LEAK TESTS & FUNCTIONAL CHECKS. The leak tests and the functional checks are implemented as methods for monitoring the production process and for the product quality control.EAK TESTS & FUNCTIONAL CHECKS. The leak tests and the functional checks are implemented as methods for monitoring the production process and for the product quality control.
The Right Way to Prune Crape Myrtle. Late winter (February-March) is the best time to prune crape myrtles in eastern North Carolina. Like all trees, the correct way to prune a crape myrtle involves enhancing its natural form rather than trying to force it to grow in a space that is too small or an artificial shape.
Pruning A Crape Myrtle Tree. When it comes to pruning crape myrtles, it would be better to leave them alone than to prune them improperly. We've all seen over-pruning, when each and every year people chop crape myrtles back too far, and what we call knuckles begin to form. These knuckles, or what I think actually look more like clenched fists, grow larger every year when folks cut last years knew growth back all the way to the knuckles.