Some of my customers want me to start fertilizing. I bought $18 bags at Home Depot and charged $55 each. God math?
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I almost snapped on you until I saw the sarcasmdaveintoledo said:it takes absolutllyi no special knowledge, or experience or license to do this, just buy it and put it down it will probably be just fine.....
and if the lawn dies, no big deal you can just spread a little seed around...
oh by the way could you explaing the significance of the three numbers and what the mean that are displayed on a bag, i heard it was just for store reference...
just a little humor...actually most states dont require a license for just fertilizer, but he probably bought a product containing fertilizer and weed control, ...and i hear florida is one of the more lax states reguarding this,fiveoboy01 said:I almost snapped on you until I saw the sarcasm
To the OP, you had best stop doing what you're doing before you ruin someone's lawn, or get yourself in hot water with a certain state or federal agency...
Yeah, that's what I was getting at. A lot of retail-fertilizer-in-a-bag type has some sort of pesticide in it.daveintoledo said:just a little humor...actually most states dont require a license for just fertilizer, but he probably bought a product containing fertilizer and weed control, ...and i hear florida is one of the more lax states reguarding this,
but hey you dont really have to know what your doing, just put it down it will be fine....
1# is amount you can pack on one pallet and still be safe.daveintoledo said:it takes absolutllyi no special knowledge, or experience or license to do this, just buy it and put it down it will probably be just fine.....
and if the lawn dies, no big deal you can just spread a little seed around...
oh by the way could you explaing the significance of the three numbers and what the mean that are displayed on a bag, i heard it was just for store reference...
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:daveintoledo said:it takes absolutllyi no special knowledge, or experience or license to do this, just buy it and put it down it will probably be just fine.....
and if the lawn dies, no big deal you can just spread a little seed around...
oh by the way could you explaing the significance of the three numbers and what the mean that are displayed on a bag, i heard it was just for store reference...
Thanks Dave, I knew I could count on you.daveintoledo said:the AI means already included, so you dont have to add anything to the mixture, and the M is for the amount of manure included in the mix....:dancing:
Very emotional response! After 15 years of taking care of my parents and grandparents lawns I'm sure I will be fine. Plus, if anyone is having difficulty understanding the very basic instructions on a bag of store bought fertilizer they probably shouldn't be running a lawn care business.daveintoledo said:it takes absolutllyi no special knowledge, or experience or license to do this, just buy it and put it down it will probably be just fine.....
and if the lawn dies, no big deal you can just spread a little seed around...
oh by the way could you explaing the significance of the three numbers and what the mean that are displayed on a bag, i heard it was just for store reference...
Braveheart said:Very emotional response! After 15 years of taking care of my parents and grandparents lawns I sure I will be fine. Plus, if anyone is having difficulty understanding the instructions on a bag of store bought fertilizer they probably shouldn't be running a lawn care business.
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you parents and grandparents arent going to bring a lawsuit against you when something goes wrong.....
when you get the materials for a license you will learn most of what you need to know... like i said i think florida may be one of the more leinient states....
daveintoledo said:I know Michigans not.Braveheart said:Very emotional response! After 15 years of taking care of my parents and grandparents lawns I sure I will be fine. Plus, if anyone is having difficulty understanding the instructions on a bag of store bought fertilizer they probably shouldn't be running a lawn care business.
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you parents and grandparents arent going to bring a lawsuit against you when something goes wrong.....
when you get the materials for a license you will learn most of what you need to know... like i said i think florida may be one of the more leinient states....
I'm sure glad to see thats not 12-12-12 God hate that, everybody thinks thats the best thing because thats what the old time farm used. all that P and no idea of what it is doing to the ground around them. No wonder they want to restrict P to 0 unless a soil test proves otherwise. P almost always test high in this area.Braveheart said:Very emotional response! After 15 years of taking care of my parents and grandparents lawns I'm sure I will be fine. Plus, if anyone is having difficulty understanding the very basic instructions on a bag of store bought fertilizer they probably shouldn't be running a lawn care business.
So here are your numbers 24-2-8 fertilizer has 24% nitrogen, 2% phosphorus and 8% potassium
I will thank you for the license heads up I was not aware of that.