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Menifee outlines turf management plan and scheduled field-closure rotation to protect playing surfaces
Summary
Staff described a turf management program that shifts new parks to hybrid Bermuda grass, uses integrated pest management and a web-based irrigation control, and will implement an eight-week rotational one-week closure cycle for sports fields; staff also plans GIS asset tracking and a public QR-code field-status page.
City of Menifee staff presented an overview of the parks division turf management program on Dec. 4, explaining how staff will maintain health and playability across roughly 122 acres of parkland and an estimated 2.5 million square feet of turf in city parks.
Presentation highlights included a shift in the city’s new-park standard from tall fescue to a hybrid Bermuda grass designed to tolerate heavy athletic use and reduce irrigation needs; routine practices such as aeration, top-dressing with bio-retention soil, fertilizer management (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) and mowing standards; and…
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