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March
2004
"When law can stop the
blades of grass from growin' as they grow,
An' when the leaves in summertime their
color dare not show,
Then I will change the color, too, I wear in
my caubeen;
But till that day, plaise God, I'll stick to
the Wearin' o' the Green.
Author Unknown
For the month of
March, Temperatures Will Be below Average
with Precipitation to Be Average.
Weather Watch:
Windy with colder temperatures (1,2,3);
windy, flurries or sprinkles (4,5). Snow or
rain showers (6,7) turning fair and cooler
(8,9,10). Windy with snow or rain (11,12)
with more flurries or sprinkles (13,14).
Fair skies and cooler temperatures
(15,16,17) with rain or snow and stormy
weather (18,19). Fair and quite mild
(20,21,22,23) with periods of rain or snow
(24,25,26), turning fair and cool (27,28).
Rain or snow (29,30) with fair weather and
not so cold (31).
Tornado Watch:
The Almanack sees no tornado activity for
the month of March.
Full Moon:
March's Full Moon, which will occur on the
6th at 11:16PM. It is often referred to as
the Worm Moon because earthworms sometimes
are able to burrow out of the softened earth
due to March's warmer temperatures. It has
also been know as the SAP Moon because tree
sap would start to rise at this time
throughout the region.
Special Notes:
Take advantage of the high winds during
March (at the beginning, as The Almanack
predicts!) and "go fly a kite" with a child.
Nothing is as exhilarating except maybe
flying itself! Vernal Equinox occurs on
Saturday, March 20th and signals the arrival
of Spring.
Holidays:
Don't forget to honor St. Patrick on
Wednesday, March 17th by wearing something
green to school or work!
The Garden:
Get an early start on lawn and garden
preparation by raking up old grass and
debris (if snow is not still on the
ground!). Treat and seed bare spots in the
lawn for faster greening when the soil warms
up. As soon as your compost pile thaws,
start to turn it with a fork as best you
can. Begin pruning early-flowering shrubs,
fruit trees, and roses. Use plenty of
supplementary nitrogen in early spring, in
addition to yearly feeding. Prune trees and
vines but stay away from birch and maples as
they often bleed sap at this time of year if
pruned.
J. Grubers'
Thought for Today's Living:
"Never let a day go
by that you don't more to your fellow man
and to your community then you receive"
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