We love watermelon at my house. Anytime I buy one and have family or friends in, there’s usually nothing left but the rind. When I buy a small watermelon and it’s just Guy and me, I always have fruit left to store. Just like other fruit, watermelon doesn’t stay fresh very long once you cut ...
I remember when I was a kid my Uncle talking about what The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicted the winter would be like. The summer, too, for that matter. I was always fascinated by the idea that people could get together and actually forecast the weather for the whole year ahead. The almanac also told farmers ...
Are you looking for information about farming online? Would you like a source for accurate information to learn more? Would you like to make your household more efficient? Read on! The amount of websites that come up when you do a search for “agriculture” is staggering. Each has links to follow as well and there’s ...
Putting together a vegetable garden in zone 4 begins with planing in January. The last frost in zone 4 is about May 20th. Plan on planting after that date. Remember, Mother Nature controls the weather, not man. Make sure you have a good forecast. Take a look a the package of the seeds. It will ...
Every spring I look forward to my flower garden. In the winter, though, I can only plan for the coming seasons. During the longer winter days, I like to organize a strategy and a plan for making my flower garden the best it can be. Draw a Map I like to draw out a map ...
Benjamin Banneker, son of a former slave, mathematician, surveyor and astronomer, was born November 9, 1731 on a farm near the Patapsco River within 10 miles of the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Various accounts exist assessing his parental ancestry; all converge on his mother and father as free persons of African descent. Divergence occurs on ...
El Nino. La Nina. Southern Oscillation. Arctic Oscillation. Northern Oscillation. What do these terms mean for us weather-wise and how will the 2012-2013 winter season proceed? Let’s just say that as I type, it’s sleeting like crazy and it’s 38 F in Northern Arizona. The terms, enumerated above, are names given to semi-regular climactic variations ...
If you are longing for warm spring weather to come so that you can get to those vegetable or flower gardens, this is a good way to spend the long winter hours. You’ll have a jumpstart on your spring and summer gardening by planning and organizing through the winter months. Buy an inexpensive date book ...
‘Tis a frequently asked question; ‘Why didn’t my lilacs bloom?’. The same question is posed about other spring blooming shrubs like azaleas and forsythias, and the answer is found by asking more questions. Pruning When was the last time you pruned the lilac? Lilacs set their flower buds for next year in summer. If you ...
Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts many things, including southern weather with a northern touch after December 21, 2012. What could be in store for the southeast this late December could be as questionable as taking out an Ouija Board and requesting Nostradamus for a second opinion. Old Farmer’s Almanac steals Armageddon’s spotlight as the most noted ...
