April Farming and Gardening Notes

FEBRUARY FARMING AND GARDENING NOTES

DAILY NOTES FOR THE FARM AND GARDEN 1st: The season of Deep Winter begins today. This season has six significant cold waves, and it lasts from the 1st through the 25th of January. Average temperatures in this season are the lowest of the year everywhere in North America.

FARMING AND GARDENING NOTES FOR NOVEMBER

Pick up the black walnuts as soon as you can. Otherwise the squirrels will get them and plant them all over your property! Frost season means danger. Be alert for poisoning in your flock and herd due to toxic changes in the chemical composition of grasses and alfalfa. On the other hand, it’s brushfire season in the Southwest. Keep your animals out of harm’s way.

SEPTEMBER FARMING AND GARDENING NOTES

In the North, corn is denting; in the South, the whole crop can be mature.  The cutting of silage has taken over from the second and third cuts of hay.  Soybeans are turning as well as setting pods.  The harvest of winter wheat and oats is complete throughout the nation.  Across the Plains, the spring wheat is coming in, and the great cabbage and cauliflower harvests are underway.  

June Farming and Gardening with the Weather 

FARMING AND GARDENING WITH THE WEATHER Using weather history, one can know that cold waves will cross the Mississippi around the dates listed below.  The fronts reach Western states 24 to 48 hours prior to their arrival in the Midwest; they reach the East 24 to 48 hours later. Major storms are most likely to occur on the days between May 8 - 14 and May 17 - 23.