Top dressing intervals?

[JDUtah]

7 times a year for me

[terrapro]

How do you guys get people to pay for that? For even the small lawns with light topdressing that is $100's per app.

I am selling 1/4 inch twice the first year and then try to taper off to maintenance levels after that at 1/8 inch or less. Plus I do feed grade meals, compost tea's, and molasses apps to help keep the good guys moving.

[Kiril]

It is more cost effective for the client to put down more, fewer times, which for me means a recommendation of no more than 2 apps per season. If you are rebuilding a soil or dealing with an environment that eats up SOM quickly, then you may need more apps per season.

[Smallaxe]

I usually only put down compost when overseeding. Spring and fall.
Every other month.

Florida has a 12 month growing season and we got 5. In a good year...

[JDUtah]

Originally Posted by terrapro

How do you guys get people to pay for that? For even the small lawns with light topdressing that is $100's per app

I can do a light topdressing for $45 on a 5k lawn. Light being the key word. I would more call it an effective fertilizing than a topdressing.

[pt03]

Thx folks.

When I tried out the dresser it worked out to about 2.8 cubic feet of compost over a 600 (ish) sq. foot area. Seemed very thin to me but it looked good as in I could see the area done. Should I think about a cross application at the same time to thicken it up a bit?

Lloyd

[growingdeeprootsorganicly]

Originally Posted by JDUtah

I can do a light topdressing for $45 on a 5k lawn. Light being the key word. I would more call it an effective fertilizing than a topdressing.

how much post goes down (lbs?) 25? per thou? sounds like a lot of extra work for that money? at those small dosages of post you will need synthetic's$$ for sure? what happens when you have a 100 customers?
125 lbs per 5000 sf? plus the synthetic needed anyway? 45$?

X SAY 10 YARDS THATS 1250 LBS POST A DAY you will need to handle minimally

how will you keep up blending/applying like that for that much money?
45 sound like TG LD prices? don't burn ur self out my friend

[JDUtah]

Originally Posted by growingdeeprootsorganicly

how much post goes down (lbs?) 25? per thou? sounds like a lot of extra work for that money? at those small dosages of post you will need synthetic's$$ for sure? what happens when you have a 100 customers?
125 lbs per 5000 sf? plus the synthetic needed anyway? 45$?

X SAY 10 YARDS THATS 1250 LBS POST A DAY you will need to handle minimally

how will you keep up blending/applying like that for that much money?
45 sound like TG LD prices? don't burn ur self out my friend

At high production I will be moving 3.5 yards of 'postblend per day. At the topdressing rates you guys are talking about I would be using 6.25 yards for one 5k lawn... now who is breaking their back on any given day?

My prices are in line with my market.

[terrapro]

Originally Posted by JDUtah

At high production I will be moving 3.5 yards of 'postblend per day. At the topdressing rates you guys are talking about I would be using 6.25 yards for one 5k lawn... now who is breaking their back on any given day?

My prices are in line with my market.

I think I got you figured out. Everyone in business needs their secret to success. I am just glad your over there so I dont have to try to compete with you. I would love to see some long term effect pictures if you take them.

Good luck with your endevours this year.

[Kiril]

Originally Posted by JDUtah

At high production I will be moving 3.5 yards of 'postblend per day. At the topdressing rates you guys are talking about I would be using 6.25 yards for one 5k lawn... now who is breaking their back on any given day?

Given that it only occurs once, maybe twice a year, I will take the 6.25 yard route any day of the week.