Everyone Needs A Pete

06/11/2026

04/11/2026

Fertilizer is the key!
There’s no doubt there are many reputable lawn and garden fertilizers on the market.
You can’t go past the tried and true brands and solutions and I have used a few of them, but because we have pets and wildlife – and many clients do too, as well as chickens and children – I have explored more natural products that are safer and just as effective.
As mentioned in an earlier post, my special molasses and seaw**d concoction is a sure-fire winner. Spray it on, leave it a bit to soak in to the leaves and then water.
Safe for pets, wildlife and humans.
Molasses contains trace minerals like iron, for that dark green look, potassium, calcium and magnesium - all of these support tuft health and colour. With no added synthetic chemicals.
Katek Neptune Seaw**d Liquid Concentrate provides a wide range of nutrients (nitrogen, magnesium, sulphur, potassium, calcium), with no added synthetic chemicals.
I have a special knapsack to spray over the entire lawn (or veggie patch!) with a fine mist but not in the middle of the day or hot sun, so early morning or late afternoon works best. I use a separate sprayer for w**d solutions etc.
And the best thing is, you don’t have to water it in. Leave it to soak into the leaves and soil overnight and lightly water the next day. Don’t flood it.
Then, just mow as required.
Between days two and five you should be able to see a dark green tinge starting.
When applying diluted molasses to a lawn or your veggie garden it surprisingly does not attract ants; instead, it tends to deter them while improving the soil health.
Just about all plants love this mixture.
It’s cane season now so you can buy molasses in just about any produce store.
I buy mine at Northside Produce as well as my Neptune seaw**d. Unused molasses lasts a very long time if left covered, in the shade.
The results are amazing.
This is just one of the organic fertilisers I use for lawns and vegetable gardens.
Coffee grounds are also a great solution (just keep away from doggos until dissolved into the soil). Save your own grinds or approach your favourite coffee shop and ask them about the grinds they dispose of. Water in well.
I source my grinds from Casa Loca over East.
Works very well for lawns and gardens - veggies, herbs and flowers.
Happy gardening from EVERYONE NEEDS A PETE!
Greenskeeper, ABN, police check, fully insured. Email inquiries to [email protected], send a message over Facebook or text 0439 988 802. Free quotes and advice.

PHOTOS: The two attached photos are only a week apart. In the first photo, I spread coffee grinds and watered in, then sprayed my Molasses Special fertilizer. The second photo is after a week of watering and a good mow.

04/11/2026

Precision cuts, pristine results with Everyone Needs a Pete

30/10/2026

Who let the dogs out!?
Not Pete!
Everyone at Everyone Needs a Pete loves animals.
From cats and dogs to chickens and wildlife, we love them all.
Including yours.
Pete has encountered many chatty hens and entertaining pooches over the past four years and it is amazing how quickly they adapted to the noise of the machines and strangers in their yard, thanks in no small part to the snackies Pete hands out!
Schmackos are always in his pocket to reward the pooches and they now look forward to his arrival.
From the stunning Sully the greyhound, and his spectacular welcome zoomies, to cuddly Chloe, beautiful Benji and mad Max, Pete and his crew love them all.
They say dogs are good judges of character - Let Pete greet your pooch with a treat and see how much they love him!
And of course, if you have chickens, they also appreciate a load or two of fresh cut grass (minus doggy do-dos!)
Give Everyone Needs a Pete a yell today for all your lawn and garden needs. Your pet will thank you!
(If you don’t want your pet to receive treats, let Pete know at your meet and greet.)
Fully insured, police check and ABN. Email [email protected], send a message on Facebook or text 0439 988 802!

20/10/2026

Make every drop count

With little rain predicted for the next few months, and recent rate rises, keeping your lawns green might have dropped to the bottom of your list of priorities.
That is understandable.
I am fortunate to have a bore where I live, so my gardens and lawn always look the best. We are right on top of a spring so whatever water I pump out, soaks right through the sandy soil back into the stream.

If you rely on town water where you live, it is still possible to have a green tinge in your lawn at least, without the excess water bill.

The benefits of a water timer on a tap in the garden cannot be understated. Perfect for the busy homeowner, or those who just keep forgetting to water, or even move the sprinkler!

At around $120 each to buy, these little gadgets are very handy if you want to save water and have a green lawn and healthy garden, without the fuss.
The timers can be set to come on at certain times, and turn off after a set period, daily, every second day or whatever suits.
Even just 10 minutes a day and you will see results. You can even have different areas come on at different times so the whole yard gets a drink.
As long as you have a tap or taps to connect them to (depending on your coverage area) I can install them as well as pop up sprinkler systems and drip systems for your garden etc, and set the timer/s.
There’s little you need to do – if you engage Everyone Needs a Pete on a weekly or fortnightly basis to maintain your lawn and yard, Pete and his team will maintain irrigation lines and sprinkler systems, and modify the times if necessary, as part of usual maintenance.

