By Barbi Hayes
The Pink Full Moon arrives on April 16th. Pink – not for its pale color – rather for the pink moss phlox that blooms in early spring. This diminutive flowering ground cover provides valuable early season nectar for swallowtail butterflies, day flying sphinx moths and hummingbirds.
And Paschal Moon as it is the first full Moon AFTER the vernal equinox – which also sets the Sunday after as Easter.
But this is also the time of prepping and planting our gardens. And your seeds will be more productive if you give them a boost by following the Moon. The Moon’s gravitational pull causes affects moisture in the soil, just as it causes the tides to rise and fall. More moisture is pulled toward the surface during the new moon and the full moon, resulting in greater germination. This also determines which crops to plant under which phase of the Moon – annual flowers and plants that bear crops above-ground vs. perennial and bulbs, and plants that bear crops below-ground. So don’t plant your tomatoes and carrots on the same day. This month, April 25-26 would be excellent dates to plant your carrots, onions, and other below-ground crops.
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Update on Glacier Creek Wetland Bank construction
Everything is moving along splendidly. The diversion channel is now in place and allowing big machines to work inside the main channel of Glacier Creek down to the confluence with the Big Papillion.
We walked down the diversion channel to the lowest eastern point, all the while being surrounded by killdeer birds. They absolutely love open areas with ponding water such as construction sites.
With the ground scrapped bare, one notices how quickly it revegetates as every little mud crack was full of sprouts.
And every visit to the construction site includes having a chat with Sam, who on this day seemed like he would enjoy some company.
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Last blog 22-8 question:
A crater on Venus bears her name. She was deeply committed to helping the weak and disadvantaged. She began nursing during the Civil War. Who is she?
She was known as “the angel of the battlefield” – Clara Barton
Barbi Hayes: Mwezi wa Pink Full Moon Aprili 16 <unk> si kwa ajili ya rangi yake nyeupe <unk> badala ya pink moss phlox kwamba blooms katika mapema spring. Mimea hiyo midogo inayopanda maua hutoa nectar yenye thamani mapema katika majira ya kiangazi kwa vipepeo aina ya swallowtail, nondo aina ya sphinx wanaoruka mchana, na ndege aina ya hummingbird. Pasaka ni mwezi wa kwanza kamili baada ya equinox ya spring, ambayo pia huashiria Jumapili ya Pasaka. Lakini pia ni wakati wa kuandaa na kupanda bustani zetu. Mbegu zako zitazaa vizuri zaidi ikiwa utazidisha kwa kufuata Mwezi. Nguvu ya uvutano wa Mwezi huathiri unyevu wa udongo, kama vile inavyofanya mawimbi ya bahari yainuke na kushuka. Unyevu mwingi huchukuliwa kuelekea juu wakati wa mwezi mpya na mwezi kamili, na hivyo kutokeza maua mengi zaidi. Hii pia huamua ni mazao gani ya kupanda chini ya awamu gani ya Mwezi - maua ya kila mwaka na mimea ambayo hubeba mazao juu ya ardhi dhidi ya mimea ya kudumu na bulbs, na mimea ambayo hubeba mazao chini ya ardhi. Kwa hiyo usipande nyanya na karoti siku ileile. Aprili 25 na 26 ni tarehe nzuri sana kwa ajili ya kupanda karoti, vitunguu na mazao mengine ya chini ya ardhi. """Hakuna kitu kinachoweza kuathiri ujenzi wa Glacier Creek Wetland Bank, lakini kila kitu kinaendelea vizuri." Mfereji wa kugeuza sasa uko mahali na kuruhusu mashine kubwa kufanya kazi ndani ya mfereji kuu wa Glacier Creek chini ya mkusanyiko na Big Papillion. Tulitembea chini ya mfereji wa kugeuza njia hadi sehemu ya chini zaidi mashariki, huku tukiwa tumezungukwa na ndege wa aina ya killdeer. Wao hupenda sana maeneo ya wazi yenye maji ya dimbwi kama vile maeneo ya ujenzi. Kwa kuwa ardhi imepambwa, mtu huona jinsi inavyoanza tena kuwa na mimea haraka kadiri kila ufa mdogo wa matope ulivyojaa miche. Katika ziara zote za ujenzi, Sam alikuwa na mazungumzo na watu wengi. "Msemaji wa kwanza wa blog hii, ""Msemo wa 22"" unaelezea jinsi Venus ina mlipuko wa mlipuko wa mlipuko wa mlipuko wa mlipuko wa mlipuko wa mlipuko wa mlipuko wa mlipuko wa mlipuko wa mlipuko." Alikuwa amejitolea sana kuwasaidia walio dhaifu na walioathiriwa. Alianza kuwa muuguzi wakati wa Vita vya Wenyewe kwa Wenyewe. Yeye ni nani? Alijulikana kama <unk>malaika wa uwanja wa vita<unk> <unk> Clara Barton