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Lawn Care (weed and feed done by true green/Scott's lawn service?)

Posted on 3/10/15 at 7:57 pm
Posted by DieSmilen
My Rubbermaid Desk
Member since Dec 2007
1725 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 7:57 pm
Anyone have experience with having a company weed and feed their lawn? I had back surgery a few months ago and have not been able to do any yard work.
Posted by LSUSUPERSTAR
TX
Member since Jan 2005
16299 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:04 pm to
I have Tru Green and really like them. They turned my backyard around. It was ate up with weeds and now it is beautiful grass. They try to sell things like aeration and other upsale stuff, but I never buy it. I think it is about ~$500 for the year. I would always forget to put weed/feed, winterizer, etc. Definitely worth it to me.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
55940 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:23 pm to
I have not used them, but I have to admit that the folks in my neighborhood that do usually have some damn nice yards...I have thought of giving them a try as well from time to time...
Posted by armytiger96
Member since Sep 2007
1185 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:28 pm to
I used true green for a few years and just canceled my contract b/c I no longer trust them.

I did see improvements in my yard from when they started but I didn't feel like I was getting custom care that was promised when I originally signed up.
Posted by HoLeInOnEr05
Middle of the fairway
Member since Aug 2011
16833 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:33 pm to
They typically don't do as many applications as your contract states.
Posted by denhamtiger
Denham Springs
Member since Jan 2014
659 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:23 pm to
I do yards and the outrageous prices though people charge a retarded. If you do the easy three step process you'll have a beauitful yards
Posted by Rhino5
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2014
28896 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:28 pm to
I had a terrible experience with Tru Green when they set me up on revolving lawn treatments even though I only requested one year of service. Long story short, I had a rental house, wanted the lawn to look nice for the tenants for the year, TruGreen continued to bill me for another year and then I get a collections bill of $99. No phone calls, letters, nothing. After several heated conversations with management they agreed they were wrong and had the credit bureau remove it. I'd go with a local company since the chemicals are the same, but better local service.
Posted by HoLeInOnEr05
Middle of the fairway
Member since Aug 2011
16833 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:30 pm to
This. My father-in-laws company charges roughly $300/yr for a 10,000 sq ft yard. That covers six applications plus two bed treatments.
Posted by burgeman
Member since Jun 2008
10360 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:35 pm to
How much do you charge for half acre lot?
Posted by denhamtiger
Denham Springs
Member since Jan 2014
659 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 10:12 pm to
Email me blake.hebert22@gmail.com
Posted by Wingman
Member since Sep 2011
108 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:20 pm to
Hell no. Tried this for a year. Yard looked and stayed crappy. Even sprayed my neighbors yard once instead of mine. Called to cancel and when told them that the yard looked no better than a year prior, the response was "well, you should have called us to come out and retreat it." Ummmm, what? You couldn't a tell each time you came it looked like shite?
Do I what I ended up doing: take camera photos of lawn and close up of weeds, go to reputable local nursey, show the hippie working there, and then buy their shite. Cheaper, better results, and less headache in the long run.
Posted by CaptainJ47
Gonzales
Member since Nov 2007
7331 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:24 pm to
I wouldn't be against trying it out but I have a house on 3 acres. Would cost me a fricking fortune.
Posted by HoLeInOnEr05
Middle of the fairway
Member since Aug 2011
16833 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:32 pm to
What's the point in maintaining all 3 acres?
Posted by CaptainJ47
Gonzales
Member since Nov 2007
7331 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:33 pm to
Seeing that the pool is in the backyard it would be nice to have all of that top notch. I could probably get away with 2 and let it go as it hits some of the trees, but I don't want my shite halfass'd
Posted by Overbrook
Member since May 2013
6069 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:36 pm to
quote:

If you do the easy three step process you'll have a beauitful yards
Can you describe those steps?

I have to do something - lawn and flower bed look like sheet.
ScottCare (I think that's the name) comes around once in a while, but they looked like a rip off.
This post was edited on 3/10/15 at 11:44 pm
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6159 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:41 pm to
3 Steps won't get you shite. Sorry To rain on your parade
Posted by HoLeInOnEr05
Middle of the fairway
Member since Aug 2011
16833 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:48 pm to
Pull weeds and apply snapshot to your beds.
Posted by Janky
Team Primo
Member since Jun 2011
35957 posts
Posted on 3/11/15 at 5:33 am to
I use Scott's Lawncare and I am not sure I will for much longer. I would love to find a local service that will do the same thing for me. Any suggestions in the Broussard/Lafayette area. Thanks.
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 3/11/15 at 5:41 am to
I just started paying for the service in Houston. The owner before me did and the yard looked great. Its 4 applications per year at $37 an application. That doesn't include insect protection though. Even the top of the line package was significantly less than $500.
Posted by Ric Flair
Charlotte
Member since Oct 2005
13649 posts
Posted on 3/11/15 at 5:49 am to
I use Scott's. Never used anything back in LA when I had st Augustine grass. Now dealing with fescue, which is a pain in the arse. Have to aerate/overseed every fall, and it doesn't overtake weeds/spread like st aug. Not thrilled with Scott's, to be honest.
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