Jambo Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 10 hours ago, tommy dee said: i am told fake grass is burning hot in the sun so much so that soccer plaers suffer from it in heat. hardly good for here?? I got so fed up with trying to make the grass look like a half decent lawn that I decided to lay this stuff instead. Best move I ever made in the garden. It is tough, does not mind sun or shade and you mow it just like grass. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 4 hours ago, Jambo said: I got so fed up with trying to make the grass look like a half decent lawn that I decided to lay this stuff instead. Best move I ever made in the garden. It is tough, does not mind sun or shade and you mow it just like grass. I've given up on my lawn Jambo and what you have is my next move 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Pumpuynarak said: I've given up on my lawn Jambo and what you have is my next move 👍 It grows like mad sending out runners. I thought I would try half the area I had grassed to see how it settled and what it looked like. In the end I never bothered to lay the other half because it spread so quickly and literally swamped the grass that remained. I took that photo this morning. It looks a million times better than the grass it replaced and its thick, hard wearing and good to walk on. I have probably planted Thailand's equivalent of giant hog weed. 😛 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 We have a similar grass here in the Philippines, they call it 'frog grass' at our garden shop. Been down five years, never mowed it but need to water it if you dont get much rain in the summer. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 19 hours ago, Jambo said: It looks a million times better than the grass it replaced and its thick, hard wearing and good to walk on. Did they just lay it on the old grass (what was left) or did they rip up the old stuff and prepare the soil correctly ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 1 hour ago, biggles said: We have a similar grass here in the Philippines, they call it 'frog grass' at our garden shop. Been down five years, never mowed it but need to water it if you dont get much rain in the summer. That looks brill Biggles and no mowing !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1000 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Mine is couple of feet high after a three month trip. Bloody cold out there..lots of tea breaks😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 22 hours ago, Pumpuynarak said: Did they just lay it on the old grass (what was left) or did they rip up the old stuff and prepare the soil correctly ? I did it myself. I cut the grass (what was left of it) really short then put a thin layers of 20 baht a bag potting compost and just laid it on top. This stuff does not need any real preparation. It really wants to suffocate the old grass and grows like mad if you keep it watered. I never bothered to complete the "Lawn" because the runners it sent out just took over within one growing season. The dogs used to piss on the old lawn which left brown patches everywhere. They either don't like this stuff or its immune to female dog piss. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Grass and the struggle for a great lawn is something that I have hated since I was a kid. The amount of work that goes into it is ridiculous. Just not worth it. It is another ridiculous thing that we are brainwashed into. Buying the fertilizer, lawn mowers, etc. is big biz. FFS now matter having a nice lawn you are a slave to putting that fertilizer on it every year. Pain in the ass. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalliwag Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 9 hours ago, Glasseye said: Grass and the struggle for a great lawn is something that I have hated since I was a kid. The amount of work that goes into it is ridiculous. Just not worth it. It is another ridiculous thing that we are brainwashed into. Buying the fertilizer, lawn mowers, etc. is big biz. FFS now matter having a nice lawn you are a slave to putting that fertilizer on it every year. Pain in the ass. I agree.Fucking hate grass,again,would love to concrete the whole thing minus the gaaaarden. The absolute worst is,the fucking chunk of grass between my property line,and the street. The Council call it “a boulevard “ and if I don’t mow it,they call me saying “excuse me but the boulevard is your responsibility and if you don’t cut it,we will send someone out and charge you”. i don’t fucking own it,I can do anything with it,but I have to up keep it. Fuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 6 hours ago, Skalliwag said: The absolute worst is,the fucking chunk of grass between my property line,and the street. i don’t fucking own it,I can do anything with it,but I have to up keep it. Fuckers. I had the same with my house in Solihull. It was a corner plot and I had a largish area of grass outside of my property line and up to the pavement. It really used to piss me off because it was always better than my own lawn. So one weekend I got some landscaping guys round and I simply absorbed the grassed area behind a rather attractive flowering hedge. Nobody seemed to notice or care including the lawyers or surveyor when I moved to Scotland and sold the house. