I should probably point out (given current temperatures!) that this was filmed around May time. So it doesn't look the same now although it isn't too bad at all compared to some lawns
Grass sometimes grows lush like this if they have a dog pissing all over it, maybe it's a weekly cut for a bit less ? Pain in the arse when people have rendered walls to strim up to. I tend to strim so the cutting head rotates away from the wall and back onto the lawn. This doesn't solve it completely but certainly makes a difference. It might also mean you have walk backwards which can be a hazard. Many a time I've fallen over a small Wall or obstacle I've forgotten was there. Keep up the good work fella.
nice work..when I whipper snip oh sorry thats us Aussies lol when I STRIM I go anticlockwise which tends to bring the clippings away fron=m the fence border etc , you cant stop it all though but seems to work down ....but do agree its hard to stop and if the customer doesn't mind that good ..keep up the good work on the videos having a crack mate well done
Wow, its a grim job when you have customers that dont appreciate your worth, had one this week, not an annual contracted customer who originally wanted me to cut the lawn monthly, its fortnightly or find another gardener in my books, he agreed and did fortnightly cuts all 2023 season as a pay as you go customer. Asked for the first cut this week, mid bloody May for gods sake, much bigger garden than the one here which was charged at £25 per cut, had to go over it twice and charged £40 and told him its back to fortnightly going forward at last years price of £25 per cut, that was Tuesday and after a follow up text exchange reminding him to pay for the work he requested im still waiting for payment, boils my piss tbh, man drives a brand new Tesla and he’s holding back on £40, ill hound him till he pays what’s owed and then this muppets is going to need a new gardener. It’s a difficult enough job to do contending with the weather and i wont tolerate anyone that doesn’t understand and appreciate the service i provide.
I would say 30, due to strimming and length. Also, I wouldn't cut the grass that short, I always use number 4 or 5 settings on my Stihl, the grass looks loads better for it in the long run. If the customer wants to water and feed the grass, that's how you have the conversation on charging extra.
Hi ya,Turlough from Ireland here, enjoy u r videos,just subscribed, £25 is a fair price and as regards for the side of the lawn,some other guy said use a floor board,I think that's what I would do,
I charge £21 for an "in and out" grass cut and strim in small gardens such as this. I see the £1 as basically an additional "sales tax" to cover fuel costs etc. Every little bit helps, and it still sounds reasonable from a customer perspective.
The owner might consider using a sealant for the stone/concrete boarder...the only other I can suggest is minimising the absorption by pre damping them or wash off with walking soda or glycerin afterwards...probably suggest the owners to do ..never thought about this before your video. Excellent fine detail work 👍🏼
As soon as I seen that lawn I knew he's been over feeding it with a nitro feed. Dark green and very quick growth. I have my PA1 - 6 Sprayers licence and offered fertiliser treatments last year. I was sorry I did because what little I made from it was soon eaten up by the extra time it took cutting the extra long growth for weeks and weeks afterwards. Price wise. For a regular customer £20. On the condition he stops feeding it. As that will stay like that now until pretty much the end of the season. Depending on what fert he's used Green staining. The way your strimming is not helping. Don't do short back and forward movements. Just cut in one direction depending on which way your strimmer head turns. This should throw the grass on to the lawn and not on to the wall. Good luck
@@TheGreyGardener1990 watch this video to see what I mean about strimming in one direction. He explains it much better than I can. ruclips.net/video/i66Z5Az1vM4/видео.html
Use laminate flooring, you can slide it between the brick and the grass and just pull it out once you've finished. Keep 1 pack in your van an should be enough for 5-6 meters at a time 👍
I suggest when people have vertical beds and walls etc in lawn, that a brick border is laid at lawn level, so that the mower can mow right up to the vertical walls. No need to strim and spray grass staining the vertical white walls. Not much else you can do other wise if you have to strim. Could use small slabs to edge the lawn instead of bricks
Great video £25 with the small front its a fair price, how would you deal with the patches if the customer asked you to sort the dead grass out. Would you put seed down or cut it out and replace with cuts of turf, keep up the good work.
