To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.
Ecc. 3:1
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.
Ecc. 3:1
If the end of summer heat has your potted plants and flower beds looking a little worn out, add some color to perk them up. Zinnias, mums, lantana, and asters are some plants that can stand up to the heat into the fall.
There is still time to trim back your iris. Trim away the entire iris plant so only a few inches stick up from the ground. Cut the sides on an angle to make the leaves form a fan shape. If the rhizomes are crowding each other, use a garden spade to carefully lift the plants from the ground. Break apart the rhizomes into smaller portions and replant with some space in between. Don’t cover the entire rhizome with soil; plant them very shallowly. You can almost just lay the rhizomes on top of the ground and they’ll root! As a general rule, bearded iris need to be replanted every 3 years.
Before the age of the modern day meteorologist, people observed the things around them and looked for trends that would help them know what to expect. Many today say these are not accurate at all, and maybe they're not, but they're interesting...
If woolly caterpillars have more black on them than brown, the harsher the winter will be.
When smoke descends, good weather ends. When smoke from a fire lays low to the ground instead of rising, cold weather is on the way.
If hornets, bees, and wasps build their nests higher than usual, expect a harsh winter with lots of snow.
If livestock have a thicker coat than usual and if squirrels look fatter, it will be a cold winter.
Ring around the moon, storm coming soon.
When you slice a persimmon seed in half, if you see a spoon shape, there will be a lot of heavy, wet snow to scoop. A fork shape means light, powdery snow and a milder winter. If you see a knife, you can expect to be "cut" by cold, icy, windy weather.
The Harvest Moon is the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox. Sometimes it falls in September and sometimes in October. This year, it falls on September 26.
It will rise shortly after sunset for several nights in a row. Because it rises low on the horizon, the Harvest Moon often appears larger and more golden, especially just after moonrise. This extra evening light helped farmers work later in the day gathering crops, and that's where it gets its name..
