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After the rollercoaster ride of spring, everything has leveled out in June. Most of the earth soaking rains and storms come to a halt, the weather turns hot, and the first fruits of the year are becoming ready for harvest. The gardens are growing good with fresh squash coming in first, soon to be followed by cucumbers and tomatoes. Early corn is starting to tassel and the wheat is brown and ready to cut. By the end of the month it will be gone and replaced with soybeans. Almost immediately the l… Continue

May is the unofficial start of summer in Kentucky. Everything has greened up, bushed out, and bloomed that’s going to and the weather is getting pert near hot, with no chance of frost until sometime this fall. Early corn is planted in April and corn planted now is just corn. The wheat is heading out, tall, and will be turning brown by the end of the month. In times past, if the tobacco farmers didn’t have their tobacco set by the second week of May, it was considered a late crop. It’s not that w… Continue

April in Kentucky is an “in between” month. The weather is usually starting to level out as far as temperatures go, not the rollercoaster ride of last month, but not the warmer temps to come either. Just more steady. Farmers are working like crazy to get that early corn out. We still have our share of cold fronts coming through but they don’t last long and the water in the lakes and ponds start to warm. Somewhere around early to mid month the dogwoods bloom and that means the crappie are spawnin… Continue

March is a time of awakening. The first notable sign are the March flowers blooming. The bright yellow cups stand out brilliantly next to the barren dead landscape of winter. Although the weather is still cool, the extended cold winter temperatures are gone. It’s like a rollercoaster ride; one day 70 degrees and the next its 40 degrees. It’s frustrating wishing the weather would make up its mind what it wants to do, but that’s the time of year it is. As if someone flipped a switch, the Redbuds,… Continue

January & February is a slow time in Kentucky. Deer season is over. Quail and rabbit seasons are still open but not many people do that anymore. Trapping runs until the end of February, but not many people do that anymore either. The woods are laid bare and all the previous year’s activity can be easily seen. Winter in other areas has its own challenges. Up north has its snows and the activities that go along with it, farther south it seems fall passes directly into spring with no appearance… Continue