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April Newsletter

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:00:00 GMT

Explaining Panda

New technology to make your life easier. No longer will you have to print out your estimate ,sign then take a picture or scan them to send it back . You can just click , sign , click and the site will send it to us to get put on the schedule. “What’s This in my inbox? “”It doesn’t say Fields Irrigation?” “ A Dawne Beasley?” I don’t know a Dawne Beasley or a Monica Nuckols!” We have gotten so much confusion revolving around Panda Doc, The program we use to send our estimates . This program allows our customers to electronically sign any document we send them. When you get an email from Panda Doc It does not say Fields Irrigation. Panda doc sends emails using the user name of the ladies that work in the office. We are trying out this paperless signature system. It allows us to accrue a paper trail of documentation for our customers which allows us to serve you better . When you receive a Panda Doc email your estimate is attached to it. To pull up the attachment, simply click the blue document (box) Icon. Clicking that icon will take you to the panda doc website where you can read your estimate. If you approve of the price you may sign this estimate by clicking the small yellow icon above the estimate that says start. The “start” icon will immediately scroll down to the first field where you sign. Once all the fields on your document are signed , Panda Doc sends the estimate over to us where we schedule your project.

Planting

Spring is here! Birds and Blooms are out which means its time to start your planting projects. Now is a good time to fertilize your roses, hydrangeas and Azaleas We recommend Bio-tone starter , Fish fertilizer or any other liquid fertilizer once a month for all flowering shrubs . Our Annuals are a week away from being delivered. Sunpatients are on sale for $7.00 supplied and installed with a 10 flower minimum . Those that want an estimate for flowers Should contact us now . Now is a great time to visit your local nursery and get planting ideas . For execution of those ideas contact the office . We are now charging $50.00 for landscaping Image editor plans. For those of you that sign your estimates, your Image editor payment will go toward the project.

Weeding

Pulling weeds can be back breaking work so don’t do it. Just get us to do it. Fields offers Both spraying roundup or manually augmenting weeds. A round up application is $55.00 for a visit, hand weeding is charged at $55.00 per man per hour.

Repairs

We are Getting ready to schedule all of the repairs observed during the time of startup. If you had your start up a week ago or later please make sure that unless your start up invoice stated “system running properly” we have sent you a repair estimate. If you have not signed your repair estimate and would like to get your problems remedied, please sign the estimate as soon as possible to be put on the schedule.

Soil Test

Our crews are in the process of collecting soil test of those that have signed a chemical contract this year. Soil test visitations are not scheduled like other services. Please do not be alarmed if you spot a blue or yellow shirt employee in your yard stealthily collecting samples to take to the lab. Once we get the samples back we will go through them and begin sending out quotes for those who need additional lime applications . Lime is to be applied in multiple applications as soil can only absorb up to fifty pounds per 1,000 square feet every ninety days.

Scheduling

Please Review Fields Irrigation’s Scheduling policy . We Schedule all of our services in the order we receive the signed estimates. It is important to sign up for services as soon as possible to get on the schedule early. Signing estimates will get you on the list to be scheduled. Payments are not due until after the service has been completed.

To receive an estimate for services please fill out our service request via the blue link below. We do not accept request over the phone if you call the office, we will either email you the link or direct you to our website.

https://online.formsrus.com/fieldsirrigation/contact.cfm

If you have any questions the ladies at the office are happy to help

804-774-0019

Fields Irrigation

4080 Greyhound Court

Midlothian VA,23112

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Fall Planting

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 13:54:00 GMT

Didn’t plant everything you wanted in the spring? Never fear. Fall is an excellent time for planting. You can plant shrubs and trees until the first winter freeze when the ground is no longer workable. For planting ideas, call Monica at our office.

