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Hello everyone,
I have been lurking around here for some time but this is my first post.
I currently run a small greenhouse/nursery for 5 years now and we are approached daily about landscaping and would like to do some jobs this year. I have never done any landscaping commercially but have done so extensively around our location and at the home of my mother, grandmother and myself.
The problem is I have never tracked the time to plant a given size of container (ex. 1 gal, 3 gal, 5 gal, 36 plant flat, etc.....). I could definately use some help here for the bidding process.
So my question is how long should it take to plant.......
1-36 plant flat of annuals
1 gal pot
3 gal pot
5 gal pot
15-20 gal pot
2 ft b&b root ball
or any other size you can think of.
I know what I need to make an hour to make it so not really looking for pricing. I just need to know how much time it would take to dig the hole (by hand), throw in the plant and amedments, and cover it back up.
I have already found mulching and other time estimates here by searching but did not find much on this subject.
I sincerely appreciate anyone taking time to answer question for me. If you need more info please ask.
Thanks
Greg McDonald
Commonwealth Greenhouse and Nursery
Barbourville, KY
I have been lurking around here for some time but this is my first post.
I currently run a small greenhouse/nursery for 5 years now and we are approached daily about landscaping and would like to do some jobs this year. I have never done any landscaping commercially but have done so extensively around our location and at the home of my mother, grandmother and myself.
The problem is I have never tracked the time to plant a given size of container (ex. 1 gal, 3 gal, 5 gal, 36 plant flat, etc.....). I could definately use some help here for the bidding process.
So my question is how long should it take to plant.......
1-36 plant flat of annuals
1 gal pot
3 gal pot
5 gal pot
15-20 gal pot
2 ft b&b root ball
or any other size you can think of.
I know what I need to make an hour to make it so not really looking for pricing. I just need to know how much time it would take to dig the hole (by hand), throw in the plant and amedments, and cover it back up.
I have already found mulching and other time estimates here by searching but did not find much on this subject.
I sincerely appreciate anyone taking time to answer question for me. If you need more info please ask.
Thanks
Greg McDonald
Commonwealth Greenhouse and Nursery
Barbourville, KY