How Is A Man Like The Weather?… Nothing Can Be Done To Change Either One Of Them!
Of the 12 signs of the Zodiac this year brought in the Year Of The Tiger. If you had the good fortune of being born in this sign you are thought to be brave, confident, great levels of willpower, adventurous, enthusiastic. These are the good traits of this sign, the bad traits of this sign say you may be unpredictable, aggressive, short tempered and anxious. Chinese New Year comes on different dates and this year it was in late January. As with Zodiacs weather is predicted and one of my favourite is the Farmers Almanac. The Old Farmers Almanac was created by Robert B. Thomas and was a instant success and increased it’s circulation significantly over the years. In the early 1800’s it became known as the Farmers Almanac and its weather forecasting was in the 80 percent range of accuracy, by the mid 1800’s The Farmers Almanac had a circulation of 225,000 copies. German spies caught on the shorelines of North America were carrying copies of the Almanac to help with weather prediction. February was to have mostly fair skies with showers and snowfall in the higher elevations. March was to start out stormy and then change to fair weather on the coast with the storms moving inward by mid month and the changing to fair weather by the end of the month. Our winter was to be warmer and drier than usual with below normal snow fall. Our coldest months were to be December and early January. Spring weather will be near normal temperatures with more rain and Summer weather will be warmer and rainier with a hot spell from mid July to mid August. Fall is supposed to be rainier with normal temperatures for that time of year. Sounds interesting I don’t see anywhere where a Heat Dome is expected but rainier sounds good for part of our summer.
Most seeds for the garden should be planted if you are doing bedding plants except for cucumber, squash type seeds, sunflowers and other rapid growing plants. Pruning of fruit trees should be done very soon if you have not finished that task as you want it done before the sap starts to flow. It’s nice to see the snow rapidly melting but watch for ice over the week as our nighttime temperatures will be low and ice will be forming. Everything is looking good in the greenhouse and I am becoming excited for the upcoming planting season!
Happy Gardening
Samantha Nason
BS Ranch & Greenhouses
250 547 6567 • samanthanason@hotmail.com
