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Speaker 1 (00:04):
It means twenty one thirteen ten wy and ask the experts.
Joined this morning by Kevin Ham, Master Arborist and Hams Barburcare.
The website Hamsarborcare dot com. That's h A m msarborcare
dot com. Tell phone number eight six six five nine
six five three nine six. That's eight six six five
(00:26):
nine six five three nine six. If you're on the computers,
and who isn't these days, make sure you subscribe and
check out the YouTube channel. Also follow Kevin on Instagram
Kevin Ham Game of Trees YouTube channel. Make sure you
subscribe to that as well. Kevin Keeping Warm this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Yeah, we got a hard frost this morning. Something else?
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Yeah, what does that do?
Speaker 1 (00:46):
By the way, because I've been starting every week asking
about fall colors, Well that is that going to be
a negative for our potential for vibrant colors this year?
Speaker 2 (00:55):
It may not be. You know, when I say hard frous,
I mean you had, you know, frosting the windshield and stuff.
But twenty eight degrees. Most most things will handle twenty
eight degrees. So if it you know, and it can
be different at height than it is on the ground.
You know, the cold air goes down so at the
(01:17):
height of the trees, it may or may not have
been a you know, a leaf killing frost. I'm looking
at an autumn blaze maple right now, and the leaves
don't look like they're you know, stressed at all, So
I don't think it affected the trees much. Perfect, But
your plants that were on your porch, if you didn't
(01:40):
cover them, they're probably coming.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Yeah, they're very crunchy this morning. That's not a that's
not a good state for for place. By the way,
do trees and plants give off any kind of heat?
You know, you think of like like you know, mammals
and we obviously sure, yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
They gotta. They got a whole they've got a specific
heat rating. I can't tell you right off the top
of my head, but you know, when you're for example,
the emerald dashboard will will be killed at minus twenty
two degrees, but it has to be minus thirty for
(02:15):
about you know, three days straight to get inside the
bark to minus twenty two. So even even a short
distance to inside the bark, there can be a heat
holding aspect to that to that would so yeah, they
do hold heat.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
It's I'm always fascinated and for folks that haven't had
a chance to if you ever get a chance to
talk with Kevin, be ready to be amazed the stuff
he knows when it comes to when it comes to
a lot of different things. But we'll talk specifically Plan
Health this morning. It's always it's always pretty amazing. And
speaking of Plan Health and Plan Healthcare, Kevin just does
(02:55):
the frost and that's that change kind of I've got
a guess for for you. This is probably a pretty
you know, kind of like a marker for kind of
a change of types of activities or am I off
on that?
Speaker 2 (03:08):
Yeah, I mean, we definitely try to get all of
our fine healthcare done before you know, the ground freezes
for sure. Our soil injections we could technically do. We've
got them all done. We've got everything done. But I
remember in the past. I remember one year I was
driving back from Madison. I'd just done my last injections
(03:31):
and we were we were doing it with the large
stray rag at that time. We now have a more
streamline system. But I had to leave the motor running
because the front was coming in and the temperature was dropping.
It would freeze on the truck on the way home,
and so I kind of pushed it to the last
(03:53):
minute that year, and you know, so this year we're
all high and tight. Everything's done. Now. You know, if
somebody comes up and they have a you know, maybe
a birch treatment that we find that should be done,
or we could do it, or we could do it
in the spring, because the soil injection systems are you know,
(04:14):
whether it's done now or in late March, it really
doesn't make much of a difference. And so you know,
we can we can proactively write some plant healthcare this
this fall yet and have it ready to go right
away in the spring.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Really good time to give Kevin the team at Ham's
Arborcare a call. Think spring of course, eight six six
five nine six five three nine six. That's eight six
six five nine six five three nine six. Of course,
work year round at Ham's Arborcare through those coldest days
of winter as well, and as chilly as it was
this morning, the ground is still plenty soft, plenty workable.
So I've got to guess it's still a perfect time
(04:54):
to be planting a tree. If folks are a tree
or two folks are are looking to looking to add
some shade, and some some other other beauty to their
to their property. It's a great time to be doing that,
isn't it, Kevin.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Yeah, And we've got our fall special going. So there's
a great you know, two hundred and fifty dollars savings
legacy tree. So we've got you know, plenty available and
we'll be we can go right up to you know,
the freezing of the ground. We can get that tree
in the ground and then it's there for all the
(05:27):
winter snows. Hopefully last year was pretty dry, but you know,
and then in the springtime you get that early rain
and and you know you've got to weight to plant
in the spring until everything's kind of dried up. But
all that springtime moisture could be benefiting your newly planted tree.
