March 31, 2011... this is the last day of the month on the cusp of a new April. April, in our northern hemisphere, is the month of spring, the month of showers and the month of buds. April is derived from a latin word, aperio. Aperio means to open or bud. We are prepping the gardens for the season ahead. Cleaning up the autumn leaves left out to coat the winter gardens for warmth. Seeing the bits of green here and there , the fresh buds coming from the earth is refreshing to our soul. It gives us hope that our lives can renew.
In these waning days of spring now is a good time to do our garden chores, cleaning and prepping for the season ahead. We have short windows of opportunity to sow any early season crops. Our season in the midwest isa cool spring compared to last year, so our ground is not warmed up quite enough to plant. Last year on this date we had 80 degree weather , this year we are topping out in the 40's. It has been dry so let us all get out there and scratch the earth and let the seedlings get the April rains
Enjoy the season!
Winter's done,
and April's in the skies.
Earth, look up with laughter
in your eyes!
-Charles G. D. Roberts (1860-1943)
this poem re-printed from the old farmers almanac
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Thanks for the putting a bug in my ear - as they say. I am going out right now!
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