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[quote=Anonymous]I've paid my teen son and his friends to do this work, and my son has also done similar work in our neighborhood (MoCo, DMV). $20/hour has been fine. When he has a friend with him, they just work and talk the whole time -- he's a hard worker and his friends have been too. The biggest thing is training them to do exactly what you want, so you can point them in the right direction and let them go. I've been very specific on tasks and completing one before starting the next. E.g., 1) This is what stiltgrass looks like. 2) Here's the things that aren't stiltgrass. 3) Pull all the stiltgrass. OK, next task. 1) Here are all the baby trees sprouting in the yard. 2) Pull/dig all the baby trees. OK, next task. 1) Here are all the random rocks leftover from previous owners. 2) Pick up or dig up all the rocks and stack them over here.[/quote]
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