Other little water tips include an oldie but a goodie – put a bucket in your shower to collect the water! If you have a big enough shower area, that is.
Also, connect a large hose onto the drainage hose on your washing machine to outside. Either just move the hose to suit (handy if you have a loooong hose) or collect in buckets and distribute to lawns and gardens.
Maybe use a bucket to rescue some of your bathwater, or the baby’s bathwater?
Tip it on parts of your lawn or garden, every day if you can.

Ants hate warm soapy water, so there’s another tip! If you keep their nests damp all the time, they will move on to find dryer soil - so keep the water well-distributed. *Keep following as I will cover lawn pests in more depth in a later post.

If you have some other saver-saving tips around the garden, drop them below. I would love to hear them and I am sure others would too!

16/10/2026

How green is your patch of paradise?
I often get asked “can I have lovely green lawns?” or “I want to have a lovely green lawn with stripes for Christmas, can you do that?”
The short answer is yes, but really, I can only do so much. YOU are the key ingredient.
What’s the secret?
WATER!
Sounds simple, but the reality is, that isn’t quite true.
Mother Nature delivers the best water to your lawns and gardens, but as we have seen these past few months, she’s on holidays and despite a few showers, the place is looking crispy brown.
Unless you have a bore, like me, or you don’t mind excess council water bills (and it doesn’t take much to break that bank these days.)
But you can maximise what water usage you have without going over budget, at least in the long term.
Before you can achieve a nice GREEN lawn or a healthy garden here are a couple ideas that I find give great results, fast.
To prepare for the perfect lawn, try following these tips:
1. Tidy up the lawn area: spray for w**ds and pests, trim overhanging trees, shrubs, hedges etc. Tidy up garden beds. Treat pests like army grubs (lawn grubs) and ants before worrying about greening up your lawn . Also – it is important to get rid of w**ds like binidis, clover or nutgrass etc. – you don’t want to waste water on those either!! *More on lawn pests in a future post!
2. Whippersnip, edge etc around garden beds, lawn edges, paths etc. Mulch gardens (chipbark, mulch, cane waste etc)
3. Mow regularly. Try to have new or sharpened blades. And don’t mow too low just yet.
4. Most of all WATER! It’s hard with rates going up and the price of water but do what you can, regularly. Your lawn doesn’t have to be drowned, just make sure it is watered regularly. *More watering tips in my next post, so stay tuned.
5. Fertilize. I like to go with organic first up. I have been working on several special blends over the past year or so, with great results from molasses and seaw**d. Believe me, that combination works great together and is good for leaf growth and greenness, micro organisms and root growth. *Keep an eye on my page for more tips on fertilizers!

There are many different approaches to greening up a lawn, and every lawn maintenance person or landscaper will have their own secrets and approaches and tried and true chemicals and solutions.
If it’s instant results you’re after – I have also formulated some short-lasting but instant result, spray-on green lawn solutions. It was trial and error (just ask my black lawn!). It does fade after a while but if you have a special event coming up and you want a short-term solution, I might be able to help. I have used this on other clients' lawns and it does work!
I have also perfected another, long-lasting green fertilizer solution with proven outcomes. This can work in as little as four hours.

Feel free to contact me for a free quote, or advice.
Got any greening tips? Drop them below ↓

12/10/2026

Locals supporting locals

While I take care of the day-to-day, or week-to-week general servicing and cleaning of all my equipment, I rely heavily on many Bundaberg businesses for major servicing, parts and to keep me operational during unexpected breakdowns.

Without them all my wheels would not keep turning and I could not keep working. And I hate letting my valuable Everyone Needs a Pete clients down.

All my servicing gear and spare parts and associated gear for both my ride-ons are provided by RDO Equipment Australia in Bundaberg, which is, of course where my original 42inch cut John Deere was purchased from.

An exceptional, helpful team who always make sure I am back in the seat quick smart.

Taking care of breakdowns, repairs, servicing equipment and spare parts of all our Bushranger, Weibang self-propelled roller mowers and the Massport cylinder mower (plus Bushranger chainsaw and brush cutter!) are the wonderful team at Waldo's Mower Doctor in George Street.

And let’s not forget Harry Harry's Mowers over North. Harry has come to my rescue so many times and got me out of some tight spots. Thank you!

I am always at Northside Produce Agency for everything from w**d solution and insecticides to liquid and granular fertilizer supplies and ingredients for my secret herbs and spices fertilizer! The friendly, helpful team are always happy to help.

The work vehicle and trailer are well maintained by Craig Olive Supa Auto Service, The Bar Automotive, Battery Barn Bundaberg, and The Trailer Shop. There’s always something going wrong so it’s great they have my back.
Green Solutions Wide Bay are my first call for all things bulk - mulch, soil and, of course, green waste disposal.

