NEED I SAY ANYMORE?? This should spark a ton of horror stories with this subject!!
CAN YOU CUT IT EVERY TWO WEEKS??
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NEED I SAY ANYMORE?? This should spark a ton of horror stories with this subject!!
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Alot of lawns down here are cut on an every two week schedule...
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Biweekly customers are not the way to go. We inform everyone now how we cut.
Our first year we did take on the biweeklys, but no more.
We now have 3 customers left that are every 14 days, but their yards are such slow growing yards, a weekly cut would just not be warranted.
Biweekly accounts just chew up your time when you could be focusing on good customers that want their yard looking good.
I am basing this on the types of grass we cut here in PA; Maybe in other parts of the U.S. you can get away with a biweekly, but that would mean you would need to pick up that many more accounts to equal out.
Our first year we did take on the biweeklys, but no more.
We now have 3 customers left that are every 14 days, but their yards are such slow growing yards, a weekly cut would just not be warranted.
Biweekly accounts just chew up your time when you could be focusing on good customers that want their yard looking good.
I am basing this on the types of grass we cut here in PA; Maybe in other parts of the U.S. you can get away with a biweekly, but that would mean you would need to pick up that many more accounts to equal out.
All my clients are on a weekly schedule,no bi=weeks for me.The only time i do this is in a drought,which i havent seen here in 7yr. I have to run my business in a professional maner and my contracts specify no bi-weekly work when season of growth is in like now April.I take pride in my work and won't ever leave a job that doesn't meet my work ethic. And i can lay down some nice stripes,don't have a digital camera so can't post any pics.But i think i could give Eric a run for his money at the strightness and checker board effect.LOL Marks Mowing Service
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Everything I cut is bi-weekly. Except the vacant retal properties I only get to cut bi-monthly (pure Shindaiwa)
*Except my mom's yard that gets cut every 4 days...
*Except my mom's yard that gets cut every 4 days...
I have four yards right next to each other and they are on a 3 week deal which one is centipede, and one is zoysia and 2 are just a bunch of weeds. But I tell my customers at time of estimate every two weeks. Those three was some that I picked up at first and its good money right in a row.
If someone wants it cut every three weeks I can give them a price for 3 and then give them a price for two. But I know what ya'lll are talking about the rye that i overseeded my yard with needs cutting every week since the temps hit the 70's.
If someone wants it cut every three weeks I can give them a price for 3 and then give them a price for two. But I know what ya'lll are talking about the rye that i overseeded my yard with needs cutting every week since the temps hit the 70's.
I couldn't imagine having to keep up with that Yankee grass when it gets to growing good! Our warm season grass really doesn't start kicking in until it gets hot, they should call it "HOT SEASON"! I made the mistake of fertilizing a commercial account that I overseeded with rye and boy I was there every week in Feb. when it warmed up.
During the spring and early summer everybody gets once a week. Then if the rain slows down many get it less. Problem here last year was taht the rain just kept coming and a set schedule was not possible due to too much rain. Have to be able to adjust I guess.
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Really depends on the yard and the grass. Here, some grows to the point where it needs to be cut every 7 days, while 2 miles away every 14 days is plenty. It also depends on the neighbors lawns in that area, and how often they cut theirs.
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As long as they pay for the extra cut, yes. If they only want to pay for one cut no.
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