Basic Grounds Maintenance Services: Includes all turf, mowing along entry way, roadside, area around generator and path along left side of building. Edging, string trimming, blowing, weed removal in all needed beds/areas, pruning of dead, broken or diseased branches of trees and/or shrubs, cut back perennials and ornamental grasses, cleanup of any debris generated during servicing, crack and crevice weed control in concrete joints, and litter pickup in landscaped areas. Bare and mulched beds shall be hand serviced. Turf adjacent to the hard surfaces and in small ditches shall be stick edged or string trimmed where mowers do not have access. Application of ant control & round-up chemicals will be applied to all necessary areas. Application of pre-emergent weed control to the lawn spring and fall. Bush Hog Mowing Services: Includes bush hogging of the Eastside Meadow from the front of the street along Dickson Rd. to the back property line, and the Westside Meadow from behind the generator to the Marine Ops Center. Also, to include string trimming around trees in these two areas where needed. Turf Horticulture 1 Broadleaf application in January/February depending on when the broadleaf (Clover and Dandelion) weeds begin to appear. 2 pre-emergent applications in February/March depending on soil temperatures and October/November before soil temperatures reach 55 degrees 3 fertilizer applications in April, June, & August 3 grassy weed applications in April and 2 in July - 2 weeks apart 3 insecticide applications in January, April, & July Bed Horticulture 3 pre-emergent applications in January, April, October/November 1 fertilizer application in April, 365 - day release 1 insecticide application in April for ants - Bayer Top Choice, lasts a year Mulching – Quarterly – please see chart on page 3. Mulch all existing pre-mulched areas using pine straw.
