Tobylou8,
Without going back I think I replied to most of these posts from Seed Pro so I wont repeat since you probably already read. Our industry is full of examples of change over the years so I wouldnt count anything out that offers results while increasing profits for the LCO. I agree, our industry is full of white elephants but most all of them have the same thing in common, they may offer results but probably had trouble increasing the bottom line. Increased efficiency, higher productivity and increased profits always helped new ideas become what people want. I started in Lawn Care way back when we showed up at the customers property with a 1000 gal tanker and treated with 5-10 gl/1000. Now lawn technicians treat twice as much acreage with less than half the cost in equipment. Things do change.
This pic is of today which is a couple of days after mowing it. My lawn is still growing nicely and as you can see still has a great color to it. I have not used any herbicides on my lawn except the cavalcade that was with the One App fertilizer. Remember, I do keep my lawn irrigated, but not overwatered by any means.
This pic is of today which is a couple of days after mowing it. My lawn is still growing nicely and as you can see still has a great color to it. I have not used any herbicides on my lawn except the cavalcade that was with the One App fertilizer. Remember, I do keep my lawn irrigated, but not overwatered by any means.
One AP at GIE, booth number 276. Ill be available all three days at the trade show along with an LCO thats been a One AP user for the last five years. Great opportunity for anyone attending and interested in One AP. In addition to future One AP users, were also seeking distributors.
Is there a Dimension combination product available to prevent crabgrass? I am in NE Ohio and we had a horrible crabgrass season. Do you have any distributors up here? We currently use JD. Thanks.
Is there a Dimension combination product available to prevent crabgrass? I am in NE Ohio and we had a horrible crabgrass season. Do you have any distributors up here? We currently use JD. Thanks.
i am looking forward to using some of this next year on all of my evenpay full service accounts. it performed super this year and the lawns i treated with it are still very green, but of course they have not had their last mowing. i loved it, mine had cavalcade on it, but i sure thought there was dimension offered at least by one app tim. give him a call and go to his website. he is a good blender and is welcome to specific blends you may be loooking for. i had lunch with him here in KC and it was very good.
i got some samples from Tim Kehoe from one ap and have applyed it to my home lawn, my shop and another family members this week. now it has 4 in of snow to water it in!
i will be excited to see how it does in some side by side to our normal program of fert at our shop as one side of our drive is applied with One ap and the other our traditional fert.
i will be taking pics and updating several times this year for all to see and evaluate along with my personal evaluation and opinions. i will get some beginning stages of green after the snow mets away next week(we are already mowing here on some accounts) for you all to see the progress
dude, i really liked it. i have some plans on offering to new clients as a program to buy and also give it as a plan upgrade to current clients depending on how the other goes.
JD, where are you located in UT? IFA is our distributor they have several locations. They can answer the price question for your market. Depending on your market strategy for organic fertilizer it may fit better than you think. I find that a lot of natural (organic) fertilizer companies gear their marketing approach to the environment. If low environmental impact is your goal then you're probably focusing on reduced nutrient leaching and run-off. One AP is one of the best choices if your goal is to reduce nutrient run-off and leaching. One AP applications not only reduces yearly nitrogen usage by up to 50% (while still achieving exceptional results) but also nearly eliminates nitrogen run-off and leaching.
I'll be in Utah the first week of November. I'm co-sponsoring a One AP Fall Field Day with IFA at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, UT November 2nd then I'll be in St George attending a trade show that IFA has a booth in the 3rd and 4th. If you want to attend the field day or get together while I'm out there send me a private message with your contact information.
Bummer we couldn't meet up. But IFA, got it. I have one not 15 mins away. I am considering using/testing it on a 5 acre property that I manage. It's a camp and borders a river. Much to large for my residential organic program. I like the idea of reduced runnoff/leaching and the ability to minimize workload on large properties.
The site is irrigated one day a week as that is what the schedule will allow. Basically no irrigation allowed until the one day the camp is empty. Then when empty, lay on the water. (7 zones, 3 cycles, 1 to 1.5 hours each cycle) Do you see any concern with this irrigation schedule and the fert?
Tim, i need to have you give me a call or vise versa. we need to talk formulations, costs, amounts needed and delivery. i am gonna get the numbers together on how much material i will need to get for spring and let you know
Grassman, I do offer a program based on Duration (one app) and I bill the customers for the higher cost spring app (fert,weed, and pre-m) and then IPM follow-ups (spot treatments) for the remainder of the season and do generate the same amount of revenue I was getting with 5 fert apps. My customers that have tried it liked it!
i have been wondering how to incorporate it price wise to more accounts.
however i plan on using it for those who pay me 12month payments for total care. that is a no brainer to me as i can make more money, do less work and get better results.
so, you are saying that you basically make the same money through pricing, but do less work and in the end, use less material as part of it? a bit more detail is appreciated as you have spiked my interest.
i really want to explore dif ways of lawn care and billing both.
i even want to get into organics, with in mind some weeds have to be controlled with herbicide. but, with in mind of using only natural fert, corn gluten and soil amendments for every thing except the tough weeds. no blanket apps.
Since the average lawn care program up here is 4-5 apps, I sell 4 follow-up IPM treatments (spot treatments) after the spring app. The billing for the spring app is priced to recover all your costs and profit immediately. The follow-ups are spot treatments for weeds and surface feeding insects only as needed so the cost per thousand square feet is so low on the materials that it is just a labor charge. All other services like grub control, lime, non-lawn vegetation control, etc, are sold as add-ons
Bummer we couldn't meet up. But IFA, got it. I have one not 15 mins away. I am considering using/testing it on a 5 acre property that I manage. It's a camp and borders a river. Much to large for my residential organic program. I like the idea of reduced runnoff/leaching and the ability to minimize workload on large properties.
The site is irrigated one day a week as that is what the schedule will allow. Basically no irrigation allowed until the one day the camp is empty. Then when empty, lay on the water. (7 zones, 3 cycles, 1 to 1.5 hours each cycle) Do you see any concern with this irrigation schedule and the fert?
IFA is having a seminar February 23th at Salt Lake Community College, Sandy UT Campus. I'll be participating with a presentation on One AP. If you would like to attend send me a message.
What is the latest in the season this product could be put down? I didn't really see anyone mention specifically how they are billing their customers. If you sell it to your customers as a one time treatment are you selling it as a whole years product and then discounting 25%? I'm new to the application side of the business and want to figure out how to offer this to my customers as I know there isn't anyone around here offering it.
Also if a customer signed up that had not done any treatments on their yard before, and has a huge clover and dandelion problem how will the product work, or will other items need to be incorporated?
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