Anonymous
Post 06/11/2024 08:13     Subject: Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our weeds come out from gravel so we can’t put mulch there- would rather pay some to pull vs using pesticides.


I just saw a portable propane tank with a wand to kill weeds in rocks! sounds like fun!


I’m the crazy neighbor who boils water in my instant hot water carafe then pours boiling water on the gravel weeds and on any crab grass I find. Yesterday, I did this about 10 times to attack the crabgrass along my driveway edge.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2024 08:02     Subject: Re:Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
Anonymous wrote:
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!


+2

I weed my beds also and also find it zen.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2024 07:05     Subject: Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
Anonymous wrote:Our weeds come out from gravel so we can’t put mulch there- would rather pay some to pull vs using pesticides.


I just saw a portable propane tank with a wand to kill weeds in rocks! sounds like fun!
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 14:44     Subject: Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
Anonymous wrote:Our weeds come out from gravel so we can’t put mulch there- would rather pay some to pull vs using pesticides.


Just sprinkle rock salt over the gravel.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 14:42     Subject: Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
Anonymous wrote:
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.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 12:29     Subject: Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
What is your availability

Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 12:28     Subject: Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
And how much the charges
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 12:27     Subject: Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
Their some one available yo clean the weeds In my backyard
Anonymous
Post 07/17/2023 22:14     Subject: Re:Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
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
Post 07/17/2023 12:35     Subject: Re:Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
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
Post 07/17/2023 12:28     Subject: Re:Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
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
Post 07/17/2023 12:12     Subject: Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
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
Post 07/17/2023 12:05     Subject: Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
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
Post 07/17/2023 12:04     Subject: Can I hire someone to pull weeds?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.