FALL FIELD DAY 2022

Leawood City Park

10601 Lee Blvd.

Leawood, KS 66206

Check-In: 8:00AM

Opening Remarks: 8:30AM

Hear from the team at Leawood City Parks about their facilities and the history at Leawood City Park as well as the other parks they manage. They will also discuss:

-How they care for their parks

-day-to-day work

-mowing

-painting

-How they manage wear areas

-rotation of fields

-moving and rotating the field orientation

-Fertilizer and chemical program

-Aerification

-sports fields

-common grounds

-Seeding

-budgeting for seed with increased costs

-different equipment

-Liquid Aerification & Bio-stimulant Products

-New shop that is currently under construction

There will also be a discussion on the following topics that many have struggled with this year:

-Labor

-Lack of labor

-Hiring ideas/strategies

-Contract mowing/work

-Drought

-Watering Practices

-Seed selection

-Mowing (or lack there of)

-Seed

-Increase in prices

-Rate and timing of application

-Different equipment

-Different varieties

-Winter Prep

-Fertilizer Application

-Change in mowing height

-Topdress

-Grow covers

-Machine Maintenance

-Irrigation

There will be a bbq lunch provided from Jack Stack.

We hope to see you all there!