The estimated number of occasions for which each task is planned to be carried out can be presented in the form of a maintenance calendar.
The total number of actual operations will primarily depend upon the standard to be achieved. Other factors such as prevailing weather conditions, as well as the geographic location of the football pitch and the rootzone composition will also have an influence.
Maintenance calendars can provide a very useful means for forward planning and the information can be converted into a staff profile, indicating workload levels, material requirements or budget flow.
The 'Months' in the Table are given as 4 or 5 week periods for convenience; this still adds up to 13 weeks per quarter. There is no reason why, for example, the January month is given as 5 weeks, so long as each quarterly block is made up of one 5 week period and the other two are 4 week periods, thus giving 13 weeks for each quarter.
It is useful to have April as a 5 week period as it gives some more leeway in planning, although this is probably arbitrary.
Each month could also be the exact number of days in a calendar month. Whichever system works for the user, then this is the one which should be adopted.
Table showing the estimated work required to achieve a reasonable standard of general football pitch, although the precise amount of operations as well as when they are carried out will depend upon quite a number of factors.
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Other operations which could also be listed include general repairs during the playing season, leaf removal, pitch sweeping for presentation purposes etc.
Note: As with many operations, the weather will have a significant impact on what is required and when it can be carried. Irrigation requirements will depend not only upon the amount of rainfall, but at what frequency it occurs, as well as the temperature, wind and amount of sunlight received.
Overmarking, or selective overarking, will depend upon usage.