10/19/09

Working outside does have its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages too. Beginning of the season and the end of the season it gets a bit chilly out there. In fact, today is a late start for the cold. Frost will present a problem. A frosted turf blade will break rather than bend when stepped on, causing damage known as "foot printing". More of a problem in the late season than the early spring. In the late season the turf grows slower and the damage takes longer to "grow out".

Start time today is about 9 am rather than the 7:30 start time. 7:30 is in itself an extended late start as we need light of day to treat the lawn, till they change the clocks we "follow the sun".