May SKI Tips, 2024

In the United States, the May Day holiday was first celebrated in 1886, as part of the struggle for the eight-hour workday. On May 1st of that year, hundreds of thousands of workers across the country went on strike, demanding better working conditions and shorter working hours.

Since 1875, The Kentucky Derby horse race has been held on the first Saturday in May, making it one of the oldest in the world. 

While pots of terra-cotta and stone are more attractive, they tend to require more frequent watering than nonporous plastic and fiberglass containers.

When shopping for plant material if the tag says partial or medium shade it means an area that is shaded for six hours per day. The area might get direct sun from 3:00 p.m. on, or direct sun only in the morning.

The Empire State Building opened its doors on May 1,1931. At this time, it held the record for being the tallest building in the world.

Cutting roses and trimming bushes can be a prickly job. To make the task pain free and fast, grip thorny stems with barbeque tongs or clothespins.

In Holland, the tulip capital of the world, tulip bulbs are dug up after they bloom, held in cold storage and replanted each fall.

You know you’re from Indiana if you know what the phrase “Knee-high by the Fourth of July” means.

Is it a hurricane or a typhoon? They’re actually the same type of event. What we call a hurricane in the United States is a typhoon if it forms in the northwestern Pacific. Meteorologists also use the general term tropical cyclone.
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Panophobia—The fear of everything or tear that terrible things will happen.