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalliwag Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 30 minutes ago, Jambo said: I had the same with my house in Solihull. It was a corner plot and I had a largish area of grass outside of my property line and up to the pavement. It really used to piss me off because it was always better than my own lawn. So one weekend I got some landscaping guys round and I simply absorbed the grassed area behind a rather attractive flowering hedge. Nobody seemed to notice or care including the lawyers or surveyor when I moved to Scotland and sold the house. I’m thinking of tilling it up and planting pumpkins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalliwag Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 Amazing what a couple of months does. cant keep up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) Puts my back garden to shame. Sprayed all the weeds off a few weeks ago and strimmed the stuff down. Me and our son raked it all up into piles on the weekend and that will go on the bonfire on November 5th. 🤗 Finally got the wife to trim around her rose bushes and instructed her in no uncertain terms that she must cut them all down at the end of autumn to around 10 inches high, not let them grow like bloody trees! Bless her, but I’m seriously considering getting a man in to do the garden on a regular basis, or maybe concreting it over and painting it green. The neighbours have just spent thousands having most of their garden Astro Turfed. Now that’s an idea.🤔 Memo to self. Measure the M2 and get a quote and convince her indoors to pay. 😃 Edited July 8, 2019 by KhunDon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Skalliwag said: Edited July 9, 2019 by fygjam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalliwag Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 2 hours ago, fygjam said: A few Queensland blues in there too.😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 What a beauty, it only flowers occasionally, see what this lockdown has done to me, turned me into a gardener 😬 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code_slayer_bkk Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) On 5/8/2019 at 3:29 AM, Skalliwag said: I agree.Fucking hate grass,again,would love to concrete the whole thing minus the gaaaarden. The absolute worst is,the fucking chunk of grass between my property line,and the street. The Council call it “a boulevard “ and if I don’t mow it,they call me saying “excuse me but the boulevard is your responsibility and if you don’t cut it,we will send someone out and charge you”. i don’t fucking own it,I can do anything with it,but I have to up keep it. Fuckers. If you don't own it ... then f**k them ... see you in court .... it is the fu***cking principle and the gall these F*Ks have to demand you take care of something you don't own It is entirely another "thing" if you do on your own ... without the threats ... or the harassing phone calls Super happy I live where I live ... away from all of this type of bullshit ... Edited April 26, 2020 by code_slayer_bkk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code_slayer_bkk Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 9 hours ago, Pumpuynarak said: What a beauty, it only flowers occasionally, see what this lockdown has done to me, turned me into a gardener 😬 Beach gal calls them "paper" flowers ... because she says the flowers feel like paper .... it is beautiful ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murchie Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 9 hours ago, Pumpuynarak said: What a beauty, it only flowers occasionally, see what this lockdown has done to me, turned me into a gardener 😬 Have the same bush in our garden, ours was in full bloom a few days ago. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinoydave Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Loving these photos I’ve thoughly enjoyed Lockdown in England being in the garden everyday....... and was thinking this is my idea of a blissful retirement and as I couldn’t really enjoy a garden in Thailand I’d have to retire in UK...... you guys have thrown another wonderful spanner in the works..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalliwag Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 11 hours ago, code_slayer_bkk said: If you don't own it ... then f**k them ... see you in court .... it is the fu***cking principle and the gall these F*Ks have to demand you take care of something you don't own It is entirely another "thing" if you do on your own ... without the threats ... or the harassing phone calls Super happy I live where I live ... away from all of this type of bullshit ... Wouldn’t trade you for all the tea in China mate. I tolerate the bullshit,cause it’s paradise on earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDM Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) On 5/5/2019 at 1:45 PM, Pumpuynarak said: I've given up on my lawn Jambo and what you have is my next move 👍 There are many different types and quality some not uv proof. So best you do your research and not go for the lowest cost. It was laid at my sons school 6 years ago outside and looks like it was just placed there. JDM Edited April 27, 2020 by JDM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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galenkia Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Krapow said: Always had you down as a uphill gardener. 😀 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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