Pressure washer gets rid of the staining I have a few jobs that has this point it out and say to them cus most of the time if you say why I've the pressure washer out I'll clean your patio for 20 quid on top
Well if they keep feeding it u may charge them more as there's more in it. I would charge around 30 if they keep feeding it like that. 20 if they didn't
For around the wall I'd recommend investing in the RG-KM attachment for your kombi, it cuts the grass like scissors and doesn't throw it against the wall like the strimmer line does... Also I'd personally charge a little bit higher just based on the amount of obstacles and strimming there is compared to actual mowing 🤷🏾♂️ nice little garden though!
@@TheGreyGardener1990 the attachment is good around fence lines and gravel borders too, I'd just say make sure you've got enough uses for it before investing because it is a bit pricey
As others have said its your job charge what you like/want especially as you like the customers. With regards the wall when strimming, what about a length of Plywood and or metal and staple spikes onto either side. Push into the ground against the wall/edging, it might not eradicate all the staining but it may be worth a try. Good job again young man.
Cheers mate. Yeah I'm happy with the price, it's just to give people starting out a rough guide really. Always interesting to read what others would charge mind you! Albeit there are a lot of variables. Appreciate the advice with the plywood 👍👍
Hi ya. I have a garden in Wallsend that has cream porcelain paving which presents a similar staining problem. Just have to bite the bullet and edge it by hand. Plus lots of blowing. Real pain in the bum. I will know the next time.
Regarding the white wall. If you strim so your strimmer wire flicks away from the wall the grass will fly into middle of lawn rather than into the wall??. Might mean you have to walk backwards with the strimmer.
He's fertilised that, I hate it when people fertilise and the jobs fortnightly. luckily its only small, I'd probably charge 25, 30 at a push. 35-40 mins work.
£20 seems fair. It’s about what I’d charge as long as it was on my route. You could try for more but especially with the cost of living these jobs will be the first to go if people feel they are paying too much.
Same here. Anything that involves me going to and taking waste is a min of £30. I think matey is abit too nice of a guy. As long as he’s happy with the price and bills get paid 👌🏽
Sounds like your client is using a high nitrogen feed NPK the 1st no. Is nitrogen content..maybe suggest he feeds with a product with 8 or 10 nitrogen ...or apply a growth regulator..this helps reduced growth and puts nutrition back into roots..it isn't cheap though
Hi mate… thanks for the video upload and taking the time to film and edit. My question is when you say you charge £20.. is that per visit? So £40 per month for 2 cuts a month. I’m looking at starting a garden round so trying not o find out as much as possible so apologies if that’s a silly question. Thanks again
Around my way that's probably £30. I wish the grass in my area was like that... I've lost a worrying amount of work the past week or two due to no grass growth. It's all brown and burnt around here in Devon. (I'd probably charge £20 if I was quiet, £25 if I was busy)
@@ipodgooroo I missed some jobs just after the real red hot few days but we've had a reasonable amount of rain at the start of last week so that's kick started things a little bit
@@TheGreyGardener1990 we are desperate for rain here. We haven't had anything but the odd shower (that does nothing) for at least a month, probably near 6-7 weeks now
I've lost a fair bit. The problem is, customers water their plants but not the lawn and then wonder why its brown. Granted, growth slows in late june/july, but they could water.
20 is good money for half an hour’s work. I think soon with the cost of living crisis people are going to start cutting back on what they spend. The little jobs will keep your head above water👍
It's not £20 for half an hours work really. Like I tell the Mrs all the time when she has a light hearted go at me for what I earn per hour compared to her. I tell her the customer is paying for the years. Not the minutes. Years it took learning how to do a good job so quickly. Your commitment about people cutting back in the future on there outgoings I think is 100% correct and I'm bracing myself for a major down turn in takings moving forward.
