Truegreen's program?

[Fvstringpicker]

I maintain the entrances for a large subdivision. I had their vice president of the home owners association tell me that several home owners inquired if I can offer the same "program" that truegreen chemlawn offers. Can somebody tell me what truegreen offers or maybe advise me on what I should offer. Yes, I am certified, licensed and insured. I was in this part time and am going more or less full time since I am retiring from my regular job in June. I have limited chemical applications to backpack sized jobs and spot spraying.

[turfman]

Call truegreen to give a estimate on the site you are talking about. Ask what the hell they offer. It's easy.

[CCLS]

One ounce product to three hundred parts water.

[Sammy]

One ounce product to three hundred parts water.

You mean 30,000 don't ya ?

[mariner]

Very diluted liquid fertilizer with amine weed control for spray's and high nitro dry fertilizer for dry apps. 4 step customers get barricade added in their first app....thats it. Caught up with a chemlawn guy in october last year and he was putting down a 32-0-8for a winterizer. That alone tells how cheap of a company they are. Stay away from any chemlawn programs. Make sure you have ample amounts of P and K in your apps. Don't skimp. Plants need these elements. You'll see a chronic decline in the turf without them.

Use majority of dry fertilizer over liquid. Liquid can only be sprayed on the leaves of plants at about a 1/4 pound of nitro per thousand.

[Alpine Naturescapes]

Tell them you can do the same program, but that yours is better for such and such reasons. You may find it difficult to compete on price, because their program is usually cheap. I agree with the advice here with the possible exception that most alkaline soils don't need the P & K - they already have them. But they do need Fe in an available form. Your signature doesn't have your location. If you are in the east, you will should follow mariner's suggestions.

[Fvstringpicker]

I got a copy of their program and its fairly weak. As best I can tell, they are charging slightly over $7.00/1000 sq ft/treatment. I verified this by getting my father-in-law to get an estimate. (6,500 sq ft =$47/treatment). I plan to offer a 5 step program including pre/post emergent for broad leaf, poa annua, and crabgrass. I am located in west central Georgia and most yards are 419 tifton bermuda.