2023 Lawn & Pool Thread

[2BuckBizCT]

Figured we would combine them this year and have a place people can bounce questions off each other (moreso for pool). 

first mow of the year in the books for me. April 12th might be my earliest ever. Targeting a May 8th pool opening. Hope this week of close to 90° temps doesn’t turn it green. 
 

 

[mowin]

I'll probably have to start mowing late next week.  The earliest I've started mowing was the first week of April.  

As soon as we get a little rain after this warm spell, you'll be able to watch the lawn grow. 

[Nomad]

I got Trugreen to drop my price for lawn treatments  from $576 to $340 !

Times are tuff ya know .

[The_Real_TCIII]

I just took the cover off the pool for aesthetics but wont "open" it for several weeks. Now to rake up dogshit.

[2BuckBizCT]

1 hour ago, Nomad said:

I got Trugreen to drop my price for lawn treatments  from $576 to $340 !

Times are tuff ya know .

I used them or lawn doctor for 1 season back in 2015. so what they used on the receipts and started doing it myself for way cheaper. I didn't like that they didn't plan according to rain/weather.

[JohnPlav]

Fired up the lawnmower today.  First pull!  This things unbelievable.  Guess it’s good to go for year #11! 

[2BuckBizCT]

7 minutes ago, JohnPlav said:

Fired up the lawnmower today.  First pull!  This things unbelievable.  Guess it’s good to go for year #11! 

I had that same one AWD and it worked great. Then I switched to a Honda RWD for better traction on hills. 

[2BuckBizCT]

@JohnPlav a few pics of the years

 

[JohnPlav]

14 minutes ago, 2BuckBizCT said:

I had that same one AWD and it worked great. Then I switched to a Honda RWD for better traction on hills. 

Yea I remember that.  Can’t beat the Honda engines!

[Nomad]

5 hours ago, 2BuckBizCT said:

I used them or lawn doctor for 1 season back in 2015. so what they used on the receipts and started doing it myself for way cheaper. I didn't like that they didn't plan according to rain/weather.

I went that route , but had to buy and store a stack of bags, missed a couple windows for  applications etc .

[boo711]

7 hours ago, Nomad said:

I got Trugreen to drop my price for lawn treatments  from $576 to $340 !

Times are tuff ya know .

Wow. What do you get from trugreen that costs $340??  That’s almost a $100 more than me for 5 treatments. 

[Nomad]

Most of my estimates from multiple companies run $500 plus .

how bigs your yard ?

[nywaw]

29 minutes ago, boo711 said:

Wow. What do you get from trugreen that costs $340??  That’s almost a $100 more than me for 5 treatments. 

All depends on yard size, amount of product needed, which product being used and how many treatments.   

[mowin]

I used to do fertilizer and weed, n, feed. 

NYS requires someone applying any pesticide to be licensed if they are applying on properties not owned.  

So you're paying insurance and a license for something you applied that happened to kill anything on the neighbors property. The process to get licensed was cost prohibited.   

I started using organic pesticides like burnout, that I didn't need a NYS license to  legally apply to lawns not owned by me but  the cost to purchase it wasn't something my clients were willing to pay. 

[Moho81]

I’ve mentioned my love hate relationship with a pool before right?