I will add that we had the same company that mows and trims our yard (Nelson's Landscaping) do the slit seeding last year, and they were less than a 1/4 of the price everyone else quoted
Actually Nelsons is a small father son company.. Son works full time and does lawn care with his dad and a couple of other workers.. they aren't getting rich and provide awesome service for the amount we pay.
We have his business cards somewhere, I'll be sure to post his contact info tomorrow
I don't have anything against the Nelsons, I really don't. but in this day and age if one doesn't have a online presence, It ain't much of a business to the public. At minimum a bull$hit web page and a Facebook page...
And if they charge 1/4 of what everybody else charges, That in itself should sound the alarm.
They will not be in business long ( are they going to be in business next spring if the slice seeding is garbage and full of weeds? )
or they don't carry all the credentials that a business in Maryland is supposed to have.
I'm sure that the bigger boys pay less for all there materials that are used in a slice seeding, And if they only charge 25% of the other companys ( unless it fell out of the back of a delivery truck in Hobokin ) how do they pay wages to themselves and employees much less fuel, maintenance, workers comp, business insurance, State and Federal withholding and all the other monthly bills that come with being in business, Not to mention profit for the owners and for company growth...
Folks should be careful who they hire to work on their homes.
One of the good things about Maryland is there Home Improvement Commission and Laws.