We checked into having a mowing company come out to mow for us. We had three company’s come out and look the field over but all three bids were high enough that we would have to increase our dues 150 percent. We were paying to have fertilizer and weed control sprays but weren’t that happy with the results with what we were paying. Part of the problem was we don’t have water available and it might have been sprayed but then not watered in.
There are two of us that mow every Thursday so the field is ready for the weekend of course we fly after we mow. If one of us is going to be gone we have other people that will take our place. We also took over the fertilizer and weed control and the field looks better than ever. We are able to time the applications for when rain is predicted. We are also able to roll the field when the moisture conditions are favorable.
We don’t get any compensation for taking care of the field and don’t expect anything not even free membership. We do it because it needs to be done but we both have back and hip issues and the string trimmers cause us both problems.