Hello everyone,
IMPORTANT REMINDER : I want to begin this weekly report with a friendly reminder about our winter overseed proposal that was sent out earlier this month. If your community plans to overseed this year and hasn't informed us yet, please do so soon. This will allow us to place our seed order, schedule your community, and start planning the transition process. Please note that proposals are valid until August 31st, after which we need to finalize our order with the seed vendor.
While the Arizona summer is still upon us, we are in far better shape than we were this time a year ago. Our highs are in the normal range and our overnight lows are in the mid-80s, which isn't bad for the grass, plants and trees in our landscape right now. It is optimal growing season for most plants so the trim cycle work and tree debris is certainly a challenge right now, but that's no different from any other summer. The crews are working diligently to handle any storm debris in addition to the week's detail and trim cycle work.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Trim Cycle Rotations:
- Weed control remains a top priority, and our crew will continue to spray with their 5 gallon backpack and report if more help is needed from our spray tech division
- This time of year we see some difficult weed varieties that our normal herbicide applications have a hard time eradicating and may have to use some other herbicides. One example is thistle (which eventually turns into a tumbleweed). It is particularly ornery and tough.
- 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. Flower plants will be lightly trimmed for now so they don't become way overgrown and we try to preserve the spring blooms.
- You may see certain shrubs pruned and others not in the same cycle, as we try to let them bloom as much as possible with reason
Water Management:
- It is still HOT so we remain on a more frequent watering schedule as the daytime temperatures continue to increase and the days get longer.
- Grass area watering is at least 5 times per week right now with multiple start times in most cases. 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 your management company at hello@heywoodmanagement.com so a work order can be issued.