March SKI Tips, 2025

​March 9 is the start of Daylight Saving Time, which begins at 2:00 A.M. that day. Don’t forget to “spring forward” and set the clocks one hour ahead!

Before alarm clocks, folks hired "knocker-uppers" to tap on their windows and wake them up.
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A sneeze travels about 100 miles per hour.

Bananas are considered berries, but strawberries aren't.

Shamrocks are the national plant of Ireland often worn on clothes on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. They are types of clovers. The word shamrock comes from the Irish word that ultimately means "Young Clover". The shamrock is a three-leaf clover. The odds of finding a four-leaf clover is 1 in 10,000. It is considered very lucky if you find one!

Pot up summer flowering bulbs to be transplanted outdoors later, including tuberous begonias, caladiums and cannas.

Sow seed or plant seedlings of cool-season and half-hardy annuals, including calendula, larkspur, poppy, snapdragons, English daisy, pansies and sunflowers.

Cold and flu season is still plaguing Indiana. The following foods can be added to recipes to help fight ailments: Clementines are rich in vitamin C and loaded with folate, potassium, vitamin A and other disease-fighting antioxidants. Cardamom has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine. It has many antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Lentils are a frugal protein alternative to beef, chicken and fish. Hazelnuts are a great source of healthful omega-6 fatty acids, vitamin E and calcium.

The first successful goldfish farm in the United States was opened in Martinsville, Indiana in 1899.

Insect populations have yet to develop, and the remaining wild seeds, nuts and fruits have either been utilized or become undesirable. Because of these challenges, March is one of the most crucial months to continue feeding your backyard birds.