Can I hire someone to pull weeds?

[Anonymous]

We have a bi-weekly service that comes in and weed-eats and tidies up all the beds and fence lines around our property (horse/farm property). We just don't have time to do everything that needs to be done and I'd rather spend my free time riding or other farm things, and it saves arguing with DH who HATES to weed eat but doesn't have a problem with mowing. I look at this expense like most people do a weekly housekeeping service, something that frees up my limited time and makes life just a little less hectic, and saves my back as a bonus. They also do a spring and fall clean-up and mulch for us every spring.

Agree with the other posters who said you will need to work with them at first to make sure they know how to clean, weed, and prune properly - the first year they cut back my hydrangeas and weigelas and those plants bloom on old wood so that was a teachable moment for me and for them. Now when they do spring cleaning, I am out there with them watching and I also tag plants and shrubs that should not be cut back with red ribbons so they know to stay away from them. I also meet with the foreman every visit to show him things I want done and that has helped a lot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That takes laziness to another level. Good god.

What?? Are you nuts?? Between work, kids, school, commuting, sports, doctor appointments, etc…who has time to weed their yard?! Especially a huge yard like mine that also needs mowing, mulching, pruning, trimming, aerating, etc!!!

+1 you’re probably talking to a retiree with a .2 acre lot.

Not retired and 1.5ac lot

How nice that you don't have any problems kneeling. Not all of us are so lucky to be physically able to do the weeding. But at least I'm not a narcissist who can't imagine other people's different capabilities and lives.

Another 55yo mom who works AND has teens, although I do have a .2 acre. However, it is a work in progress. You don't have to kneel. Buy a gardening stool. Sit on it. (I'm sure that you'll find a way to flame me just pointing out that you don't need to kneel.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That takes laziness to another level. Good god.

What?? Are you nuts?? Between work, kids, school, commuting, sports, doctor appointments, etc…who has time to weed their yard?! Especially a huge yard like mine that also needs mowing, mulching, pruning, trimming, aerating, etc!!!

+1 you’re probably talking to a retiree with a .2 acre lot.

OP here, was just looking around the forum and I saw that this thread had been revived. Unfortunately that description does not fit me - I'm in my 30s with a 1/3 acre lot. The weeding takes hours per week to stay on top of.

[Anonymous]

Run around with spectracide spray, it’s pretty quick and only 6 bucks on Amazon. Its also rewarding to see them slowly wither away.

[Anonymous]

Call John at Yardbuilders. They do professional weeding
https://yardbuilders.business.site/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That takes laziness to another level. Good god.

What?? Are you nuts?? Between work, kids, school, commuting, sports, doctor appointments, etc…who has time to weed their yard?! Especially a huge yard like mine that also needs mowing, mulching, pruning, trimming, aerating, etc!!!

+1 you’re probably talking to a retiree with a .2 acre lot.

OP here, was just looking around the forum and I saw that this thread had been revived. Unfortunately that description does not fit me - I'm in my 30s with a 1/3 acre lot. The weeding takes hours per week to stay on top of.

I was talking to PP who was complaining about people not having time to weed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I pay for a monthly garden bed weeding. Most lawn/ landscaping companies do it. I am in MoCo and use a service called Total Care Lawn /Landscaping. They also mow the lawn weekly, and do the leaves in fall, and a spring cleanup.
The trick is to make sure you hire a company that knows about plants, and isn’t just a lawn service, so they know the difference between a plant and a weed.

VERY important, and worth paying a bit more for that.

[Anonymous]

We use taskrabbit and hire someone for weeds. When we need a bigger clean up (priming, trimming) we use the people who mow weekly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are kids on Nextdoor begging to do that for you. $10 an hour in most cases.

Lol!
$10 an hour?! Please.

[Anonymous]

My son is a landscaper and absolutely does weeding. For some customers, it is part of their weekly cost, and for others, they just want it done monthly, before a party, etc. Weeds can make the most beautiful landscaping look unkempt, so it's a part of taking care of your property, so most companies will do it.

As a side note, I love weeding my beds, and we have a lot of them. It's very zen to me, and keeps me more active. I weed as a hobby lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is a landscaper and absolutely does weeding. For some customers, it is part of their weekly cost, and for others, they just want it done monthly, before a party, etc. Weeds can make the most beautiful landscaping look unkempt, so it's a part of taking care of your property, so most companies will do it.

As a side note, I love weeding my beds, and we have a lot of them. It's very zen to me, and keeps me more active. I weed as a hobby lol.

+1 to your second paragraph!

[Anonymous]

Their some one available yo clean the weeds In my backyard

[Anonymous]

And how much the charges

[Anonymous]

What is your availability

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Anonymous wrote:That takes laziness to another level. Good god.

How is it different than outsourcing any other landscaping task?

It’s not. It’s called hiring a gardener.