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12.0 Infield Turf Maintenance 12.1 Infield turf shall mean all sport turf in the infield, the foul territory of the infield and 36" beyond the infield brickdust skin line/arc. Infield turf shall be mowed three (3) times per week February — August and one (1) time per week September — January. 12.1.1 Contractor shall use a "greens" reel mower to provide "putting green" quality finish cut. 12.1.2 Infield turf shall be cut between 1/2" and 3/4" per staff's direction. 12.1.3 All turf clippings shall be collected and disposed of. 12.2 Infield turf shall be irrigated to maximize healthy growth of the turf while conserving water. Over watering will not be acceptable. 12.2.1 Contractor shall check and program the automatic irrigation controller minimum one time per week. 12.2.2 Contractor shall provide any areas of the turf supplemental watering using a garden hose on an as needed basis to assure a high quality turf infield. 12.2.3 Infield turf shall be fertilized one (1) time per month February apply Nitro King 22-4-4 and March, April, May, June, July, August, September apply Turf Supreme 16-6-8 at a rate of one (1) pound of actual nitrogen per 1,000 square feet of turf. 12.2.4 Contractor shall distribute the fertilizer evenly using a mechanical broadcaster. No hand distribution will be allowed. 12.2.5 Immediately following fertilization the Contractor shall water in the fertilizer to avoid chemically "burning" the turf. 12.3 Infield turf shall be aerated using a walk behind piston type aerator two (2) times per year, in January and July. All, cores shall be removed. Dragging of cores is not permitted. 12.4 Infield turf shall be kept weed free at all times. 12.4.1 Any grasses other than the original hybrid Bermuda installed in the infield shall be eradicated immediately upon notice. The Contractor may choose the method of eradication, however, may not damage the turf. lx