I admire a young guy hustling leaves .
I was at my rental property today doing leaves , its 2 houses side by side and about 3/4 acre total front yard with HEAVY leaf cover . I have the back pack on and I am just about done blowing out the...
View ArticleSo what do you all charge on a average 1/4 acre yard to suck up and remove...
Just wondering what most of you charge on a average yard to vacuum and remove leaves off a 1/4 -1/2 acre lot?
View ArticleHourly Rate
Hey everyone i'm an owner of a landscaping company. I've been in business for two yrs now and I was wondering what is the average hourly labor rate for any kind of work I've been charging $40 hr for...
View ArticleCutting your mulch
I should have 100-300 yards of leaf compost by spring. I typically use about 200-300 yards of mulch by June. I dont have a use right now for my leaf compost and was thinking about mixing it into a...
View ArticleLeaves
What do you guys do with leaves at properties? I have one place I've used my ztr with mulching blades & a chute blocker to mulch all the leaves in the grass. Is it better to blow the leaves off the...
View ArticleDanger Lurks out there in our industry...
At an HOA near me I just read about this terrible tragedy where one man died and another was seriously injured due to equipment exhaust fumes:...
View ArticleSpent 9 hours sucking up leaves.
Well I did my usual big vacuum job today but instead of doing 2 pickups he decided on only doing one for some reason. He got them blown on to the driveway on Saturday and then it snowed 12+ inches...
View ArticlePTO wood chippers for compact tractors
my area has passed a ordinance, "that all lawn and landscape services must haul off all debris themselves", that said I maintain around 40 properties with lots of shrubs and small trees. My plan is to...
View ArticlePlant, Grass, and Weed Identification
Hello all, I went into business this summer and had a relatively decent start, but eventually had to let go of all of my clients as I moved elsewhere. However, I've been trying to get motivated again...
View ArticleCleaning and replacing 1-3in River Rock bed
Hello all I am in the process of cleaning out the bed around my pool that is approx 3-4 ton of existing River Rock. As I'm sure some know the rocks, over time, have become a mixture of dirt and stone...
View ArticleConsumer grade core aerators ...
Anyone have recommendations for/against any particular core aerators for homeowner use. I need something for approximately 1 acre.
View ArticleDo you...?
Do you blow leaves off of customers roofs and out of gutters during leaf removal jobs or do you leave that to gutter companies? Just wondering. If I find its not expected to be included I would rather...
View ArticleHori-hori: who uses them?
So I've been thinking about taking a hori-hori into the field for a test spin, ultimately to replace my trowels. It seems like a Swiss army gardening knife. Apart from being concave for digging, it...
View ArticleLeaf clean up
Would you include this statement on your Autumn or Spring clean up quotes?? All loose leaves will be removed from the lawn. Leaves that are inaccessible will be left in place. Please note: After the...
View ArticleStarting Lawns
I usually get asked to help start lawns for Habitat for Humanity. They want a nice lawn, but on a budget. On a newly constructed home I back fill dirt with my Bobcat, and shape the lawn. But I don't...
View ArticleBriggs & Stratton bought Hurricane X3 and Z3
Happy new year ya'll let's make this year the biggest yet. Did not know if anyone had heard that Briggs bought Hurricane? Ferris and Billy Goat already has there's on the web site with there branding....
View ArticleBest tool to remove small rocks from beds and level?
This past fall, I removed all of the landscaping in front of my house. It was overgrown and we were having new windows installed, some of which would have been impossible to get to with the landscaping...
View ArticleGlyphosate/Roundup
With heightened consumer awareness due to the negative publicity to glyphosate products has anyone found an effective organic alternative?
View ArticlePruning Wax Myrtles
Has anyone had any experience with cutting 10 year old Wax Myrtles 10 to 15 feet high way back? I have 322 that have been let go for several years and now they want to add them to the contract. Just...
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