New to landscaping, want to clone chemlawn...

[Jared_Smith]

Greetings.

Presently I do pressure washing for a living, and have been musing lately to expand my lineup of services into the lawn fertilization/chemical application business similar to chemlawn.

Is there any market for this type of service?

I already have the neccessary tanks plus 200 feet of hose on my trailer, and was thinking for a pump I could use my pressure washer for chemical application by upsreaming the chemicals and increasing the nozzle orifice diameter to drop the pressure and just wanding it, or else rig up a boom system. I have 5.2 GPM of flow up to about 3000 PSI, so that should not be a problem.

Fertilizer would be applied in granular form because I live 5 minutes from a commercial fertilizer dealer and can buy all the concentrated bulk I want and could mix my own according to the results of a soil test. In fact, I already do so on my farm's small truck market vegetable patches.

Anyhoos, I know its way more complicated than just throwing in some chemicals in the tank and hoping for the best. What would be a good resource to get me started learning about all this stuff?

[Ric]

I have 5.2 GPM of flow up to about 3000 PSI, so that should not be a problem.

Mr Smith

Besides the obvious Question " Do you have a License or can you Qualify to get one?"

Bulk Liquid Pesticides and Fertilizer will eat your Pressure washer a live. BTW we spray chemicals at about 40 PSI.

[timturf]

Don't clone chemlawn, they don't do a very good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Phil Nilsson]

Jared ... if you have a market ... you WILL get a share. Go for it!

[theweedman]

how about this.. go work for a company that will help you get your pesticide license and put you on a truck as an applicator. learn the ropes, work through a full season. there is alot to learn, there's more to it than just putting a chemical down and hoping it works. i wouldn't use a pressure washer to apply chemicals tho.. if the products don't destroy your pressure washer first, chances are you'd be replacing alot of plants due to spray drifts!

Greetings.

Presently I do pressure washing for a living, and have been musing lately to expand my lineup of services into the lawn fertilization/chemical application business similar to chemlawn.

Is there any market for this type of service?

I already have the neccessary tanks plus 200 feet of hose on my trailer, and was thinking for a pump I could use my pressure washer for chemical application by upsreaming the chemicals and increasing the nozzle orifice diameter to drop the pressure and just wanding it, or else rig up a boom system. I have 5.2 GPM of flow up to about 3000 PSI, so that should not be a problem.

Fertilizer would be applied in granular form because I live 5 minutes from a commercial fertilizer dealer and can buy all the concentrated bulk I want and could mix my own according to the results of a soil test. In fact, I already do so on my farm's small truck market vegetable patches.

Anyhoos, I know its way more complicated than just throwing in some chemicals in the tank and hoping for the best. What would be a good resource to get me started learning about all this stuff?

[Jared_Smith]

Now that I get to thinking about it, that freaking pressure hose is heavy... I guess the best solution would be to get me up some sort of spray rig with a short boom and some xr-teejet nozzles.

And yes, I know that there is a lot more than just going out and spraying chemicals. You have to know about the chemicals themselves, when to use them, their application rates, the proper times for application, drift reduction and sprayer calibration, disposal of chemicals, safety precautions etc.

Not much diffrent than what I already do on the farm several times a year, just on a much smaller scale.

[rckid57]

I Dont Know About The Regulations In Tn But Here In Il Most Farmers Have Their Applicators Lics Which They Can Use For Lawn Care Also , Better Check State Regs First

[crewcutlawncare]

Applying Chemicals

Before you can even think about going into this business you must first go and take the CORE and category "Lawn and Turf" Exams. You can go to:
http://www.pested.psu.edu and find your local county extension. From there you can order your testing materials such as books and other study testing materials.

Hope this helps!

Greetings.

Presently I do pressure washing for a living, and have been musing lately to expand my lineup of services into the lawn fertilization/chemical application business similar to chemlawn.

Is there any market for this type of service?

I already have the neccessary tanks plus 200 feet of hose on my trailer, and was thinking for a pump I could use my pressure washer for chemical application by upsreaming the chemicals and increasing the nozzle orifice diameter to drop the pressure and just wanding it, or else rig up a boom system. I have 5.2 GPM of flow up to about 3000 PSI, so that should not be a problem.

Fertilizer would be applied in granular form because I live 5 minutes from a commercial fertilizer dealer and can buy all the concentrated bulk I want and could mix my own according to the results of a soil test. In fact, I already do so on my farm's small truck market vegetable patches.

Anyhoos, I know its way more complicated than just throwing in some chemicals in the tank and hoping for the best. What would be a good resource to get me started learning about all this stuff?

[MASTERMOWER]

Welcome to the forum Crewcutlawncare.....

Did you notice how old the thread to responded to is??

[crewcutlawncare]

Welcome

Yes I knew. I just wanted to see if anyone would reply to it. Thanks for giving me a nice, warm welcome!

[GREENMECH]

Chemlawn Trucks Spray At About 150-200 Psi. The Fert Will Eat Up Your Equipment Unless It Is All Ss.

[crewcutlawncare]

Chemlawn Equipment

What do you mean by all Ss?

Chemlawn Trucks Spray At About 150-200 Psi. The Fert Will Eat Up Your Equipment Unless It Is All Ss.

[Woody]

Try responding to posts that are recent, rather than ones from 2004. These threads are, for all practical purposes, done and over with.

He means stainless steel, but because he is being a jerk and posting in all upper case, it came out Ss.

I'll assume he is but another troll