Just breaking in. Question about seeding job.

[Deep Green]

Hi, all. I've been reading for a while now and getting really good info here. I put a fescue lawn in my front last fall that is very thick and green. My nextdoor neighbor asked me to redo her front yard, and I subsequently got a job in a different community doing the back yard. My approach was Roundup, close mow, rake out debris, till, add amendmants, till again, grade, seed and water. Now, it's the watering that I have a question about. I agreed to keep the seed beds moist until germination. The house nextdoor is no problem, as it's right nextdoor, but the other house is about 3-1/2 miles away and sitting in full sun. I have to shoot over there two, sometimes three, times a day to water it. Is it standard practice for turf installers to keep the seed bed moist, or does this responsibility fall on the homeowner?

[roadhawg3]

I recently had a job like that also, but I had to haul in top soil and then seed it, but I told them they had to do the watering, as I am much to busy to do it, and it has been very dry here, we havent had much rain, but I did drive by there the other day and the grass is looking good. the guy wanted me to use a Bahai and Rye grass mix. So I woulld say that its up to the homeowner to take care of the watering.

[Old Red]

I write in my proposal to do the work that it's the homeowner's responsibility to maintain adequate moisture not only for germination but until the lawn is established, and I read this line to them before I hand them the proposal to sign.

[Deep Green]

That's just what I had in mind from here on out. There's no way I could keep a sed bed moist once I start getting accounts on the other side of town. Thanks for the input.

[allaccesslandscaping]

night mare from hell I will never do sees again.. Did a couple of jobs for customer the seed way ........man let me tell ya ...its not worth the headache.........And I did it textbook perfect.......Always lay down sod unless customer already have lawn estblish

[lawnmedic1]

Do seed installs several times a summer. No problem with new seed beds, I include setting up portable sprinkling system on each job(cost is included in price). Unit is removed after 1 month and then customer is responsible. I currently have enough equipment to set up 7-8 systems....Chuck

[mjoaaa]

Customers should be responsible for watering. If you sell the deal from the get go as a team thing you won't have a problem with this:

Example:

Mr. Smith I am glad to hear your have choosen my company to perform the seed job, but there is one thing I want you to really understand. (what) In seeding your lawn we have to work as a team to maximize our benefits. I will promise to the take the time to do a quality job on the labor but I need you to promise me that you will water 15 minutes a day per zone. Sound fair enough!

[Deep Green]

Thanks for all the feedback. I'll have to change my approach on the next installation and the homeowner in on the action. This is all still quite new to me.