(05:49):
So fall is a great time to put a tree
in the ground. And we our newsletter actually just went
out recently here and and that special is listed in there.
So we'll be running that as long as we can.
In if somehow the weather drops out from underneath us
and it gets cold, you know, obviously any of those
specials that were were signed for a fall planting, uh
(06:12):
will be honored. You know. In the spring, you know,
we always have that potential for the weather to change
what the weather likes to Yeah, you know it is right,
yea last year means nothing could be different.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
By the way, how are we doing this year?
Speaker 1 (06:30):
I know we had I think a lot of people
have in their minds because we had such a such
a good early summer with rain. We're we're it's correctly
and I know we recently got a rainfall, but the
ground is pretty pretty dry for folks that have those
newer trees and want to make sure that they're that
they're staying moist.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
Right we we got a significant dry spell in you
know of in this September. So yeah, definitely, you know
you should be even watering right now mid October. If
you if right now you just went, oh, I didn't
water anything since you know July, you better, you better
(07:09):
add a little water.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
They're thirsty. They are thirsty for sure.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
And Kevin with this time of year, and I think
sometimes people get this idea of as as the you know,
leaves are starting to change or I'm noticing and I
don't know if it's from the temperatures or or the
lack of water. I'm noticing as I'm driving around the
canopy seems a lot less dense. People tend to think
that this is kind of the time of year where
things start to wind down, and it's just it's actually
not the case. Especially at Hampsarbacarey. You guys are are
(07:36):
really getting ramped up for for winter and winter work
and other things. It's a really good time to be
to be doing that type of work and to get
on the schedule, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Absolutely We've got you know, all of our pruning and
removable operations go all the way through the winter. Stump
grinding we put away last year. We actually ground stumps
in every stump of the year. But that is a rarity.
Especially we're putting that away somewhere in late November early
December because we like to dig out the stump and
(08:11):
you know, that saves some of our teeth on the
stump grinder because of rocks that we inevitably find, and
we salvage some of that native soil and we clean
out all the chips and then we backfill with that
residual soil and with fresh soil that we bring. So
we like to do a complete finish on our stumps. Ordinarily,
(08:33):
some people they said oh, just leave the chips. I'm
going to reuse the chips, and there is a cost
savings there, but we really like there's more chips than
you would ever think. You know, cleaning up those chips
is not necessarily easy, and we just know that we
get all the running roots, roots and everything that are
(08:53):
maybe hidden by those chips. Oftentimes we're lighting up that
stump grinder again after we've cleaned out a bunch of chips.
We got that little bit of spot there or something
that has to be taken care of. So we like
to do a solid finish and that's best done with
with non frozen ground.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
Perfect.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
So it's a good time, good time to be talking
about all those things. And Kevin, one final thing before
we wrap up, wrap up this morning and we think
about we think about you mentioned winter work and of
course a colder temperature this morning. I've got to guess
biochar production is in full swing. Multi beneficial to you
this time of year, isn't it?
Speaker 2 (09:28):
Yeah, definitely, And we were actually we're doing some renovations
on our on our kiln that we have where we've got,
you know, some big plans on on a larger kiln,
and I just kind of was staring at our existing
kill and I said, you know, I could insulate that,
and we could we could kind of mimic my plan
(09:50):
for the larger kiln. So we've got that in right
now and that should be getting done in the next
week or so, and then we'll have that kind of
consistently going every day through the winner and then uh yeah,
well we're continuing in that process.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
So it's pretty it's pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
And we talk about biochar great amendment for your soil,
and of course we'll talk about talk about putting it
on the ground in shows to come. I will tell
you now it's a good thing to put on your
body as well. You'll smell great, you'll get nice clearly
with that biochar bar of course links to that at
gameoftrees dot com. That's gameoftrees dot com. You can order
that online. Again, it isn't a really really good uh
(10:33):
product for your for your trees and in your soil,
but also that biochar that that that charcoal makes a
really really good soap as well.
Speaker 3 (10:41):
Check that out online.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Speaking of the website, Hamsarborcare dot com that's hams h A. M. M.
Sarborcare dot com. Today is Today Picked the Phone. Give
Kevin a call eight six six five nine six five
three nine six. That's eight six six five nine six
five three nine six Kevin, It's always great chatting with you.
Speaker 3 (10:58):
You have a most fantastic.
Speaker 2 (10:59):
Of days you too, Shaw and take care.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
News comes your way next right here at thirteen ten
doll WILLU I B e
It means twenty one thirteen ten wy and ask the experts.
