Comments on: Gardening business – how much to charge for tilling a plot? http://gardeningchannel.net/gardening-business-how-much-to-charge-for-tilling-a-plot Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:33:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bugs280 http://gardeningchannel.net/gardening-business-how-much-to-charge-for-tilling-a-plot/comment-page-1#comment-1931 bugs280 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:33:17 +0000 http://gardeningchannel.net/gardening-business-how-much-to-charge-for-tilling-a-plot#comment-1931 Unless you are licensed, stay away from the chemical fertilizers and lime. You could end up with a serious lawsuit. Adding compost or mulch is fine. Charge by the hour, plus materials. Something like $25/hour plus the cost of compost if you are using it. And don't forget to add a mark up on the compost for your time and delivery charges etc. to get it. With a flat rate system, you run the risk of underpaying yourself. You don't know what you're getting into with a new plot until you start. Hard clay and rocky soil will take a LOT more time than good topsoil will. Unless you are licensed, stay away from the chemical fertilizers and lime. You could end up with a serious lawsuit. Adding compost or mulch is fine. Charge by the hour, plus materials. Something like $25/hour plus the cost of compost if you are using it. And don’t forget to add a mark up on the compost for your time and delivery charges etc. to get it.

With a flat rate system, you run the risk of underpaying yourself. You don’t know what you’re getting into with a new plot until you start. Hard clay and rocky soil will take a LOT more time than good topsoil will.

]]> By: saaanen http://gardeningchannel.net/gardening-business-how-much-to-charge-for-tilling-a-plot/comment-page-1#comment-1930 saaanen Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:38:41 +0000 http://gardeningchannel.net/gardening-business-how-much-to-charge-for-tilling-a-plot#comment-1930 I am in Ohio and I till. I do not get involved in chemicals, 'cuz I don't have soil tests. That's up to the customer. I charge $25.00 per hour, with a one hour minimum. I am in Ohio and I till. I do not get involved in chemicals, ‘cuz I don’t have soil tests. That’s up to the customer. I charge $25.00 per hour, with a one hour minimum.

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