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(4.33 out of 5)Oops! I Thought April Fools’ Day Was Over, What’s With This Snow?
April 6th, 2008 by markdownmomIf you live up in the northern climates, in the interior away from the coastal areas, you know that the last dregs of Winter can occur until the month of June. Even then, one year June arrived in Duluth, Minnesota, with icebergs–or chunks of ice, still on the Great Gitchee Gummee. One business man suggested photographing a model in a bikini lying on one of these large ice chunks for a tourist ad; however, the city fathers were not amused and did not pursue this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They probably couldn’t find anyone desperate enough to get out of their long johns for a photo shoot.
Well, today we are greeted with a mixture of snow and rain and in some areas of our northern Minnesota climate nearly 24″ of snow, and it is April 6th! At MDM’s home the robins are complaining as their nests are surrounded by the white stuff. Yes, folks, that is how Spring has sprung in Northern Minnesota.
So, independent as Minnesotans are, how do we cope with their unique weather conditions? Well, we never put away our Winter clothing until June and even then we make sure that we always have available an extra sweater or two. Secondly, down comforters are a year around bedding must have and were especially made for northern climates since they are made from natural, breathable materials, and lightweight enough to adapt to changes in body temperature. And you do not plant anything, anything into the ground until June. Therefore, June is the new April!
However, there are ways that we get a start on our gardens and landscaping besides visiting our local greenhouses. One way, as all good gardeners know, is to start your gardens indoors from seed or seedlings. And so, in April and May, there is a run on potting trays.
Now, with the advent of a great product called the
AeroGarden®, we can have mini gardens filled with flowers, tomatoes, peppers, salad greens, and herbs. For those of us who want to cook with fresh herbs, but inevitably find that the herbs we bought recently are black rotting strips in the back of our refrigerator vegetable bin–another $2 in the old compost pile, this hydroponic system is great! And unlike our other attempts at growing plants indoors, it is practically mistake proof.
Plus if you love the product you can own a piece of it since Aerogarden has gone public and is trading under the ticker symbol of AERO.
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April 11th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
It looks really cool. I ran out an got one for my wife and she loved it. After a month or so though I have to admit the novelty completely wore off. It was fun at first but once we started the run the numbers we realized that fresh greens aside, we were having some VERY expensive salads. I wish I knew about that bargain BEFORE I bought one
Dear Mark; Thanks for coming to the site. I bought my AeroGarden mainly for having herbs available. Also, I am going to use it as a starting kit for my garden this year by using regular seeds with their trays and starter kits to see how that turns out. Stock up at GIAIM on their packages now at that sale price, I did, and save more until April 17, 2008 by taking an extra $10 on a $50 order, $15 on $75, and $20 on $100. Use Promo Code:TPCNN. Thanks again! Markdown Mom.