Mount Holly Newsflash - Thursday, December 31, 2020 - Morning edition The weather today in Mount Holly - Cloudy with scattered snow showers this morning, then partly sunny this afternoon. Little or no additional snow accumulation. Breezy with highs in the lower 30s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph this morning. Chance of snow 50 percent. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com
Bark, Buds & Branches: Learn to identify trees in winter February 18, 2021; 1-2pm Free, Online via Zoom By Vermont Land Trust
Many of us can identify trees like maple and oaks by their leaf shape but once those leaves are on the ground tree identification can be a little tricky. How do you identify a tree in stick season? Let us help you! Join VLT foresters to learn what trees they love the most and what tips and tricks they use to identify them this time of year. We will go over leafless identification for the most common trees you are likely to encounter in the woods and a few less common ones. We will cover trees found in all corners of the state.
Vermont Home Gardener: A New Year, A New Season, A New Garden!
The good news is that the days are getting longer! In mid-winter we gain just over 2 minutes of daylight every day. Slow but sure, spring in coming. The other sure sign that spring is coming is the arrival of new seed catalogs. This is a great time of year to begin planning for your new gardening season. In this last article for 2020 let's begin thinking about preparations for 2021 with deciding what to plant and some tips about which kind of seed to get, or not.
You have three basic decisions to make. 1) What do you want to grow? 2) Should you start with seeds or buy plants later? and 3) Where are you going to get your seeds or plants? The answer to no. 1 should be based on what you like and what you want. Also, recall what performed best last year? What yielded the most with the fewest problems. Think about your favorites that made you feel successful. You get to choose!
