Signs of spring

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whistlepig

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Even after plowing 8" of snow this past Wednesday I know spring is coming. I have seen posts on this in the past and the signs are not the same for different areas of the country. Around here the vultures are the first sign of spring. I started seeing more vultures last week. Next are the spring peepers. Haven't heard the spring peepers yet. What are your signs of spring?
 
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I almost hate to say this.....will be mowing grass tomorrow!:thumbdown:
 
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In March? When do you quit mowing grass?
 
   / Signs of spring #5  
Sign of spring...muddy dirt roads and sap pails lines hanging from maples.
 
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Sign of spring...muddy dirt roads and sap pails lines hanging from maples.

Yes!

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So long now I've been out
In the rain and snow
But winter's come and gone
A little bird told me so
 
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Wold plums have been flowering here for a couple of weeks, noticed some pear trees in town at full bloom.

Hardwoods are "sewlling" at the tips and my blackberry and rose bushes have good leaf growth.
 
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Yup sap is flowing, sugar house boiling, warmer now. Day temps above freezing...thawed ground when I went to plow snow yesterday, Greenhouse is running.
 
   / Signs of spring #9  
Crocus in bloom now, bluebirds selecting their nest boxes now, and the farm diesel deliveryman leaving soon with my money.
 
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In March? When do you quit mowing grass?

Sometime in November usually. However.....in summer (July/August).....grass turns brown and goes dormant.....can get by with mowing about every couple weeks. We never water the grass here.....but....we do get 90 to 100 inches of rain per year. We have lots of green and it's almost impossible to kill a plant unless you cut it down or use poison. :drink:
 

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