Joined this morning by Kevin Ham, Master Arborist and Hams Barburcare.
The website Hamsarborcare dot com. That's h A m msarborcare
dot com. Tell phone number eight six six five nine
six five three nine six. That's eight six six five
(00:26):
nine six five three nine six. If you're on the computers,
and who isn't these days, make sure you subscribe and
check out the YouTube channel. Also follow Kevin on Instagram
Kevin Ham Game of Trees YouTube channel. Make sure you
subscribe to that as well. Kevin Keeping Warm this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Yeah, we got a hard frost this morning. Something else?
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Yeah, what does that do?
Speaker 1 (00:46):
By the way, because I've been starting every week asking
about fall colors, Well that is that going to be
a negative for our potential for vibrant colors this year?
Speaker 2 (00:55):
It may not be. You know, when I say hard frous,
I mean you had, you know, frosting the windshield and stuff.
But twenty eight degrees. Most most things will handle twenty
eight degrees. So if it you know, and it can
be different at height than it is on the ground.
You know, the cold air goes down so at the
(01:17):
height of the trees, it may or may not have
been a you know, a leaf killing frost. I'm looking
at an autumn blaze maple right now, and the leaves
don't look like they're you know, stressed at all, So
I don't think it affected the trees much. Perfect, But
your plants that were on your porch, if you didn't
(01:40):
cover them, they're probably coming.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Yeah, they're very crunchy this morning. That's not a that's
not a good state for for place. By the way,
do trees and plants give off any kind of heat?
You know, you think of like like you know, mammals
and we obviously sure, yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
They gotta. They got a whole they've got a specific
heat rating. I can't tell you right off the top
of my head, but you know, when you're for example,
the emerald dashboard will will be killed at minus twenty
two degrees, but it has to be minus thirty for
(02:15):
about you know, three days straight to get inside the
bark to minus twenty two. So even even a short
distance to inside the bark, there can be a heat
holding aspect to that to that would so yeah, they
do hold heat.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
It's I'm always fascinated and for folks that haven't had
a chance to if you ever get a chance to
talk with Kevin, be ready to be amazed the stuff
he knows when it comes to when it comes to
a lot of different things. But we'll talk specifically Plan
Health this morning. It's always it's always pretty amazing. And
speaking of Plan Health and Plan Healthcare, Kevin just does
(02:55):
the frost and that's that change kind of I've got
a guess for for you. This is probably a pretty
you know, kind of like a marker for kind of
a change of types of activities or am I off
on that?
Speaker 2 (03:08):
Yeah, I mean, we definitely try to get all of
our fine healthcare done before you know, the ground freezes
for sure. Our soil injections we could technically do. We've
got them all done. We've got everything done. But I
remember in the past. I remember one year I was
driving back from Madison. I'd just done my last injections
(03:31):
and we were we were doing it with the large
stray rag at that time. We now have a more
streamline system. But I had to leave the motor running
because the front was coming in and the temperature was dropping.
It would freeze on the truck on the way home,
and so I kind of pushed it to the last
(03:53):
minute that year, and you know, so this year we're
all high and tight. Everything's done. Now. You know, if
somebody comes up and they have a you know, maybe
a birch treatment that we find that should be done,
or we could do it, or we could do it
in the spring, because the soil injection systems are you know,
(04:14):
whether it's done now or in late March, it really
doesn't make much of a difference. And so you know,
we can we can proactively write some plant healthcare this
this fall yet and have it ready to go right
away in the spring.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Really good time to give Kevin the team at Ham's
Arborcare a call. Think spring of course, eight six six
five nine six five three nine six. That's eight six
six five nine six five three nine six. Of course,
work year round at Ham's Arborcare through those coldest days
of winter as well, and as chilly as it was
this morning, the ground is still plenty soft, plenty workable.
So I've got to guess it's still a perfect time
(04:54):
to be planting a tree. If folks are a tree
or two folks are are looking to looking to add
some shade, and some some other other beauty to their
to their property. It's a great time to be doing that,
isn't it, Kevin.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Yeah, And we've got our fall special going. So there's
a great you know, two hundred and fifty dollars savings
legacy tree. So we've got you know, plenty available and
we'll be we can go right up to you know,
the freezing of the ground. We can get that tree
in the ground and then it's there for all the
(05:27):
winter snows. Hopefully last year was pretty dry, but you know,
and then in the springtime you get that early rain
and and you know you've got to weight to plant
in the spring until everything's kind of dried up. But
all that springtime moisture could be benefiting your newly planted tree.
