June SKI Tips, 2025

The first day of summer is the summer solstice. This happens in June every year. Solstice means “stilled,” “standing,” or “stopped” sun.

Lightning can strike out of a sunny sky 10 miles or more from a storm. Many lightning casualties occur as a storm approach or within 30 minutes after it has passed.

Apply mulch to control weeds and conserve soil moisture after soil has warmed.

Producing a Tesla battery requires mining several key materials, including lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese. Extracting one ton of lithium alone can require up to 500,000 gallons of water.

Moles have an extra thumb on each forelimb that helps them dig. Moles capture earthworms and store them for later—sometimes hundreds at a time. The star-nosed mole can catch and eat prey in 230 milliseconds, the fastest of any mammal.

In case of a flood, put your valuable or cherished papers in the freezer to stop mildew growth and deterioration until you can attend to them.

Selenophile—a person who loves the moon.

Plant marigolds around edges of gardens to keep the insects away.

Deeply water newly planted trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials every seven to 10 days when rain is lacking. Water lawns and vegetable gardens too.

The June beetle sometimes known as the June bug, is a type of insect that lives in the United States only between May and June and eats a variety of plants and bushes.