Master Gardner:There still time left for yard work (aren't you glad!)
February is a good time to prune trees since the key to successful pruning is to do it while the trees are dormant. In that light, appropriate tasks for this month would include clearing weeds and other garden and yard debris, and performing routine maintenance on yard tools and machines. That means changing oil, sharpening blades, repairing or replacing broken tools and repairing leaky or plugged irrigation lines. Improve your garden or raised bed soil for spring planting, install irrigation systems, and remove old mulches and replace them with fresh mulch. edu/pubs/garden/mg/pruning/fruit. A good general rule for pruning guidance is to always remove a limb or twig all the way back to its source at a branch or the tree&rsquo. For a good discussion of proper pruning techniques for fruit trees, see this website: http://ag. edu/pubs/garden/az1139. Shame, shame, shame. ve ever seen a mulberry tree that had its large branches cut back to one or two foot stubs and now looks like Medusa&rsquo. For instructions on pruning landscape trees, check out this link: http://ag. s head, you can understand why partially shortening limbs is not a good pruning technique. s February and you still haven&rsquo.
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