Originally Posted by
HPM
G'day Matt
I'm in Newcastle NSW and last year I charged the client the same as a mow to do a broadleaf spray on their lawn.
It's a lot quicker to spray the lawn than mow it but there is chemical cost plus set up and cleanup times. If its a big lawn or slightly under quoted I will sometimes add the chemical cost to the invoice.
Then anyone that gets their lawn sprayed also gets a fert app in late winter,early spring which is also the same cost as a mow.
Do this when the lawns are at 4weekly and you set your client up to pay you 2weekly before the growth starts in spring 2 months earlier than they would normally.(mow,2weeks,spray,2weeks,mow,2weeks,fert, 2weeks,mow,2weeks,mow).
If your keen you can also spray for broadleaf late autumn/early winter as well...
If they are not so keen then throw in the fert app for free the first year then they will see the results and will want it the following year.
Then the fert app can be done again every 10 weeks until the end of autumn.
There is also top dressing to do in early spring which I try to do before the lawns go to 2weekly and I will top dress their lawn every 2years with an organic mix that breaks down as to add nutrient not height. If its uneven then mix in 25% sandy top dress with the organic mix.
With top dress, chem spray and fert you can keep your income to almost 2weekly payments all year.