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Folk Lure

Posted by jbest123 Zone 5 PA (My Page) on
Sat, Jan 3, 09 at 7:12

I remember my grandfather talking about farming/gardening and some of the things you should do. Such as:

You plant corn when the oak leaves are the size of mouse ears.
You plant potatoes when the moon is down.
You plant cucumbers on the longest day of the year.
You use chicken manure where you will be planting things like corn and leafy vegetables.
You use pig manure where you will be planting the squash family.

I know there is a lot I cannot remember, if there are any other old f%&ts on this forum that can remember some, it would be interesting to hear them and it may bring back some memories.

John

Here is a link that might be useful: John’s Journal


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RE: Folk Lore

I know you pinch your mums after the Fourth of July. I'd like to hear more of these, if you all have them.


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RE: Folk Lure

I was raised in a farming family, and I was always told to gage the winter by the wooly worm.

This year is was dark light and then dark, so that means winter is going to be hard then easy then hard. So far it seems to be true.

I was also tought to always carry a clean knife, and swear by the farmers almanac. So far both of those things seem to hold true.


 
 

 

 


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