You guy can buy the ready made HDPE sub-soil pipe, or use PVC pipe to drill holes/ cut slots, wrap it with Geo-textile, bury under ground about 6", fill the surrounding with coarse sand/ 3/4"agg., pipe to pipe 2' c/c. i'll find some old drawing/ detail to post here

for lazy guy/gal, just plant pearl grass lor, maintenance free......not need to trim/cut, just need watering

Yup. You need to drill the hole at longkang for the pipe and follow the pipe size. You don't have that drill size. Drill a few small hole according to pipe size and hack the cement till the pipe can fit in.

skng03, thanks & appreciate the pics... picture speaks a thousand word...

geo-textile again???

i have been going around hardware shops n also plant nursery but cant get this so called geotextile in penang

our country is hot n rain (tropical coutry) so if you lazy one, cowgrass is the best.No need to much water and also
tahan during hot day..myself use cowgrass beli kat Nilai nursery at RM0.30 persquare feet...so
i put 1000 pieces of cowgrass for my house just at Rm800 (material and labour)....

Very easy to find @ klang valley, but the hardware shop one normally very thin one

But cow grass need frequent maintenance/ cutting wor

hello. a bit of a question here. my philippine grass turns out good, with an exception of a few brown patch (more noticable after it's monthly trim) and a more brownish-spot where the sunlight(and rain) don't shine(hit).

Any idea what I can do to get those lushious green grass? Fertilizer? Water?

im planning to grow pearl grass around my yard of roughly 500 sf. its a new house, developers tend to dispose their leftover sand piles all over the yard. now i hav top layer of sand of ard 1/2" thick. my question is if pearl grass patches (sod) wud grow well on this layer of sand?