wat do u guys do in the winter?

[Mummert's Mowing]

i was just wondering what all u guys do in the winter if you don't remove snow? i cant seem to come up with any good ideas for something to do say November through Feb/March?

[LawnPro19]

i crawfish 100 acres... i have all cages out by end of november and begin fishing beginning of december through the majority of may... and we are cutting by mid to end of febuary so i usually hire seasonal help from march through may when crawfish and grass are both going on

[clipperslawnservice]

i trim and remove trees. i am also thinking about getting into parking lot striping.

[Mike Blevins]

I deer hunt and hang out with family. That's it.

[LBLC_LCO]

Play poker.

[Ford4Ever]

Get fat...I work almost 11 months out of the yr so its not too bad

[KstateCutter]

hibernate...

[Lawn Lizards]

We call ourselves the "Lard Lizards" in the winter. Football and holidays = awesome. We're in North Florida, so the St. Augustine grass still slows big-time and the bermuda grass goes dormant (Dec - Mar/Apr). We can still do clean-up jobs and some landscaping in the mild weather.

If you're in a cold climate, I say save some extra money from your growing season and get ahead on expenses in the winter and take care of any major repairs/maintenance. Take on some random jobs or add winter services, like snow removal, if you want, but definitely spend time on administrative work for your company and prepare for marketing/new goals for the upcoming season.

[JB1]

Play poker.


drink beer and play poker.

[capelawncare.com]

I try and survive the harsh winters here by a steady diet of Shock Top, and Margaritas.

[traman]

take the vacuum out and strip my carpet

[unkownfl]

I mow you should get contracts. July and august I get full year contracts so I have money coming in without doing any work but I pay for it in the summer when I have to mow every week. Of course I have to charge less so it looks like you are losing in the summer but you have to remember you will make up for it in the winter.

[Lawn Lizards]

unkownfl is right. If you can nail down some solid "annual" contracts, you'll have guaranteed income in the winter. We offer our customers a "per cut" price, which is separate from anything else, like trimming hedges. OR we offer them a flat rate monthly "annual" price, which includes mowing, edging, weedeating as needed year round and also trimming the hedges. Obviously, the per cut price is higher than it is if they choose the annual price. For example, a yard you charge $40 per cut could cost like $125 per month for the annual price. Sure, during the hottest part of the year, you'll be working for less money, but in the cold months, you will get the monthly payment for doing little to no work some months. We've been doing this for 8 years now and it works great, but you must make sure you get an agreement signed so they can't just drop you when November rolls around!

[mowerdude777]

I Sit on my lazy a$$

[SC Irrigator]

installation......ive done irrigation all year long.....even in ice before...never will do that again but you get the idea

[taprlawncare]

I look for landscaping, botany, business courses. Anything I can do to help gain knowledge, im considering snow removal but i keep getting discouraged because i see so many people doing it. Man i hate winter!!

[Allens LawnCare]

Plow, brush jobs if the snow is off the ground...Last year we had snow on the ground all winter so Plowing was great

[lyube]

Go fishing.

[93Chevy]

Small cleanups here and there if the weather is nice, or I'll find work with some local contractors I'm friends with. Also, I'll always go back to my first job at a feed store, work a few hours a week. Always learn something at the feed store.

[bigslick7878]

I'm gonna try to get some part time work with a mason or something,it will give me experience in something I am not too familiar with and pass the time.

It wont pay much but if I can just do about 25 hours a week at least it will be something and pay the bills while I am learning a new trade.

[Exact Rototilling]

For this winter I was considering selling all but one of my snow throwers [did that last winter] :hammerhead:...:cry:...:hammerhead: and delivering Pizzas a few nights a week instead.

[hackitdown]

Plowing, skiing, eating, sleeping. A little painting for some $$.

[rhalverson]

Try contacting commercial accounts like apartment buildings and property management companies. They do their planning and make their decisions for the next season as early as November.
I landed 2 - $10,000.00+ commercial accounts this last winter.
Time well spent.

[starry night]

Substitute teach at middle school and high school levels.
Coach girls basketball. I've done this ever since I started my business
26 years ago. Wonderful combination uses of mind and body.
(No, I've never been a full-time teacher.)

But also plenty of business planning, trade shows, seminars, and participation in Ohio Nursery and Landscaping Association. The winter "blows by" FAST.

[Total Grounds Maintenance]

In the late fall\winter I do taxidermy. Though it does put a damper in my hunting and fall cleanups. I only need to do 1 or 2 deer heads a week to survive combined of course with the couple of bucks I saved during the cutting season. I may be getting a large complex that will keep a check coming monthly so that will help. Also this year i am doing residential snow removal and salting.

[stroker51]

Sit around doin nothing and waiting for snow. We have a few annual contracts, and it seems if its not snowing we are doing leaves until early to mid december if not later. Spend the rest of the time cutting/selling firewood, working on trucks, mowers, trailers, whatever other projects I can come up with, and always figuring out next year with marketing and such. I am probably going to start substitute teaching at the high school I graduated from this winter or next for my old football coach and welding teacher, just for some extra money.

[Hoy landscaping]

take the vacuum out and strip my carpet

u do that too? ok i dont feel like as big a looser any more! i do that! by winter i miss working so thats wat i do