(05:49):
So fall is a great time to put a tree
in the ground. And we our newsletter actually just went
out recently here and and that special is listed in there.
So we'll be running that as long as we can.
In if somehow the weather drops out from underneath us
and it gets cold, you know, obviously any of those
specials that were were signed for a fall planting, uh
(06:12):
will be honored. You know. In the spring, you know,
we always have that potential for the weather to change
what the weather likes to Yeah, you know it is right,
yea last year means nothing could be different.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
By the way, how are we doing this year?
Speaker 1 (06:30):
I know we had I think a lot of people
have in their minds because we had such a such
a good early summer with rain. We're we're it's correctly
and I know we recently got a rainfall, but the
ground is pretty pretty dry for folks that have those
newer trees and want to make sure that they're that
they're staying moist.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
Right we we got a significant dry spell in you
know of in this September. So yeah, definitely, you know
you should be even watering right now mid October. If
you if right now you just went, oh, I didn't
water anything since you know July, you better, you better
(07:09):
add a little water.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
They're thirsty. They are thirsty for sure.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
And Kevin with this time of year, and I think
sometimes people get this idea of as as the you know,
leaves are starting to change or I'm noticing and I
don't know if it's from the temperatures or or the
lack of water. I'm noticing as I'm driving around the
canopy seems a lot less dense. People tend to think
that this is kind of the time of year where
things start to wind down, and it's just it's actually
not the case. Especially at Hampsarbacarey. You guys are are
(07:36):
really getting ramped up for for winter and winter work
and other things. It's a really good time to be
to be doing that type of work and to get
on the schedule, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Absolutely We've got you know, all of our pruning and
removable operations go all the way through the winter. Stump
grinding we put away last year. We actually ground stumps
in every stump of the year. But that is a rarity.
Especially we're putting that away somewhere in late November early
December because we like to dig out the stump and
(08:11):
you know, that saves some of our teeth on the
stump grinder because of rocks that we inevitably find, and
we salvage some of that native soil and we clean
out all the chips and then we backfill with that
residual soil and with fresh soil that we bring. So
we like to do a complete finish on our stumps. Ordinarily,
(08:33):
some people they said oh, just leave the chips. I'm
going to reuse the chips, and there is a cost
savings there, but we really like there's more chips than
you would ever think. You know, cleaning up those chips
is not necessarily easy, and we just know that we
get all the running roots, roots and everything that are
(08:53):
maybe hidden by those chips. Oftentimes we're lighting up that
stump grinder again after we've cleaned out a bunch of chips.
We got that little bit of spot there or something
that has to be taken care of. So we like
to do a solid finish and that's best done with
with non frozen ground.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
Perfect.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
So it's a good time, good time to be talking
about all those things. And Kevin, one final thing before
we wrap up, wrap up this morning and we think
about we think about you mentioned winter work and of
course a colder temperature this morning. I've got to guess
biochar production is in full swing. Multi beneficial to you
this time of year, isn't it?
Speaker 2 (09:28):
Yeah, definitely, And we were actually we're doing some renovations
on our on our kiln that we have where we've got,
you know, some big plans on on a larger kiln,
and I just kind of was staring at our existing
kill and I said, you know, I could insulate that,
and we could we could kind of mimic my plan
(09:50):
for the larger kiln. So we've got that in right
now and that should be getting done in the next
week or so, and then we'll have that kind of
consistently going every day through the winner and then uh yeah,
well we're continuing in that process.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
So it's pretty it's pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
And we talk about biochar great amendment for your soil,
and of course we'll talk about talk about putting it
on the ground in shows to come. I will tell
you now it's a good thing to put on your
body as well. You'll smell great, you'll get nice clearly
with that biochar bar of course links to that at
gameoftrees dot com. That's gameoftrees dot com. You can order
that online. Again, it isn't a really really good uh
(10:33):
product for your for your trees and in your soil,
but also that biochar that that that charcoal makes a
really really good soap as well.
Speaker 3 (10:41):
Check that out online.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Speaking of the website, Hamsarborcare dot com that's hams h A. M. M.
Sarborcare dot com. Today is Today Picked the Phone. Give
Kevin a call eight six six five nine six five
three nine six. That's eight six six five nine six
five three nine six Kevin, It's always great chatting with you.
Speaker 3 (10:58):
You have a most fantastic.
Speaker 2 (10:59):
Of days you too, Shaw and take care.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
News comes your way next right here at thirteen ten
doll WILLU I B e
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