On average, mowing costs around $36 to $105, yard cleanup prices range from $174 to $436, and overseeding will typically cost between $592 and $1,768.

There's very little learning curve—like how to use the equipment, how to stripe a lawn, or how to sharpen your mower blades, whether to grass-cycle or bag the grass clippings to the nearest landfills, and so on. Overall, owning a lawn care business is a good self-employment opportunity with lots of sunny prospects.

Provide your lawn with essential nutrients like nitrogen, iron, phosphorus, and potassium to promote vigorous growth. Opt for a slow-release or organic fertilizer for best results. With lawn care in NJ, where winters are very cold, fertilizing in the Fall protects cool-season grasses that go dormant in the winter.

Like watering, lawns are best mowed on an “as needed” basis. Grass needs mowing more frequently in the spring and early fall than in summer, when the growth rate usually slows. Grass should be mowed short only at the end of the growing season to prevent damaging frosted or frozen blades.