@@funkyduckproductions.8844 I'm dreading it. Currently still taking on work. I'm advertising as much as I currently can so that I can hopefully create enough work to see me through
@@funkyduckproductions.8844 same here. Once theyve had a winter of high energy bills and bloody xmas, the cash will dwindle. They wont pay for gardening. They'll either do it themselves or let it go
I’d have charged £35. If you take into account the fuel you use in the van, mower and strimmer, plus your time, then if you pay to dispose of waste. £20 isn’t a lot in your pocket after. 😁
Looks like they been watering the grass ... be happy they are because the grass done here is dead .. as long as your happy with the price who cares .. I'm at £25min
@@Grahams-Grass 🤣 ah mate I've got 20 or so videos filmed, edited and ready to go. It's better that way so if I have a particularly busy few weeks I don't have to worry about youtube!
@@stephenwoodruffe4164 yeah. I've got no idea what I said in this video now as its a few year old lol. I remember the issue I had with the grass stains though
I have a video coming out on Sunday giving a full review. Personally I've had no issues with it. It's relatively light so it's good for both small and larger gardens. Only minor issue I have is that when grass is wet it doesn't suck the clippings all the way back in the bag, at times they get stuck in blade. But then I probably shouldn't be cutting wet lawns. That sounds like its been an issue but it hasn't. It just means I empty the bag more regularly when it's wet
@thisnthat6972 this is an old one now mate so I'd be charging more now. Pricing as I'm sure you'll know isn't easy and I've got videos on here where I've got slaughtered for being too expensive 🤷♂️
@@TheGreyGardener1990 those are fake comments mate, Not by actual people who are on the trade end but more on customer end of things and they just want you to do cheaper and cheaper jobs, ignore them comments and trust me mate I would do a job like that £60 all day long taking me only 1.5hours which includes all trimmed and waste taken away
I should probably point out (given current temperatures!) that this was filmed around May time. So it doesn't look the same now although it isn't too bad at all compared to some lawns
Grass sometimes grows lush like this if they have a dog pissing all over it, maybe it's a weekly cut for a bit less ?
Pain in the arse when people have rendered walls to strim up to. I tend to strim so the cutting head rotates away from the wall and back onto the lawn. This doesn't solve it completely but certainly makes a difference. It might also mean you have walk backwards which can be a hazard. Many a time I've fallen over a small Wall or obstacle I've forgotten was there. Keep up the good work fella.
Mow the lawn first then strim and mow again to collect the strimmed grass will keep the stains and mess down
nice work..when I whipper snip oh sorry thats us Aussies lol when I STRIM I go anticlockwise which tends to bring the clippings away fron=m the fence border etc , you cant stop it all though but seems to work down ....but do agree its hard to stop and if the customer doesn't mind that good ..keep up the good work on the videos having a crack mate well done
Wow, its a grim job when you have customers that dont appreciate your worth, had one this week, not an annual contracted customer who originally wanted me to cut the lawn monthly, its fortnightly or find another gardener in my books, he agreed and did fortnightly cuts all 2023 season as a pay as you go customer. Asked for the first cut this week, mid bloody May for gods sake, much bigger garden than the one here which was charged at £25 per cut, had to go over it twice and charged £40 and told him its back to fortnightly going forward at last years price of £25 per cut, that was Tuesday and after a follow up text exchange reminding him to pay for the work he requested im still waiting for payment, boils my piss tbh, man drives a brand new Tesla and he’s holding back on £40, ill hound him till he pays what’s owed and then this muppets is going to need a new gardener. It’s a difficult enough job to do contending with the weather and i wont tolerate anyone that doesn’t understand and appreciate the service i provide.
I would say 30, due to strimming and length. Also, I wouldn't cut the grass that short, I always use number 4 or 5 settings on my Stihl, the grass looks loads better for it in the long run. If the customer wants to water and feed the grass, that's how you have the conversation on charging extra.
