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Broken Tree Limbs from Winter Storms Can Cause Damage
Once again this weekend Old Man Winter is about to pay central North Carolina a visit. Last weekend the Vance County area experienced snow, sleet and freezing rain along with some breezy conditions. Paul McKenzie of the Vance Co. Extension Service explained on today’s Home and Garden Show during The Local Skinny! that large shade trees can be damaged by winter storms. “After a winter storm of any type, particularly with ice and wind, you should check those large shade trees for broken limbs and branches,” McKenzie said. “Obviously, the ones that are on the ground are easy to spot but, the ones stuck in a tree are much harder,” McKenzie continued.
Eventually, due to more wind or with the passage of time, these limbs and branches will eventually fall. The danger is that they could fall on an out building, your home or vehicle. More importantly, they may fall on a pet or a person causing injury.
“If you see anything you can’t handle with a pole saw, keeping your feet on the ground, you should hire a trained professional to take care of the limbs,” McKenzie said.
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Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.:
- Use sand instead of salt products on walkways and driveways during winter weather and sand don’t hurt plants like salt can.
- Cut dead foliage off of ornamental grasses. Take care not to cut into the crown or growing point, which is at the center close to ground level. Also trim last year’s foliage off liriope and mondograss.
- Check stored bulbs for decay.
- Inspect large shade trees for damage from the winter storm. Look for broken or hanging branches. If you can’t reach them from the ground with a pole saw, then hire a professional.
- Check your pruning equipment pruning season is just around the corner.
- Don’t wait until spring to plant trees and shrubs. Plant them anytime now that the ground is soft enough to dig, so they’ll get a head start.
- If you have seedlings started indoors check each day for moisture
Cooperative Extension With Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Backyard Chickens
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Cooperative Extension With Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.
Cooperative Extension With Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Goat Facilities
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Home And Garden Show 1-5-22
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- New Year = New Garden Year Start your 2022 Garden Journal
- Contact wildlife resources commission for help with wildlife damage issues
- Start planning your 2022 garden on paper now what are your goals for 2022 garden.
- Turf weed management is different now.
- What problems did you have in your 2021 garden? Call Cooperative Extension we can give you recommendations that may solve some of those issues before those problems start in 2022.
- Start preparing your seeding equipment for growing transplants.
- Build a small greenhouse or cold frame to raise your own transplants for 2022
- Consider fruit crops that are easier to grow.
Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.