How Do You Avoid Winter Salt Damage On Plants?
Frost is in the air and that means icy roads are sure to follow. Before you cut open that bag of snow-melt learn how to save and protect your landscaping investment. Salt burns the roots of plants. It’s that simple! The damage might not be immediate but the evidence starts at the base of your trees and shrubs. A long and slow process begins with an obvious pattern of lower branches turning brown, looking dried out, and dying. As the salt builds up and slowly releases, the damage creeps right up the plant and it looks very uniform. The damage might not even become apparent until after a few years. Sometimes, we have no choice but to put down the melting products, but there are a few tricks to ease up the damage. Look for melting products that use calcium chloride as the main ingredient. The slower release has less of an effect or trees and shrubs. Sodium chloride is the worst product for landscapes. Plant salt resistant or tolerant species of plants: Oaks seem to be the most tolerant wh
