Weed Man
Formerly known as Turf
Bottom line
- Total investment $81K – $109K including a $30K franchise fee, 6.5% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 66/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 20 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -49.8% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Weed Man unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
69%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate lawn care and weed control services, managing crews to provide seasonal treatments, maintenance, and pest management to residential and commercial clients. Day-to-day work involves crew scheduling, customer service, chemical application compliance, and territory management within their protected service area.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 23 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Weed Man franchise system is in severe decline with over half its units gone in one year, undisclosed financials, and parent company going concern issues—extremely high risk for new franchisees.
Score breakdown · what drove the 66 / 100 rating
- 01MEDCatastrophic unit decline of 52.5% year-over-year (from ~256 to 121 units) indicates systemic failure or mass exodus
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure prevents ROI validation and suggests franchisor may be hiding poor performance data
- 03HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE, meaning the parent company has substantial doubt about its ability to continue operations
- 04MINORTiered royalty structure (6.5% down to 5.5%) only benefits top performers, implying majority of franchisees likely underperform
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($81k-$109k) combined with 10-year commitment creates significant downside risk in a collapsing system
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
94 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Weed Man · FDD (2025) PDF