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Starting a lawn care business.

How to start a lawn mowing business, lawn care business, or landscaping business. If you are starting a lawn care business, ask your questions here.
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I have another estminate to give today, gutter cleaning and spring clean up.

People are starting to think SPRING. Estimate went well today, landed a new customer. Spring clean up, he wants a lime app and gutters to be done after the buds fall from oak trees.

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Well, it's been pretty nice for awhile.

.... We're getting 5cm of snow tomorrow.............................
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I am still pretty new here and havent had the time to figure out how to post the pics yet, but I took some this morning of my son's car across the street covered with snow.....THIS SUCKS! lol

The grass is really greening up under it though, and no dry days until Saturday per the weather man here. Thats when I was planning to sharpen blades and do oil changes and stuff because I am running behind this year due to other projects.

Should get my first 3 lawns done Sunday,,,,,all freebies,,,> mine, my son's, and my daughters! LOL,,,,family comes first for me. Then the rain will be back for several days.

In the mean time I am still so busy on other projects I dont even have time to think very far ahead. Schedule is lined up with too much personal stuff at the moment, classes and daughters baby shower, and getting her place cleaned up for it etc....damn kids anyhow,,Dad this, Dad that....it might be a pain sometimes, but whats a guy to do...

Good Luck to everyone this season, and wishing everyone much success!

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People are starting to think SPRING. Estimate went well today, landed a new customer. Spring clean up, he wants a lime app and gutters to be done after the buds fall from oak trees.

Hang on here we go!
what type of lime do u use liquid or powder? i have been thinking about doing it to one of my clients who has a pine tree right next to his lawn... ill need a soil test first though.
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what type of lime do u use liquid or powder? i have been thinking about doing it to one of my clients who has a pine tree right next to his lawn... ill need a soil test first though.
I will use the granule type for this job.
Soil testing is always best, but I can tell this lawn hasn’t had much TLC so lime was my up sell. I will make other recommendations after the clean up / lime job is done.
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Feel sorry for you guys 'up north', here in central Florida I have been mowing since March 1st. Got 36 customers, 14 new ones already this year, and another estimate tomarrow. Got a three acre apartment complex in the morning first. Thank God for letting me live here.
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Doing three lawns tomorrow.

Some of the stuff is so high it's gonna need bagged.
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