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March 2020
"If you are enough lucky to
be Irish, then you’re are lucky enough"
Old Irish Saying
Mid-Atlantic Weather Watch: Snow,
in the northern part of the region, rain in
the south (1, 2, 3); fair and cold (4, 5, 6,
7) with showers, some snow in the north (8.9).
Fair and cold again (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) with
snow in the north, rain in the south
(15.16.17). Fair, cold (18, 19, 20, 23, 22)
snow in the north, rain in the south (23, 24,
25, 26); fair and cold yet again (27.28.29.29,
30, 31).
Full Moon:
March’s Full Moon will occur on March 9th.
Native Americans came to call it Worm Moon
because of the abundance of earthworms that
would appear due to the warmer temperatures,
softening up the frozen soil. It has also been
referred to as Sap Moon because sap would
begin to rise and run during this time of
year.
Special Notes:
Don’t forget to reset all of your clocks and
watches when you ‘spring’ ahead an hour on
Sunday, March 8th at 2 a.m. EST when Daylight
Saving Time begins. The Vernal Equinox occurs
on Thursday, March 19th and signals the
arrival of Spring. Known for its high winds,
March is the perfect time to "go fly a kite"!
Nothing is as exhilarating except maybe flying
itself! Check out some of these classic
designs you can make at home at
wwww.my-best-kite.com.
Holidays:
Sunday, March 1st is the first Sunday in Lent.
Be sure to wear green in honor of Ireland’s
own, St. Patrick, on Tuesday, March 17th.
The Garden:
Don’t feed azaleas or rhododendrons until
after they bloom. Then, give them a fertilizer
that is specially formulated for plants that
prefer acid soil. House plants will react to
longer days and brighter light at this time by
putting out new growth. The end of this month
is a good time to pinch them back to generate
new growth and to thicken them. And do try to
plant your peas on St. Patrick’s Day!
The Farm: Best
days for planting root crops (10, 11); weeding
and stirring the soil (2, 3, 29, 30); planting
above-ground crops (4, 5, 31); planting root
crops (21, 22); harvesting all crops (14, 15,
16); setting hens and incubators (3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16);
slaughtering/butchering meat (1, 24, 25, 26,
27, 28, 29, 30, 31); transplanting (1, 24, 15,
26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31); harvesting and
storing grain (16, 17, 18, 19, 2021, 22, 23);
the weaning of all small animals and livestock
(14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23).
J. Gruber’s Thought For Today’s Living
"Never let a day go by
that you don’t do more to your fellow man and
for your community than you receive."
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