Have you ever completed a job and said to yourself, "man, that looks so good!" only to get an emergency call in the middle of winter that something terrible happened with your project? That was my week this week. A customer called me and told me that her driveway was so sloppy and muddy that a UPS delivery truck got stuck. I was so proud of this driveway project because it turned out so good and beautiful, but apperantly there was something lurking underneath that I didn't know about.

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Welcome to 2026! This could be your best year ever, but there are a few things to keep in mind as we sprint toward the 2026 lawn care season. There are 5 must do things that I believe every business needs to look at in there business and life to have a successful 2026 season. Let's jump into it.

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If you want to start a lawn care business in 2026 then this episode is the one for you. Aaron gives you 5 actionable steps you should take to make the lawn care business sart up process easy and enjoyable. There is a lot that goes into starting a lawn care business and there are certainly more than 5 steps that you will need to take to get your business off the ground, but these are the first 5 steps that will make launching your business much smoother.

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These are the five steps that I have lived through every year for the last 11 years of my business. Every year I go through these steps and try to get better at each one. Surviving the winter is possible in a lawn care business. It is even possible to thrive in the winter with your lawn care business. Let's talk about it.

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This week started off with a fresh 6-8 inches of snow fall here in Michigan. I have 7 snow plowing clients, mostly residential. I let my emotions get the better of me this week due to me need for routine and order and I lost a couple hundred dollars because of it. Let talk about it.

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Welcome back to the Mowing in the Dark LAWN CARE Podacst!

In the lawn care business sometimes money gets tight especially in the winter time. Don't be afraid to do whatever you have to do to make it through the winter.

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Welcome back to the Mowing in the Dark LAWN CARE Podcast!

In today's episode Aaron sits down with Joey Dobbs of The Amazing Lawn Man out of Florida. If you want to connect with Joey after the episode you can find him at The Amazing Lawn Man on Instagram and Facebook.

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Welcome back to the Mowing in the Dark LAWN CARE Podcast!

This year at Equip Expo I experienced something I have never experienced before. Was it stress? was it a heart attack? Was it a panic attack? I have no I idea. All I know is that I had a fluttering in my chest and I had a sense of dread.

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Welcome back to the Mowing in the Dark LAWN CARE Podcast!

Attending Equip Expo 2025 gave me the opportunity to sit down with Brad from Bradley Mowers to talk about who they are and what they have to offer.

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Welcome back to the Mowing in the Dark LAWN CARE Podcast!

In this episode Aaron sits down with Cameron Duncan, Lawn Care Life and Mowssouri and Daniel White, Lawn Care Unscripted. They talk about all the cool, new, and interesting products they saw at Equip and the state of the Green Industry.

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