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Stop the Madness!

Shane Harris
Jan 22, 2020
Jan 22, 2020

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Stop the Madness! — Buy Now

Whacking back crapemyrtles to leave only three or five main trunks creates an eyesore and is not recommended.
Shane Harris

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Whacking back crapemyrtles to leave only three or five main trunks creates an eyesore and is not recommended.
Shane Harris

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Tallapoosa County Extension Coordinator For The Alabama Cooperative Extension System
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For 19-and-half years, I have served as an Extension agent with the mission to educate peopl…

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...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay,
Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Etowah, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pike,
Randolph, Russell, St. Clair, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive
outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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