Hi ya,Turlough from Ireland here, enjoy u r videos,just subscribed, £25 is a fair price and as regards for the side of the lawn,some other guy said use a floor board,I think that's what I would do,
I charge £21 for an "in and out" grass cut and strim in small gardens such as this. I see the £1 as basically an additional "sales tax" to cover fuel costs etc. Every little bit helps, and it still sounds reasonable from a customer perspective.
That's just awkward
20 quid for the lawn and 5 for the strimming. Good job.
The owner might consider using a sealant for the stone/concrete boarder...the only other I can suggest is minimising the absorption by pre damping them or wash off with walking soda or glycerin afterwards...probably suggest the owners to do ..never thought about this before your video. Excellent fine detail work 👍🏼
As soon as I seen that lawn I knew he's been over feeding it with a nitro feed. Dark green and very quick growth.
I have my PA1 - 6 Sprayers licence and offered fertiliser treatments last year. I was sorry I did because what little I made from it was soon eaten up by the extra time it took cutting the extra long growth for weeks and weeks afterwards.
Price wise. For a regular customer £20. On the condition he stops feeding it. As that will stay like that now until pretty much the end of the season. Depending on what fert he's used
Green staining. The way your strimming is not helping. Don't do short back and forward movements. Just cut in one direction depending on which way your strimmer head turns. This should throw the grass on to the lawn and not on to the wall. Good luck
Cheers 👍
@@TheGreyGardener1990 watch this video to see what I mean about strimming in one direction. He explains it much better than I can.
ruclips.net/video/i66Z5Az1vM4/видео.html
Yeah mate you can tell
Nice and Stripy charge about £40 to do a lawn that's 2 meters square and they pay their workers minimum wage.
£25 for a front garden, £30 for a back garden, £35 for both combined, £40+ for large gardens all done fortnightly. I'd be £30 for that one.
Use laminate flooring, you can slide it between the brick and the grass and just pull it out once you've finished.
Keep 1 pack in your van an should be enough for 5-6 meters at a time 👍
Not a bad idea 🤔 cheers
I suggest when people have vertical beds and walls etc in lawn, that a brick border is laid at lawn level, so that the mower can mow right up to the vertical walls. No need to strim and spray grass staining the vertical white walls. Not much else you can do other wise if you have to strim. Could use small slabs to edge the lawn instead of bricks
Great video £25 with the small front its a fair price, how would you deal with the patches if the customer asked you to sort the dead grass out.
Would you put seed down or cut it out and replace with cuts of turf, keep up the good work.
Pressure washer gets rid of the staining I have a few jobs that has this point it out and say to them cus most of the time if you say why I've the pressure washer out I'll clean your patio for 20 quid on top
Well if they keep feeding it u may charge them more as there's more in it. I would charge around 30 if they keep feeding it like that. 20 if they didn't
For around the wall I'd recommend investing in the RG-KM attachment for your kombi, it cuts the grass like scissors and doesn't throw it against the wall like the strimmer line does... Also I'd personally charge a little bit higher just based on the amount of obstacles and strimming there is compared to actual mowing 🤷🏾♂️ nice little garden though!
Thanks for tips mate. Will check out that attachment 👍
@@TheGreyGardener1990 the attachment is good around fence lines and gravel borders too, I'd just say make sure you've got enough uses for it before investing because it is a bit pricey
Havn't had much rain lol...1 year on... lol, I was expecting you to say £30-£40 like a few gardeners would, 20-25 is about right, for us
As others have said its your job charge what you like/want especially as you like the customers. With regards the wall when strimming, what about a length of Plywood and or metal and staple spikes onto either side. Push into the ground against the wall/edging, it might not eradicate all the staining but it may be worth a try. Good job again young man.
