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Maintenance schedule
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January
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| Annual planning: Plan priorities and projects for the coming year. |  |
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March |
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| Orchard pruning: Prepare fruit trees for upcoming season. | |
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| Plan material deliveries: Order plants, mulch, compost, corn gluten, and any other needed materials. | |
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April: first half |
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| Grass rehabilitation: Aerate soil near pathways. Loosen soil and overseed where needed. | |
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| Graffiti removal (quarterly): Identify any new marks and get them removed. | |
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April: second half |
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| Irrigation: Turn on water and set up hoses, water bags, etc. Make plans for watering any new plantings or drought-stressed plants. | |
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| Spring clean-up: Remove all trash. Rake the gravel path, all grass on the orchard level, and along the fenceline. Rake and clean up the Arcola entrance. | |
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| Weeding: Weed blueberries, fragrant sumac, yellowroot, ferns, berry patches, shrubs, and orchard trees. |  |
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| Mulching: Mulch orchard trees, blueberries, yellowroot, and all shrubs. | |
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May: first half |
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| Remove invasives: Garlic mustard, bittersweet, Norway Maple sprouts. | |
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| Mowing: Cut orchard grass and paths in the meadow. Cut all orchard grass until garlic mustard stops seeding. | |
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| Clear the fenceline: Remove all climbing vines from fence. | |
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May: second half |
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| Remove invasives: Garlic mustard, bittersweet, Norway Maple sprouts. | |
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| Weeding: Weed blueberries, fragrant sumac, yellowroot, ferns, berry patches, shrubs, and orchard trees. | |
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| Mowing and weedwhacking (as needed): Cut orchard grass, meadow paths, and vegetation. Cut all orchard grass until garlic mustard stops seeding. | |
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June: first half |
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| Remove invasives: Garlic mustard, bittersweet, sumac and Norway Maple sprouts. | |
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| Pruning: Prune to maintain sightlines, especially at entrances and along pathways. | |
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| Meadow maintenance: Remove all structural plants from the meadow and weed around meadow rose. Remove encroaching shrubs. | |
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| Mowing and weedwhacking (as needed): Cut orchard grass, meadow paths, and vegetation. Cut all orchard grass until garlic mustard stops seeding. | |
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| Clear the fenceline: Remove all climbing vines from fence. | |
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June: second half |
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| Mowing and weedwhacking (as needed): Cut orchard grass, meadow paths, and vegetation. Cut all orchard grass until garlic mustard stops seeding. | |
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| Weeding: Weed blueberries, fragrant sumac, yellowroot, ferns, berry patches, shrubs, and orchard trees. | |
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July: first half |
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| Remove invasives: Knotweed and black swallowwort (including on VA side of fence). | |
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| Meadow maintenance: Remove all structural plants from the meadow and weed around meadow rose. Remove encroaching shrubs. | |
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| Mowing and weedwhacking (as needed): Cut orchard grass, meadow paths, and vegetation. | |
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| Clear the fenceline: Remove all climbing vines from fence. | |
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| Graffiti removal (quarterly): Identify any new marks and get them removed. | |
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July: second half |
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| Remove invasives: Knotweed and black swallowwort (including on VA side of fence). | |
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| Weeding: Weed blueberries, fragrant sumac, yellowroot, ferns, berry patches, shrubs, and orchard trees. | |
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August: first half |
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| Meadow maintenance: Remove all structural plants from the meadow and weed around meadow rose. Remove encroaching shrubs. | |
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| Mowing and weedwhacking (as needed): Cut orchard grass, meadow paths, and vegetation. | |
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| Clear the fenceline: Remove all climbing vines from fence. | |
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August: second half |
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| Weeding: Weed blueberries, fragrant sumac, yellowroot, ferns, berry patches, shrubs, and orchard trees. | |
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| Fruit harvesting: Collect on-tree fruit, and dispose of dropped fruit in the orchard. | |
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September: first half |
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| Meadow maintenance: Remove all structural plants from the meadow and weed around meadow rose. Remove encroaching shrubs. | |
fonr | ||
| Remove invasives: Knotweed and black swallowwort (including on VA side of fence). | |
fonr | ||
| Grass rehabilitation: Loosen soil and overseed where needed. | |
fonr | ||
| Mowing and weedwhacking (as needed): Cut orchard grass, meadow paths, and vegetation. | |
fonr | ||
| Clear the fenceline: Remove all climbing vines from fence. | |
fonr | ||
| Fruit harvesting: Collect on-tree fruit, and dispose of dropped fruit in the orchard. | |
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September: second half |
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| Remove invasives: Knotweed and black swallowwort (including on VA side of fence). | |
fonr | ||
| Weeding: Weed blueberries, fragrant sumac, yellowroot, ferns, berry patches, shrubs, and orchard trees. | |
fonr | ||
| Fruit harvesting: Collect on-tree fruit, and dispose of dropped fruit in the orchard. | |
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October: first half |
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| Mowing and weedwhacking (as needed): Cut orchard grass, meadow paths, and vegetation. | |
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| Graffiti removal (quarterly): Identify any new marks and get them removed. | |
wc | ||
| Fruit harvesting: Collect on-tree fruit, and dispose of dropped fruit in the orchard. | |
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October: second half |
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| Irrigation: Shut off water, drain all irrigation pipe, put away hoses and watering bags. | |
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| Fruit harvesting: Collect on-tree fruit, and dispose of dropped fruit in the orchard. | |
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| Path clean-up: Rake gravel. | |
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Ongoing
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| Empty Arcola Street trash | wc | |||
| Empty Nira Avenue trash | wc | |||
| Stock dog poop bags | wc | |||