Maintenance Schedule
Blue Ribbon's Maintenance Schedule
We follow a general maintenance schedule, as outlined below. Each property is unique, and your individualized schedule may have variations. Our Maintenance Schedule is as follows:
| Timing | Activity |
| by Mar 15 | Spring Pruning and Clean Up |
| by Mar 30 | Dormant Oil |
| by Apr 15 | Initial Mowing, Dethatching, or Aeration |
| by Apr 15 | Activate Water (set to water 3 x per wk) |
| by Apr 25 | Fertilizer and Annual Grass Pre-emergent |
| by May 1 | Systemic Insecticide for trees and shrubs |
| by May 15 | Plant Summer Annuals and Garden |
| by Jun 1 | Fertilizer and Systemic Insecticide for turf |
| by Jun 1 | Adjust Water (set to water up to 4 x per wk) |
| by Jun 15 | Mid-Summer Clean Up - Prune woody, spring-flowering specimens - Sheer any plants that need it - Deadhead bulbs / Spring annuals |
| by Aug 15 | Fertilizer for turf |
| by Sep 1 | Adjust Water (set to water 3 x per wk) |
| by Oct 1 | Winterizer for turf (alternate time for aeration) |
| by Oct 30 | Sprinkler Blowout |
| by Nov 15 | Fertilizer for trees |
| by Nov 15 | Fall Clean Up |
| by Nov 30 | Optional Sulfur Application for turf |
