4-Season Weather Signs according to "Jerry Baker"

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Hello all! I have this book by Jerry Baker called "Great Green Book of Garden Secrets" that I've found interesting. I thought I would share a little of it about some aspects of mother nature and the weather.

"Don't Forget the Weather"

All of your best-laid garden plans can be washed down the drain if you don't consider the weather. Don't attempt to till, seed, weed, or set out bulbs or plants without first seeing whether Mother Nature is going to cooperate. Believe you me, you don't want her to wash out, blow out, burn out, or freeze out all of your hard work!

Even though weather-watching and predicting has theoretically become scientific and sophisticated today, the simple truth of the matter is that Mother Nature can still give us the inside scoop on the coming weather. If you pay attention to Mother Nature, it won't be long until you can use her signs to help you plan your days. Here are just a few of Mother Nature's weather signs:

Winter Signs

Spring Signs

Summer Signs

Fall Signs

I've heard stuff like this a good part of my life, but don't think I've really paid that much attention to it. What's been your experience, and do you have any to add?

-- Phil in KS (cshomestead@planetkc.com), April 06, 2002

Answers

I always have heard that when cows lie down in the field in the morning, it means that it will be raining soon. I don't have cows for a more detailed study, but observing cows in others fields, it seems to have some validity.

The one that perplexes me is what it means when you pass a field full of llamas and they are all lying down (cushed) at sunrise and have their noses pointing straight up in the air. So far, no one has ever been able to tell me what they were doing. It looked pretty peculiar.

-- julie f. (rumplefrogskin@excite.com), April 07, 2002.


It is also known that hooved critters lie down faceing East when good weather is comming, and West when bad weather is comming.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), April 07, 2002.

Many years ago, I could predict the weather better than the t.v. guys. Haven't done a lot of it lately. The seasons don't seeem to be the same, used to be you could count on spring to be spring, etc. There's a good book-Weather Wisdom by Alber Lee, don't know if it's still in print.

-- Cindy (S.E.IN) (atilrthehony_1@yahoo.com), April 09, 2002.

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