September 9th

By Mutt Mulligan

Frigid Winter Ahead?

Have you heard all the buzz about the coming winter?  According to the Farmer’s Almanac, a decline in solar activity combined with ocean-atmosphere patterns in the Pacific and Atlantic will result in below-normal temperatures and above-normal snowfall during most of the winter across much of the United States.

Rough winter ahead? Lots of snow?  I guess it couldn’t hurt to check around your yard and make sure you are ready for a potential bitter winter.  Protect your irrigation system, mulch well and have some burlap or other covers ready for tender plants, trees and shrubs.

http://www.almanac.com/content/almanacs-long-range-weather-forecast-us-and-canada