Is time to start planning for turf aeration
Top 10 Benefits of Core Aeration to Lawns
- Core Aeration loosens up compacted lawns, improving resiliency and cushioning
- Increases soil pore space and oxygen needed for good growth of turf, improving air exchange between the soil and atmosphere
- Removes thatch, a physical barrier to nutrient uptake and water infiltration
- Improves root growth, creating stronger turfgrass roots
2 nd Quarter Operations Schedule
April
- Police hard services for trash and debris
- Seasonal Color Installation begins
- Sectional turf mowing on property to reduce overall height
- Sectional edging of hard lines and bed lines
- Commence Pruning Schedule for each community
- Bed post emergent herbicides applied weekly by sections
May
- Police hard services for trash and debris
- Turf mowing, edging and weed eating
- Bed post emergent herbicides applied weekly by section
- Execute Pruning Schedule for each community
- Seasonal Color Installations continue – Flower maintenance begins
June
- Police hard services for trash and debris
- Turf mowing, edging and weed eating
- Bed post emergent herbicides applied weekly by sections
- Execute pruning schedule for each community
DESCRIPTION OF WEEKLY MAINTENANCE TASKS: GROWING SEASON
***ALL TASKS ARE WEATHER PERMITTING***
MOWING
Mowing in the growing season is weekly (weather permitting).
EDGING
Edging is done weekly during the growing season. Edging is split into two services that are rotated weekly.
- Week 1 – “bed lines” (where grass meets the pinestraw/bed areas)
- Week 2 – “hard lines” (where grass meets hard surfaces such as concrete driveways / curbs / sidewalks )
- Repeat
BLOWING
All areas blown upon completion of mowing and edging.
WEED CONTROL
Weed control IN BEDS is ongoing. Large weeds (over 4″) are pulled. Small weeds (under 4”) are treated with a herbicide. Two sections are treated per week (see map)
PRUNING
Pruning is weekly during the growing season. The communities are split into 4 sections. Each week, one section is pruned. The pruning round is a four-week rotation. The entire property is pruned once a month. See attached maps.
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Monday – Charleston Park/Oconee Springs
Tuesday – North Hill
Wednesday – The Village/Wexford Gardens
Thursday – Lakewood Park/Oak Hill/Bent Pine
Friday – Detail and pruning
WEEKLY PRUNING MAP OCONEE SPRINGS & CHARLESTON PARK
WEEKLY PRUNING MAP NORTH HILL
WEEKLY PRUNING MAP THE VILLAGE
WEEKLY PRUNING MAP LAKEWOOD VILLAGE BENT PINE OAK PARK
The community will be serviced Monday through Thursday (see map). Friday will be used for detail, pruning, and catch up.
WEEK 1
Monday
- Mow all turf
- Edge bed lines
- Prune Section 1
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 1 & 2
Tuesday
- Mow all turf
- Edge bed lines
- Prune Section 1
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 1 & 2
Wednesday
- Mow all turf
- Edge bed lines
- Prune Section 1
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 1 & 2
Thursday
- Mow all turf
- Edge bed lines
- Prune Section 1
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 1 & 2
Friday
- Detail & Pruning
WEEK 2
Monday
- Mow all turf
- Edge hard lines
- Prune Section 2
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 3 & 4
Tuesday
- Mow all turf
- Edge hard lines
- Prune Section 2
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 3 & 4
Wednesday
- Mow all turf
- Edge hard lines
- Prune Section 2
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 3 & 4
Thursday
- Mow all turf
- Edge hard lines
- Prune Section 2
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 3 & 4
Friday
- Detail & Pruning
WEEK 3
Monday
- Mow all turf
- Edge hard lines
- Prune Section 3
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 1 & 2
Tuesday
- Mow all turf
- Edge hard lines
- Prune Section 3
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 1 & 2
Wednesday
- Mow all turf
- Edge hard lines
- Prune Section 3
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 1 & 2
Thursday
- Mow all turf
- Edge hard lines
- Prune Section 3
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 1 & 2
Friday
- Detail & Pruning
WEEK 4
Monday
- Mow all turf
- Edge hard lines
- Prune Section 4
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 3 & 4
Tuesday
- Mow all turf
- Edge hard lines
- Prune Section 4
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 3 & 4
Wednesday
- Mow all turf
- Edge hard lines
- Prune Section 4
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 3 & 4
Thursday
- Mow all turf
- Edge hard lines
- Prune Section 4
- Spray weeds in beds Sections 3 & 4
Friday
- Detail & Pruning