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According to the
Hagerstown Almanack
“The stormy March has come at last, With wind, and cloud, and changing skies; I hear the rushing of the blast that through the snowy valley flies.” “March” — William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878)
Now that Candlemas has come and gone and friend groundhog failed to see his shadow (there being no sun to provide same), we can all look forward to an early spring (?) which, of course, does not officially arrive anyway until the 20th of the month at 5:03 p.m. when the sun enters Aries, so we’d have six more weeks of winter whether he saw his shadow or not.
COMET HALLEY, having rounded the sun, is now on its outward journey. Look for it low on the horizon in the east-southeast. Viewing should be better the first two weeks of next month.
MARCH WEATHER WATCH: In like the proverbial lion, March winds will blow 3-6,14-17,23-28. Below normal temperatures are expected and average precipitation, with flurries, 3-6, cold rain or snow 10-13 and showers 18-20 and 29-31.
EASTER is early — March 30, the first Sunday following the first Full Moon, which occurs at 10:02 p.m. on the 25th when trees will soon be burgeoning; the sap is on the rise for the annual collection and sugaring off of maple syrup. Hence, this moon is sometimes referred to as the Sap Moon.
STAY OUT OF THE GARDEN — the time is not ripe. Instead, get a head start indoors, plant those tomato seeds on St. Joseph’s Day, the 19th and, outdoors, get in peas on St. Patrick’s Day, the 17th, but only if your soil is somewhat dry. Raised beds will dry out earlier and give you that advantage.
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