The Chesapeake
Club Standard is a new branded lawn care regimen designed
specifically for the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Chesapeake
Club Standard is based on lawn service criteria established
jointly by a group of lawn care professionals and government
environmental stewards.
Under the Chesapeake Club Standard lawn service option, lawn care professionals must:
- Keep fertilizer off any impervious surfaces. This may involve sweeping granules back into the grass from sidewalks, driveways and other areas after application;
- Leave behind Chesapeake Club lawn care materials provided by the Chesapeake Bay Program and explain to the homeowner that he/she should follow the provided lawn care guidelines if they perform any lawn care on their own;
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- Visit the website
twice a year – once before June 15 to sign up
and once by November 15 to fill out a short online
form estimating the area of lawn being serviced under
the Chesapeake Club brand; and
- Meet ALL the nitrogen and phosphorus application
criteria listed in the table below. These criteria
require the lawn service to:
- Limit the total amount of nitrogen applied during
the year (based on the type of grass).
- Apply fertilizer only after a specified date in
the spring (based on the county, and the type of
grass).
- Apply fertilizer only before a specified date
in the fall (based on the county, and the type of
grass).
- Only apply phosphorus to new lawns, or as deemed
necessary through soil testing.
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