Pruning Crepe Myrtles and Roses in Dormant Season
County Agent Dale Dunlap advises pruning crepe myrtles during dormancy by removing old blooms dead wood and crossing branches to boost flowering while avoiding over trimming. He notes watering may be needed in dry winters and warns against high phosphorus fertilizer and excessive cuts. For roses prune timing varies by bloom type with spring bloomers pruned after blooming and summer bloomers pruned in late winter with a second mid August pruning for fall bloom.
4 H News Livestock Show Winners Named at Ft Worth
4 H members Tucker Long Tate Baumgardner Caleb Baumgardner and Larkin Davis earned placements in Ft Worth with exotic medium and light weight steers and a Shorthorn heavy weight steer Shanna James Evan Derrick Sawyer Sims and Holly Davis also exhibited steers County Agent Dale Dunlap accompanied the youths Good luck to 4 H members in San Antonio next week The writer apologizes for past mistakes and proudly praises the exhibitors
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