Green Side Up
Green Side Up
Jason Lee & Jordan Upcavage
Ep 131. How to Control: Snails, Fungi, and Administrative Tasks
1 hour 6 minutes Posted Jul 2, 2026 at 8:00 am.
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In this episode of The Green Side Up Podcast, Jason and Jordan cover a full slate of real-world green industry challenges and opportunities. Jason breaks down a Fourth of July–timed median rehab in Alachua, from battling snails in society garlic to testing drift roses in harsh roadway conditions. Jordan shares a profitable roadside removal project and then dives deep into a large-scale plant healthcare bid for a new Wesley Chapel/Zephyrhills community—complete with reclaimed water issues, clay "cereal bowl" planting holes, Phytophthora pressure, and a step-by-step prescription using Hydretain, Quali-Phite F, and Mitigrow. The conversation branches into mangrove trimming under strict regulatory rules, the hidden cost of right-of-way permits on a downtown Tampa project, and how check fraud forced a total banking reset. Jason closes by unpacking his move to Virtual Assistants, leveraging SingleOps, Leanscaper, Google Chat, and GS Track Me to tighten office systems, track crew inefficiencies, and finally get serious about data, SOPs, and content production for the business and the podcast.

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