Create a spring garden this fall. Cooler temperatures reduce stress on transplanted trees, shrubs and perennials, and the warmer days in fall and early winter encourage root growth. The frequent rains in this season keep soil moist and loose and the cloudy days at this time of year reduce stress and allow plants time to acclimate with ease. Because there are also less insects and diseases in the cooler seasons, plants experience less stress during this time. Fall is also when nurseries have plenty of plants, meaning prices are often lower. Planting at this time, long before hot temperatures roll around, gives the new plants months to become established, unlike planting in spring. If you’d like a colorful yard in late winter and early spring, start planting bulbs now.

Types of plants for this fall include lilies, hosta, peonies, irises, ferns and various shrubs and trees. We can help you in choosing your plants, or you can visit a local nursery such as Cross Creek Nursery or Colesville Nursery to see what you like.

Pansies are a great addition to your yard for color all winter. We will be placing our order from the nurseries soon, so if you are interested in these lovely flowers let us know. The price is $6.50 to install each plant, with a ten-plant minimum. Various colors are available.

Protect your plants’ roots with mulch and they will be happier. Make sure these roots don’t dry out from frost by watering twice a week until winter hits. Pro tip: cover delicate plants such as roses or Japanese maples with burlap or plastic before a hard freeze.

The link to sign up for any service is http://online.formsrus.com/fieldsirrigation/contact.cfm

Thank you for your support!

Fields Irrigation

4080 Greyhound Ct

Midlothian, VA 23112

804-774-0019

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Aeration, Seeding and Fertilization

Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:28:00 GMT

You’ve heard the grass is greener on the other side. We want you to be the other side. We love when we get calls from customers who see the yards we service and want their yards to look just as good. When you refer these admiring friends, we will give you a $5 credit.

In Virginia, July is hot. It’s also humid, and it usually doesn’t rain much. During the summer your lawn will feel the effects of lots of sun and little water. To keep your lawn healthy make sure your irrigation system is running enough and that you are watering sufficiently in early morning. We offer season inspections to check your system and adjust your watering time for $45. If you need this let us know.

Fields is committed to lush, green lawns that are the best on the block no matter the weather. During the month of July, this means we are starting to book aerating, overseeding, and fertilizing. These services begin in late August and last through the first of October. Our competitors will try to sell you aerating and seeding in the spring, but grass planted in spring will not survive the summer heat. Please book early, so that your seed becomes established before you winterize your irrigation system and you can no longer water. Winterization starts October 12th.

Our Fall Aeration Program:

By spreading Tall Fescue, the recommended seed for our area, we keep your lawn looking thick and green all year. In comparison to Kentucky Blue grass and Zoysia, Tall Fescue’s root structure grows deeper and is more resilient to heat and drought. Seeding with Tall Fescue rejuvenates your whole lawn, especially bringing new life to thinning areas. If you have excessive shade in your yard there is hope —we offer a shade tolerant variety of Tall Fescue.

What’s in our bag:

We use Southern Lawn Maxx Coated Seed. This seed is Blue Tag certified, meaning its 100% weed free. If you check the levels on the bags from stores like Lowes or Home Depot, you will find they are not weed free. Southern Lawn Maxx grass seed contains a patented and proprietary coating proven to need less water and less fertilizer. It also grows with more color and longer roots, and its grass is more adaptable. Complimented by the trusted Southern Lawn brand, Maxx is pre-treated with groSMART technologies, allowing it to produce top-tier results. In three independent trials, Southern Lawn Maxx outperformed traditional straight tall fescue with 40% quicker germination.

By aerating with core aeration, we loosen up the soil to allow water, oxygen and other nutrients to reach the roots of your lawn and give new grass a place to grow. Core aeration is necessary to maintain the health of your yard especially if it sees heavy traffic.

Finally we jumpstart new seed growth with fertilization, crucial for strong grass .

We also recommend feeding the lawn two additional times before the end of the year. Fall Fertilization will be done four to six weeks after its aeration, seeding and starting fertilizer. Use a 14-0-2 with Axillo 5 micronutrient package. Then, to get it ready for winter, Winter Fertilization will be another four to six weeks with the same fertilizer. This gives the roots the food it needs to become established before the freezing temperatures set in.

