Full Moon Summer Solstice
Tags: Nature
According to what someone relayed to me two days ago, the last frost of the season usually happens at the full moon in June, which occurs a day or two before the solstice this year. The conversation was about gardens and when it is considered safe to put out tender, frost-sensitive plants. Mine green babies have been out for at least a week and I have been monitoring the nighttime temperature forecasts daily. I was ready to haul in the potted plants and cover the vegetable garden with hefty bags and sheet plastic. The season must be beyond frost concerns by now. The sky has been cloudy and yesterday we received substantial rain, which was needed and prevented frost. The low for the last two nights was 11C/52-53F. Not bad for a full-moon solstice! Now the concern is over germination, watering, replanting and harvesting. We have already begun replantings of greens, peas and beans. Come on summer!
The hummies are swarming. For those of you who are familiar with our travails of the flicker (woodpecker) that has been tapping out his noisy love song at dawn, Kit wrapped the metal chimney with black plastic Hefty bags and orange streamers. That deterred the bird for 2 days, he was back percussing on our chimney again yesterday morning, just after 5:00 a.m. Fortunately Kit slept through it and I was already up.
According to what someone relayed to me two days ago, the last frost of the season usually happens at the full moon in June, which occurs a day or two before the solstice this year. The conversation was about gardens and when it is considered safe to put out tender, frost-sensitive plants. Mine green babies have been out for at least a week and I have been monitoring the nighttime temperature forecasts daily. I was ready to haul in the potted plants and cover the vegetable garden with hefty bags and sheet plastic. The season must be beyond frost concerns by now. The sky has been cloudy and yesterday we received substantial rain, which was needed and prevented frost. The low for the last two nights was 11C/52-53F. Not bad for a full-moon solstice! Now the concern is over germination, watering, replanting and harvesting. We have already begun replantings of greens, peas and beans. Come on summer!
The hummies are swarming. For those of you who are familiar with our travails of the flicker (woodpecker) that has been tapping out his noisy love song at dawn, Kit wrapped the metal chimney with black plastic Hefty bags and orange streamers. That deterred the bird for 2 days, he was back percussing on our chimney again yesterday morning, just after 5:00 a.m. Fortunately Kit slept through it and I was already up.