No, not lawn chairs...

   
Years past, this time would be spent as a telemarketer; "Hi, this is Greg with 'company name here'. Typical response would be, "I already put my lawn chairs away."
"I said Lawn Care".
      Now I know your are not thinking lawn care at this moment. I do want to remind you though, it was a tough year here at home, all plants took a beating in the drought and that does include the green carpet you call "my lawn". On the bad side, your lawn may need additional seeding this spring. If you are going to be doing any seeding please advise your lawn care provider with that information. The first application on a regular program does include a 'crabgrass control' herbicide; will by nature of the product prevent seed from germinating. Small areas can be 'roughed up' with a hard rake to break that chemical barrier.  Larger areas of seeding it would be best to hold off the crabgrass control until after the new turf has been established. 

     On the good side, turf is a very resilient plant. With just a little water can put up with some harsh conditions. I'm sure your lawn has lost some density through the drought, proper fertilization will no doubt help this situation. 
     This message has been sponsored by Turfman, that is where I work, which is how I pay my bills, including the cable which provides me with internet access that allows me to continue my endless babbling on my so called BLOG.

Candles and More

Up at the store to buy some needed items, came across a great sale, 2 for 1. Was running tight on the budget haha when is the budget Not Tight?...Money was tight but I could use a few more candles, so I got 2. Before I came to the candle sale I did see a lime in the produce stand, believe this... It spoke to me, saying maybe you should buy some Corona...

Now a short musical interlude... this is what I like about Pink Floyd.

credits on the gadget are wrong, this is Pink Floyd from the Umma Gumma set. 




Jump the frame ahead about 12 hours and here I sit, waiting out the rain. It is nice that my pay is not depending on the hours I do work, I am essentially on a salary and do get paid for rain days. Thing with this is the boss, paying workers for time off is hesitant to "call it a day."  I end up in a holding pattern, starting work late is not as fun as one would think. Not being one to like drastic change in my life, getting home later is not on the top of the list of my favorite things. Bare with me now, the job I do is based on the calendar; late February to early March is the start of "growing season" applications are set to be spaced by about 7 weeks. Though start was pushed back this year for snow we are within a day of last years schedule.
       I am rambling now, yes, I know this.....

Pride

Why is it the other lawn care companies don't hold a candle to Turfman? It's not because I work for Turfman, its just we are not pushed to bill ungodly amounts of money. We (the techs, owner included) just go out, run a route day and do it right. On the new sales, usually loaded with weeds; we apply heavy weed control, bring the weeds to near eradication. Yes this takes more time, it is time well spent, most of the customers on my route are very happy with the results of my service. What's in it for me? Well being happy to have provided a top notch service, the company grows, my job is secure and the worries of day to day living go out the door. My experiences have shown my sense of "job well done" will not equal the definition the 'Scotts' or 'True Green' definitions. I have never had my boss ask me "why didn't you do more?" 


So as the day begins, I am happy to be part of the machine, the machine that produces happy customers.