Keeping your recurring visits well-organized is vital for smooth operations. When you need to add an extra service—such as fertilizing or hedge trimming—on top of your regular visits, follow the guidelines below:
Set up a second recurring visit
Identify your main service frequency. For instance, you might already have a weekly mowing visit.
Create an additional recurring visit for your extra service—like fertilizing—so it repeats on a compatible schedule.
Example: If your mowing is every week, set fertilizer applications for every 4 weeks (which is also based on a weekly interval).
Use compatible frequencies
Ensure your extra service’s frequency is a multiple of your main service’s frequency.
Good approach: A 2-weekly mowing visit and an 8-weekly hedge trim. Because 8 is a multiple of 2, both visits can align every 8 weeks.
Avoid mixing different frequency bases (e.g., one weekly and the other monthly), as this may cause scheduling misalignment.
Keep them aligned
Whenever you reschedule or move a visit, move the second recurring visit accordingly. This keeps both services on the same day when needed.
Apply Route Optimization in SortScape to ensure the two tasks are placed next to each other in your schedule.
Examples of tasks you can set up this way
Fertilizing: Weekly mow + 4-weekly fertilizer application
Hedge trimming: 2-weekly mow + 8-weekly hedge trim (around every 2½ months)
Pre-emergent: Weekly mow + 21-weekly pre-emergent application