Immediate Need/First Application (Starter Fertilizer, Aeration/Plugging Treatment, and Overseeding) Immediate need/first application shall be scheduled no later than September 18 th, 2025 for approximately 1,324,224 sq ft of turf. The services listed below must be completed simultaneously. Total coverage includes the length of the headstone rows and in between the headstones. Treatment with a commercial spreader by a certified applicator. Starter fertilizer 20-10-10 at three pounds per 1000 square feet. Required to use minimum “20% slowly available nitrogen (20% or higher WIN)” applied at a minimum 3.0 lbs. per 1,000 square feet. WIN = water insoluble N. Upon request the bidder shall supply the brand, total listing of N-P-K numbers and percentage of WIN “or” upload with bid. Upon request the bidder shall supply the brand, manufactures recommended application rate and to apply at minimum the recommended rate. Upon request contractor shall supply the calculations that compute the quantity of product necessary to complete the job. Aeration/Plugging of cemetery grounds: this treatment will include open areas along with memorial sections parallel and horizontal coverage within the memorial sections. Burial cremation sections will not be included in the aeration process. Treatment with a commercial spreader by a certified applicator. Overseeding application at four pounds per 1000 square feet. Required seed specs to include FALCON 4 Tall Fescue 97.99%, Germination 90%, other crop seeds 0.00%, inert matter 2.01%, weed seeds 0.00%, noxious weed seeds, none. Follow-Up/Second Application (Fertilizer) Fertilizer follow-up application shall be completed by mid-November 2025 to approximately 1,324,224 sq ft of turf. Total coverage includes the length of the headstone rows and in between the headstones. Application of starter fertilizer 19-0-5 at four pounds per 1000 square feet.