To meet everyone’s needs, we provide options for these services:

A complete service of overseeding, aeration, and fertilization with the best seed, Southern Lawn Maxx Coated Seed.
Aeration and overseeding of your lawn including only seed (not fertilizer).
Aeration only; no seed or fertilizer.
Seed and/or fertilizer to do it yourself, which can be picked up at our shop with a 24-hour notice.
Fall Fertilization
Winter Fertilization

Material Costs:

$24.50: 50lbs Lawn Starter fertilizer 18-24-12 w/ 2% FE 50lbs (covering 10,000 square feet)
$28.25: 50lbs 2 ^nd App Lawn Fertilizer 14-0-2 w/ Axillo 5 micronutrient package (covering 10,000 square feet)
$28.25: 50lbs 2 ^nd App Lawn Fertilizer 14-0-2 w/ Axillo 5 micronutrient package (covering 10,000 square feet)
$105.50: 50lbs Southern Lawn Maxx Coated Seed 50lbs (covering 10,000 square feet)

We will only be aerating, seeding and applying starter fertilizer for 6 weeks when our slots have filled up we will stop taking requests for this service. If you have a contract with us that includes the chemical program you are already on the list for this service. We will be sending out the date of service by the end of August. Let us know if you’d like a quote for any of these services. Or click here: https://online.formsrus.com/fieldsirrigation/contact.cfm

Fields Irrigation Inc.

4080 Greyhound Ct

Midlothian VA 23112

804-774-0019

www.fieldsirrigation.com

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Leaf Service

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:39:00 GMT

As the temperature mellows, we are quickly entering the season of fall leaf cleanup. The longer leaves are on your lawn, the harder they are to remove. This is true especially when rain and snow bind them to the ground. If left for only a few weeks, these leaves will smother your lawn and destroy it. They will steal your grass’ vigor and give moss the opportunity to take over. They will even promote lawn disease and attract worms, which in turn entice moles. All this damage can be lasting, and harm even the hardiest lawns. It is especially important for our aerating and seeding customers that they not let leaves lay on the new grass. Field’s Irrigation has the solution.

Our leaf program includes three cleanups a year to prevent the problems that come with leaf buildup on your lawn. Our leaf crews are experienced and work quickly. We have strong, three-wheel push blowers as well as leaf vacuums to make the clean up as fast as possible.

Our pricing structure brings fairer pricing to our customers. The first hour of lawn removal is $140 which includes two men and the leaf hauling and dumping fee. If the removal takes longer than an hour, the price for the remaining time is $55 per man, per hour and we will prorate the cost to the time they are on your property. We have GPS tracking on all our trucks and can tell exactly when they arrive and when they leave.

This program will keep the leaves from remaining on the grass for long and keep prices down for our customers. We can accommodate cleanups more often, do complete cleanups, or do any combination of our three cleanups at any time. We schedule these on a first request first scheduled basis. The weeks before and the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas book very quickly. If you would like to schedule your cleanups please reply to this email and let us know you would like to follow our plan or what schedule you would like.

If you would like to clean up the leaves yourself and want us to vacuum them from the curb or driveway, we can do that as well. The price for that is $75 for 30 minutes. We can get most homes done in that time frame and this includes the dumping fees. If the vacuuming takes longer, the price for the additional time is $110 per hour and will be prorated to the time we are on your property. Please put them next to a hard surface as we cannot take our vacuum truck on lawns due to the weight.

Here is the link to request any service:

http://online.formsrus.com/fieldsirrigation/contact.cfm

As always, please contact us if you have any questions.

Stay safe and enjoy your fall!

Fields Irrigation

4080 Grey Hound Ct.

Midlothian, VA 23112

804-774-0019

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