Cheers mate. Yeah I'm happy with the price, it's just to give people starting out a rough guide really. Always interesting to read what others would charge mind you! Albeit there are a lot of variables. Appreciate the advice with the plywood 👍👍
Hi ya. I have a garden in Wallsend that has cream porcelain paving which presents a similar staining problem. Just have to bite the bullet and edge it by hand. Plus lots of blowing. Real pain in the bum. I will know the next time.
He's been sneaking that darn lawn magic Down
Regarding the white wall. If you strim so your strimmer wire flicks away from the wall the grass will fly into middle of lawn rather than into the wall??. Might mean you have to walk backwards with the strimmer.
He's fertilised that, I hate it when people fertilise and the jobs fortnightly. luckily its only small, I'd probably charge 25, 30 at a push. 35-40 mins work.
25 inc that front bit, think that's about right.
I think you will find the grass stain on the edgings will breakdown and dissappear quite rapidly with rainfall and uv.
Cheers Paul
£20 seems fair. It’s about what I’d charge as long as it was on my route. You could try for more but especially with the cost of living these jobs will be the first to go if people feel they are paying too much.
100%
It’s a £30 garden for me, on which basis I’d like to have flexibility to fit where I can each fortnight, give or take a few days!
Same here. Anything that involves me going to and taking waste is a min of £30. I think matey is abit too nice of a guy.
As long as he’s happy with the price and bills get paid 👌🏽
Get your self a worx battery jet washer, you can just screw in a 1 litre bottle of water and wash it off 👍
If you mow first then strim there will be less grass for the strimmer to throw against the wall.
Good point 👍
Yes, but the strimmed grass then lies round the edges and is messy
@@kimpunter5299 I have to do it on one of my jobs, i just go over with the mower again if looks untidy.
Seem reasonable to me ,
Good luck
Sounds like your client is using a high nitrogen feed NPK the 1st no. Is nitrogen content..maybe suggest he feeds with a product with 8 or 10 nitrogen ...or apply a growth regulator..this helps reduced growth and puts nutrition back into roots..it isn't cheap though
Nice one mate.
Hi mate… thanks for the video upload and taking the time to film and edit. My question is when you say you charge £20.. is that per visit? So £40 per month for 2 cuts a month. I’m looking at starting a garden round so trying not o find out as much as possible so apologies if that’s a silly question. Thanks again
Per visit mate yeah
Thanks for your reply. Keep up the good work and videos mate. 👍🏾
Interesting... i do a garden a little smaller and ive gone for £25.00
Can do it all in ten mins
Around my way that's probably £30. I wish the grass in my area was like that... I've lost a worrying amount of work the past week or two due to no grass growth. It's all brown and burnt around here in Devon. (I'd probably charge £20 if I was quiet, £25 if I was busy)
A lot of them are here as well, this was filmed way back in May ☔️💧
@@TheGreyGardener1990 have you missed much work due to the dry weather? It's becoming a real issue for me.
@@ipodgooroo I missed some jobs just after the real red hot few days but we've had a reasonable amount of rain at the start of last week so that's kick started things a little bit
@@TheGreyGardener1990 we are desperate for rain here. We haven't had anything but the odd shower (that does nothing) for at least a month, probably near 6-7 weeks now
I've lost a fair bit. The problem is, customers water their plants but not the lawn and then wonder why its brown. Granted, growth slows in late june/july, but they could water.
20 is good money for half an hour’s work. I think soon with the cost of living crisis people are going to start cutting back on what they spend. The little jobs will keep your head above water👍
I think you're right Rob
It's not £20 for half an hours work really. Like I tell the Mrs all the time when she has a light hearted go at me for what I earn per hour compared to her. I tell her the customer is paying for the years. Not the minutes. Years it took learning how to do a good job so quickly.
Your commitment about people cutting back in the future on there outgoings I think is 100% correct and I'm bracing myself for a major down turn in takings moving forward.
