Yes, I did mow the yard. It was the first time I mowed, but the second time for the yard. Great grandson Jordan (10) mowed it the first time. He was here over a week ago and after looking at the yard, he said, “Grandma, your yard is really getting tall. You probably need to mow the front yard first, then the back yard.”
I said, “Do you want to mow it?” He said YES and was out the door in a flash. He mowed as often as he could last year, and knows the routine of checking the oil, be sure it’s full of gas, and don’t mow over big branches or big sticks in the yard. I appreciate the help, and he appreciates the money...it’s a business deal!
Then, because I did not plant potatoes on Good Friday like everyone talks about, I dug out my ‘26 almanac and found these tidbits. The last frost for the area could be April 20. Planting by the moon’s phase, you should plant potatoes between April 2 and the 16th or when you see the first dandelion. Peas should be planted when the forsythia blooms, cucumbers when the lilacs are in full bloom, and beets and carrots when lilacs are in first leaf or dandelions are in full bloom.
Now that I’ve taken care of that, I will throw my radish seed on now and stir the ground and hope for the best! Yesterday was cold and windy with a temperature in the 40’s. Today it’s to be 77!
There have been some land sales in this area recently, and another auction coming up on May 5. Illinois Farm Week’s Shannon Branch wrote an article stating that a survey showed 61% of the respondents expected farmland prices to decline this year, but increase in the next 5 years. Class A land decreased 3% last year, but other classes were up.
