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Local NC Cooperative Extension Weekly Update
WEEKLY TO DO LIST 1. Continue pruning! Broadleaf evergreens, ornamental trees, fruit trees, grapevines, shade trees. 2. Hold off pruning anything with flower buds, or prune selectively. 3. Apply crabgrass preventer to lawns. 4. Clean up flower beds and apply pre-emergent herbicide and mulch. 5. The following crops can be direct seeded now: broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, potatoes, radishes, turnips. 6. Start seeds for broccoli, cauliflower. 7. Get a jump on spring planting by installing trees and shrubs whenever the …