Wilson’s, and J & R McCracken QLD Pty LTD, are my first calls for all things irrigation and parts. Of course, let’s not forget all the tool shops at Kensington and good old Bunnings!

Thanks too to the helpful team at Totally Workwear in Bundaberg. They provide our workshirts, embroidery and trousers.

Probably a little unusual, but a massive shout out also to Casa Loco in Alexander St over East – not only do they make a killer coffee but also supply me with coffee grinds – one of my secret fertilizer ingredients!
Casa Loca roasts their own beans on site so if you haven’t already, pop in and grab a brew and watch the action. They also make spirits and provide other goodies there. The joint really gets jumpin’ so go check them out.

These companies go the extra mile to keep Everyone Needs A Pete business up and running.

I give a huge thank you to all these businesses who keep looking after us.

From 2022 to today.

07/10/2026

Become a part of the Everyone Needs a Pete “family”!

A big hello to all of my new and old followers, current and seasonal clients and potential clients!
Boy, there has been so much going on over the past few months.
Everyone Needs A Pete is expanding! This small, Bundaberg business has grown and now I have a little team working with and for our wonderful clients, which means it is time to grow our client base.
I have clients who have been with me for years and I consider them family, and I treat their properties like I would my own.
We have made a few time slots available for new weekly or fortnightly clients, so give us a yell to book in a chat and an obligation-free chat.
Send a message, email or give me a call for a free quote. If I don’t hear the phone while I am working, just leave a message and I will call you back.

What do we do? Pretty much everything – from the usual household mowing and full garden/lawn maintenance to irrigation installation, landscaping, hedge trimming, garden and yard tidy-ups and mulch and soil deliveries.
Everyone Needs a Pete services the whole Bundaberg district. From residential and rural residential, to small and large yards.
Yes, we do service Bargara and Innes Park, Moore Park and even and South Kolan if there is demand.

We also have also added new equipment to our extremely well-maintained, original gear.
Our large 12x8ft, 3 tonne tipping trailer is a bit fuller these days.
We’ve added another John Deere ride-on mower to the fleet – a with a large 58in cutting deck catering for most acreages. It joins the original 42in cutting deck John Deere that also caters for residential acreages and properties.
I have decided Bushranger products are the way to go thanks to their sturdy, dependable and commercial properties.
So, we now have a new Bushranger self-propelled, 21 inch cut commercial push mower, chainsaw and brushcutter, which have already proven their worth.
And, of course, we have the two Weibang roller mowers and Sid the Cylinder mower – real customer favourites! Who does not like a stripey lawn!? The cylinder mower just takes prestige lawns to a new level.
To round out the “fleet” we have additional commercial brush cutter’s, wiper snipers, hedgers, and blowers for those small areas to large car parks and loading areas etc, as well as commercial spray tanks – one for fertilizer and one for w**d solution, which prevents any cross-contamination.

We’ve got two of everything, so you never have to wait!
Need a hand with your yard or garden – give us a call today! We would love to meet you and perhaps welcome you to the family.
Fully insured, police check and ABN. Email [email protected], message me on Facebook or send a text to 0439 988 802!
Cheers, Pete

03/10/2026

Pete's passionate about yard care.

Having trouble finding a reliable lawn maintenance crew? Need some yard troubleshooting or taming your property? Want some landscaping done but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you just want a stripey, GREEN lawn? Or maybe you are after a mulch delivery? A garden tap replaced or fixed? A sprinkler system and timer installed, or even some pressure washing done?

Who are you going to call? Everyone Needs a Pete!

Peter Reynolds has built his reputation on reliability, loyalty and good old-fashioned hard work when it comes to taking care of the Bundaberg region’s yard, garden and lawn needs.
He is a greenkeeper by trade so knows the ins and outs of the industry. He’s also been a professional fisherman, truck driver and electricity pole and line inspector!

As the business name suggests, everyone needs someone like Pete around the place who will try his hand at anything.
He really is passionate about what he does and will go out of his way to deliver prestige results.
From humble beginnings almost four years ago, Everyone Needs a Pete has grown a lovely “family” of happy, loyal clients, as well as a sturdy collection of well-maintained gear.

And now the business is ready to welcome new “family” members.
If you are looking for a regular lawn or yard maintenance crew, who will turn up when they say they will, and even send a courtesy text the day before, then give Pete a yell!
Drop him an email ([email protected]) or message him on Facebook or text (0439 988 802) to book in a free quote today.
Weekly or fortnightly yard maintenance appointments welcome, or maybe you just want some landscaping done, advice or a tidy up? Get in touch to see how Pete can help.
From residential and acreage blocks and commercial or business customers, Everyone Needs a Pete has the Bundaberg district covered.
Police check, ABN and full insurance. Your beautiful, green lawn can start now.
Give him a yell!