Maintenance manual
Setting Out · Phase 09 — Handover and records
The establishment schedule for the first twelve weeks
One row per period. New plantings and retained plants do not share a schedule — say what each gets. Put the exemption end date in the last column.
| Period | New plants | New turf | Retained plants |
|---|---|---|---|
The irrigation programme for each season
One summer programme, then the seasonal adjust. Perth and South West: 100% Jan–Feb, 80% Mar, 60% Apr, manual only May and Sept, Switch-off 1 June to 31 Aug, 60% Oct, 80% Nov, 90% Dec.
| Season or month | Seasonal adjust | Stations running | Minutes per station | Days and start time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Plant-by-plant care notes
Ordered by where they are, not alphabetically — a house-sitter navigates by location. On a renovation, say whether each one is new, retained or relocated.
| Location | Plant | New / retained / relocated | Station | Feed | Prune when | What stress looks like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The fertiliser programme
Product, rate and months for each area. Lawn: N:P:K around 10:1:6, max 25 g/m² couch or 12 g/m² kikuyu and buffalo, Sept–Nov and Mar–Apr only. Natives: low-phosphorus or nothing.
| Area or plant group | Product | Rate | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
Pruning times
A month, not a season, and the reason. Include what nobody is to touch — anything near the overhead service, ladder or chainsaw work above shoulder height, any electrical fault.
| Plant or group | Month | What gets cut | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
The twelve-month task calendar
Twelve rows, one page. Include the fixed dates: 1 June controller off, 1 September roster resumes, wetting agent at the start of winter and again in early summer, mulch to 5–10 cm annually, retic service before October.
| Month | Water | Feed | Prune | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|