January 4
"If Grass grows in January, it will grow badly the whole year"
1809 - Birth of Louis Braille, who refined a raised-dot alphabet for people who are blind.
1986 - Utah became the 45th state.
* Image by Kirsten Lie-Nielsen
"There's a lot to be said for the fellow that doesn't say it himself" ~ Maurice Switzer
January's inclement weather in Maine is an excuse to stay inside. In fact, mild weather in January is regarded with great suspicion by most gardeners and farmers. But there are indeed a few things you can do outside.
- Get in the habit of walking around your property and inspecting trees for storm damage. Remove any broken limbs, making a clean cut close to the trunk.
- Protect a small tree or shrub from extreme cold by surrounding it with a cylinder of snow fencing and packing straw or shredded leaves inside the cylinder.
- Use a broom to gently Bruch heavy snow off evergreens. If branches are covered with ice, it's best to leave them alone.
- Appreciate the insulating qualities of heavy snow cover on your perennial bed. If you add to it in the course of shoveling, all the better.
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