I have been in the retail nursery trade for 22 years. I have been thinking lately about a career specializing in lawn care. Anyone reading do this for a living? I'm interested in diagnosing lawn problems and the corrective actions, disease prevention, lawn maintenance, as opposed to lawn cutting. Thanks.
You might find this website interesting:
Not for a living, but I take care of two neighbor's lawns at $200 a month each on a one year contract. That includes fertilizer, liming (if needed), weed treatments, overseeding, trimming, mulching, removing leaves, mowing and sweeping. I bought a $500 blower last year and that reduced the workload. The nice thing is that I don't need transportation. I keep turning down more requests, so there is a definite need for this service. Sometimes I will cut down a tree, with no charge as long as I can keep the wood (I build furniture). I enjoy doing lawn care and constantly get compliments.
Thanks Jeff. I will check out that site. Regards, Bob.
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08:43:18 -0800:I have a next-door neighbor who does this, and seems to make a pretty good living. I think he works for one of those big lawn-chemical companies.
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How big are the lawns and how long does it take you to mow each? Do you use noisy or quiet machines?
Eric
They are about 1/3 acre each, both have hills. The mowing takes about
3.5 hours for both lots with a walk-behind self-propelled mower. I can get it done in 3 hours without a break, but that's a tough call in the summer heat. Most equipment (mower, leaf blower, trimmer, chipper/shredder) is gasoline engines. I use hearing protection. Fertilizing, applying lime, treating weeds, mulching and overseeding are quiet tasks.
I see. Thanks very much!
Eric
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