@@funkyduckproductions.8844 I'm dreading it. Currently still taking on work. I'm advertising as much as I currently can so that I can hopefully create enough work to see me through
@@ipodgooroo Hopefully it won't be as bad as a lot of us are predicting....... Hopefully
@@funkyduckproductions.8844 same here. Once theyve had a winter of high energy bills and bloody xmas, the cash will dwindle. They wont pay for gardening. They'll either do it themselves or let it go
£20-£25 is bang on I’d say mate..I’d be the same..my minimum charge is £20..
I’d have charged £35. If you take into account the fuel you use in the van, mower and strimmer, plus your time, then if you pay to dispose of waste. £20 isn’t a lot in your pocket after. 😁
I'd never get that for 35. Granted there's additional strimming but the lawn is small
Hi mate not in sw no grass very bad
Filmed in May I think. Its a bit different now but still ok
What model of Cobra are you using and how are you funding it?
Link should be in the description. How do you mean by funding it?
@@TheGreyGardener1990 Hey Adam,thanks for replying. Funding?? 🙈 I meant "finding" it? 😁
@@thesmithsfamily1901 there's a review video I did not so long ago so if you have a look for that, that should give you all the info you need
@@TheGreyGardener1990 Splendid Adam, thanks. I appreciate your advice.
They are feeding the lawn tell them if feeding the lawn it needs cut once a week
Agree 100%
I was thinking £25 for this job
Just recently started out, got any tips to generate customers or is it just FB and word of mouth?
That's how I started, plus next door neighbour app too which was good.
Ps £20 is fare enough, I wouldn't feel right charging more, maybe next year by a fiver.
i start out at 25
£25 minimum charge.
👍
I thought £20 was bang on that’s what I would of charged mate
Looks like they been watering the grass ... be happy they are because the grass done here is dead .. as long as your happy with the price who cares .. I'm at £25min
I would be but this was filmed in May I think haha
@@TheGreyGardener1990 man catch up your confusing the hell out of us 🤣🤣🤣
@@Grahams-Grass 🤣 ah mate I've got 20 or so videos filmed, edited and ready to go. It's better that way so if I have a particularly busy few weeks I don't have to worry about youtube!
I'd be £20 as well👍
Don't know quid or pound. $55 easy.
no less as thirty any job mate .not worth it otherwise.costs tax etc
Yeah if I was still doing this job it would probably be 30
£30 that’s my minimum charge otherwise it’s not worth it , travel costs and travel time have to be added in
Fair enough mate. I have my gardens in quite a small radius so I don't travel too far. All the best 👍
@@TheGreyGardener1990 👍
£20 is fair. 👍
100% £25.00 per fortnight. £20.00 is to cheap .but if your happy with £20.00 that's all that matters .
I'd have charged £20 for that 👍
Brush grass off brick work do they have a dog
I don't have this garden now but yeah I think they had a dog
@@TheGreyGardener1990 that's why brown patches on lawn it's stain with wee
@@stephenwoodruffe4164 yeah. I've got no idea what I said in this video now as its a few year old lol. I remember the issue I had with the grass stains though
Hi are cobra mover good please get back to me
I have a video coming out on Sunday giving a full review. Personally I've had no issues with it. It's relatively light so it's good for both small and larger gardens. Only minor issue I have is that when grass is wet it doesn't suck the clippings all the way back in the bag, at times they get stuck in blade. But then I probably shouldn't be cutting wet lawns. That sounds like its been an issue but it hasn't. It just means I empty the bag more regularly when it's wet
Brother you are ridiculously cheap, It’s not helping the gardening business
@thisnthat6972 this is an old one now mate so I'd be charging more now. Pricing as I'm sure you'll know isn't easy and I've got videos on here where I've got slaughtered for being too expensive 🤷♂️
@@TheGreyGardener1990 those are fake comments mate,
Not by actual people who are on the trade end but more on customer end of things and they just want you to do cheaper and cheaper jobs, ignore them comments and trust me mate I would do a job like that £60 all day long taking me only 1.5hours which includes all trimmed and waste taken away