spraying 20 gallons for a customer

[duratree]

Customer wants me to put out 20 gallons of a "homemade" liquid fertilizer for her. Problem is, I only have a 4 gallon sprayer. Anyways, I dont have to provide anything except my sprayer. What would you charge to spray 20 gallons of this homemade fert? I will be using the yardman clause, but will definitely not be doing this for free.

[steve-o]

Customer wants me to put out 20 gallons of a "homemade" liquid fertilizer for her. Problem is, I only have a 4 gallon sprayer. Anyways, I dont have to provide anything except my sprayer. What would you charge to spray 20 gallons of this homemade fert? I will be using the yardman clause, but will definitely not be doing this for free.

min. stop charge at least. by your hourly rate. how long does it take to dump the backpack? maybe 15 min. for 4 gal., steady spraying. time,time, and more time.

steve

[grandview]

I don't think it's worth doing this. Once you get paid for this your responsible for anything that happens. How can you follow the label if there isn't any? You state may not be happy about this if your caught,they may consider this an illegal application.

[jgc8fan]

You only have to be concerned about legality if it has weed killer or other pesticides in it. In FL there is no license for fert... Only pesticides, and according to the person I talked to at Dept of Ag fert doesn't fall under the pesticide license.

Smart??? Probably not, but if there are no pesticides then you should be legal. Of course without a label you'd have a hard time proving that to an ag inspector, and God knows what you are actually putting into the ground.

[Scott]

Customer wants me to put out 20 gallons of a "homemade" liquid fertilizer for her. Problem is, I only have a 4 gallon sprayer. Anyways, I dont have to provide anything except my sprayer. What would you charge to spray 20 gallons of this homemade fert? I will be using the yardman clause, but will definitely not be doing this for free.

what's in the homemade brew?

[duratree]

some beer, ammonia, soap... a couple other things I think. Shes an older lady who said this was something shes been doing for years...she said her neighbor use to have a 20 gallon sprayer of some sort, but since she moved she hasnt been able to spray it around the yard.

[Scott]

you should be able to put down 20 gallons of that jerry baker mixture in under an hour. Not too sure about that ammonia though and I think he recommends that you put that stuff down in the spring. It's basically a pesticide. Tell her to get some granular talstar the next time.

[jgc8fan]

some beer, ammonia, soap... a couple other things I think. Shes an older lady who said this was something shes been doing for years...she said her neighbor use to have a 20 gallon sprayer of some sort, but since she moved she hasnt been able to spray it around the yard.

You're gonna waste beer on a lawn?!?! That makes as much sense as wasting corn liquor in an engine.

[duratree]

maybe she is wanting to leave a keg out. I think I can take care of that for her for free.

[hardboiled]

That mix, like his other concoctions, usually goes through a 20 gallon hose end sprayer diluted as it is sprayed out. I don't think she means she has 20 gallons of it mixed up. Her neighbor probably put it down with a garden hose and hose end sprayer. But, I guess if you diluted it first and put twenty gallons into a tank sprayer, ie backpack x 5, you'd get more even coverage.

[steve-o]

beer , corn liquor

You're gonna waste beer on a lawn?!?! That makes as much sense as wasting corn liquor in an engine.

did somebody say waste it? what is this world coming to?

steve

[mariner]

Sounds like one of those customers that watches "Gardening By the Yard" and thinks they know everything! I have a few of those. I at least get a good laugh out of them.

[Ric]

you should be able to put down 20 gallons of that jerry baker mixture in under an hour. Not too sure about that ammonia though and I think he recommends that you put that stuff down in the spring. It's basically a pesticide. Tell her to get some granular talstar the next time.

Scott

Ammonia has no Pesticide value. It is used for its Nitrogen value and will green up a yard. Straight Ammonia might kill insects but it would also kill the grass if applied full strength. BTW straight water as in a heavy rain will suppress cinch bug population and water isn't a pesticide either. The beer is to help feed the microbial population and help increase their population in the soil.

Jerry Baker Crap does have some science. But not a whole lot of good science. 7UP for controlling fungus is an other Jerry Baker special. The citrus acid is supposed the kill bad microbe that cause the fungus while the Sugar feeds the good microbes. Here in Fire Ant country Jerry Baker's fungicide might help increase Fire ants while not controlling fungus.

Flounder

Aren't you a graduate of Gardening by the Yard University??

[mariner]

If your doing it for compensation then you need to be licensed....pesticide or not. AT least in Illinois.

[Scott]

Scott

Ammonia has no Pesticide value. It is used for its Nitrogen value and will green up a yard. Straight Ammonia might kill insects but it would also kill the grass if applied full strength. BTW straight water as in a heavy rain will suppress cinch bug population and water isn't a pesticide either. The beer is to help feed the microbial population and help increase their population in the soil.

Jerry Baker Crap does have some science. But not a whole lot of good science. 7UP for controlling fungus is an other Jerry Baker special. The citrus acid is supposed the kill bad microbe that cause the fungus while the Sugar feeds the good microbes. Here in Fire Ant country Jerry Baker's fungicide might help increase Fire ants while not controlling fungus.

Flounder

Aren't you a graduate of Gardening by the Yard University??

Thanks Ric!