March SKI Tips

By late winter berries and seeds are sparse for returning birds so fill feeders with sunflower seeds, peanuts, millet and suet to welcome them home.

Rake the lawn to remove leaves and debris.

Each year, lightning kills more people in the United States than hurricanes or tornadoes.
March's flower is the daffodil, which represents hope.

Dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids, antioxidants that could prevent wrinkles and cut the risk of skin cancer caused by exposure to sunlight.

While trees and shrubs are still dormant, finish any needed pruning.  Don’t trim spring-flowering shrubs such as lilac, magnolia, and forsythia until after they finish blooming.

The very first professional baseball game was played in Fort Wayne, IN on May 4, 1871.

How did the shamrock become associated with St. Patrick? According to Irish legend, the saint used the three-leafed plant as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity when he was first introducing Christianity to Ireland.

Deer can jump eight feet high.

After WWII plants were bombarded with radiation to produce useful mutations known as Atomic Gardening which resulted in today’s peppermint and red grapefruit.