Hi everyone
Is it really May already!? It's unbelievable how fast time is going by it seems and that's no different in the world of landscape management here in our beautiful state of Arizona!
With May here, we also have the heat coming with it. May is the month that generally transitions us from spring to summer while we still get to enjoy cooler nights and mornings. We are encouraging our team members to start hydrating the night before that way we are fully hydrated, but as the temperature increases our hydration breaks will be more frequent. We encourage anyone who plans to be outside for an extended period of time to do the same.
The water management department is continually making adjustments to the frequency and duration of our watering cycles as temperatures change.
Our maintenance department is continuing with our turf aeration, fertilizing, and weed treatments including both pre and post-emergent applications.
Please if you have any questions, don't hesitate to let us know. As always stay hydrated, cool, safe and healthy!
Make it a fantastic week!
Trim Cycle Rotations:
- The spring application of granite pre-emergent continues as we speak.
- We are seeing tree debris from non-deciduous trees. The Live Oak trees, Sisso trees and soon the palo verde trees will be shedding foliage over the next several weeks.
- Routine shrub pruning continues in our trim cycle work as well as a detailed blowout of the same area and that is marked on your attached weekly report for your reference.
Water Management:
- We are warming up quickly so we are on a more frequent watering schedule as the daytime temperatures continue to increase and the days get longer.
- Grass area watering is 4 times per week right now in most cases and never the day before we mow as the grass tends to hold more moisture due to the cooler days and less evaporation. We try to keep turf watering outside of daylight hours as best we can to mitigate evaporation and there's also less wind during the night than daytime.
- If you notice evidence of heavy runoff or excessive watering, please inform us, as it may be a few days before our maintenance crew returns to the site.
Weed Control Work Order Notice : The maintenance crew submitted an internal work order for supplemental post-emergent weed control applications that are in excess of the legal amount the crew can carry on their trailers without a certified applicator. We do include a fixed volume of post-emergent herbicide in your weekly maintenance agreement and that was applied during our service this week, but the amount needed to treat the volume of weeds present is in excess of that amount and will need a higher-volume application by our certified technician. Per our maintenance agreement we will dispatch our technician, who will treat the affected areas and it will be a supplemental times and materials (T&M) charge as it has been in recent years. This treatment is expected to take place in approximately the next 3-5 business days. If your community chooses not to apply this treatment and incur the time and materials charge, please advise us in writing immediately. Be advised that we do find this treatment necessary for the desired aesthetics and weed control in your community.