PRUNING PAINT
Al Carrell: Well, that is cut off right nice. When you're pruning trees, though, you always leave a bare spot where you've pruned out the limb. We're going to show you what to do about that. Now, a lot of tree experts tell you that you don't need to paint over that, but I think any time you're got that bare wood up there it's liable to be attacked by insects. So, let's paint over it. If you don't want to go buy pruning paint, I've got a recipe. Now, you can use just about any kind of leftover latex paint. I'm going to pour a little bit in here, but then I'm going to add a secret ingredient that makes it even better than what you'd probably buy. And that is you need to take some mouthwash and you want the kind that says antiseptic. Not that the tree's going to have bad breath, but you put about two tablespoons in there and mix that up. Mix it up real good. Now, you're ready to brush it on. Now, you wonder about what that mouthwash does. Well, because it is antiseptic, it will prevent any kind of a bacterial attack inside this open spot. You can have it any color you want. I thought the green would be sort of good since I don't have green thumbs anyway. That ought to protect the tree.
Episode 58 1997 - 98 Season
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