Got this in an e-mail from The Old Farmers Almanac;
Cabbage Seeds are often planted today, and old-time farmers believed that to make them grow well, you needed to plant them while wearing your nightclothes.
On St. Patrick’s Day, the warm side of a rock turns up, and the broad-back goose begins to lay
The first St. Patrick’s Day parade in the United States was held in New York City on this day in 1762.
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Many gardeners look at the holidays as a guide for planting. St. Patrick's Day is the traditional time for sowing green peas. Peas are not difficult to grow. The earlier they mature, the sweeter they’ll be. Peas should be planted as soon as the ground can be worked. In some areas, you might have to drill holes in the soil to plant peas on St. Pat’s! Sow them right under the snow, if necessary, but save some for a later planting as well. Peas should be quickly steamed or eaten raw. They turn to starch several hours after picking—which is why peas that you buy are often sadly lacking in flavor. We enjoy our peas the way they taste best, right from the shell, and we savor them all season long!
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The Farmers Almanac is ok. I will never plant cabbage, and I know never is a long time. But if I ever did, I wouldn't do it in the middle of the night in my night clothes. If nothing else, St Paddys Day around here is usually very cold and wet.
Cabbage Seeds are often planted today, and old-time farmers believed that to make them grow well, you needed to plant them while wearing your nightclothes.
On St. Patrick’s Day, the warm side of a rock turns up, and the broad-back goose begins to lay
The first St. Patrick’s Day parade in the United States was held in New York City on this day in 1762.
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Many gardeners look at the holidays as a guide for planting. St. Patrick's Day is the traditional time for sowing green peas. Peas are not difficult to grow. The earlier they mature, the sweeter they’ll be. Peas should be planted as soon as the ground can be worked. In some areas, you might have to drill holes in the soil to plant peas on St. Pat’s! Sow them right under the snow, if necessary, but save some for a later planting as well. Peas should be quickly steamed or eaten raw. They turn to starch several hours after picking—which is why peas that you buy are often sadly lacking in flavor. We enjoy our peas the way they taste best, right from the shell, and we savor them all season long!
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The Farmers Almanac is ok. I will never plant cabbage, and I know never is a long time. But if I ever did, I wouldn't do it in the middle of the night in my night clothes. If nothing else, St Paddys Day around here is usually very cold and wet.
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