The Lawn Care CEO
Program Planning to Grow 2027 Profits by Thousands
Sep 18, 2026
Season 3
Episode 18
Dan Ralphs and Aaron Suttenfield
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Most lawn care owners order chemicals when they need them, build programs on the fly, and wonder why they're always scrambling.
The ones building $1 million, $2 million, $3 million fertilization and weed control companies don't do that.
They plan in October.
In this episode, Dan Ralphs sits down with the CEO of Lawn Care CEO to break down exactly how to build a fertilization and weed control program for 2027 — from the three building blocks of every great program, to the early order period that lets you collect money before you ever pay a bill, to the pricing range that works in virtually every market across the country.
Get this right and it's worth $20,000, $30,000, even $40,000 to your business next year. Get it wrong and it costs you the inverse.
You'll learn:
- The three building blocks of every profitable fert and weed control program
- Why you should spend your budget on weed control before fertilizer — and what happens when you don't
- The $1.75 to $2.40 per thousand rule that applies in almost every market
- How the early order period works — and how to use it to collect money before you pay the bill
- Why your program should be designed around your employees' schedule, not just agronomy
- How to build on-ramps for new clients during peak selling season without disrupting existing routes
- The October 1st deadline you need to hit to be ready for 2027
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