"Labor Day is a glorious holiday because your child will be going
back to school the next day. It would have been called Independence Day,
but that name was already taken".
Bill Dodds (1952 - )
Mid-Atlantic Weather Watch: Seasonably warm and humid with isolated late afternoon showers and thunderstorms west (1, 2, 3); seasonably warm with PM thunderstorms central and east (4, 5, 6); dry and quite warm with late afternoon showers, then turning less humid (7, 8, 9); mainly dry and comfortable (11, 12, 13, 14, 15); warm and humid with late afternoon isolated showers at first, then dry and cooler (16, 17, 18, 19, 20); few afternoon showers at first, then turning unseasonably cool (21, 22, 23, 24, 25); pleasant at first, then warm and humid with afternoon showers and thunderstorms followed by cooler, less humid conditions (26, 27, 28, 29, 30).
Severe Weather Watch: The Town and Country Almanack sees severe thunderstorms, heavy rain (4) with more severe thunderstorms (28, 29).
Full Moon: September’s Full Moon is most famously known as the Harvest Moon. It is the Full Moon that falls closest to the Autumnal Equinox. During this time, the moon would rise very soon after the sun would set on several successive days, giving the farmer a few extra hours of ‘light’ and a little more time to finish up their daily chores. This year, the Autumnal Equinox will occur on Saturday, September 23rd and signals the beginning of Autumn. The Full Moon closest to that date will occur on Friday, September 29th and is therefore, the Harvest Moon of 2023.
Special Notes: We must never forget that on September 11th, 2001, America was attacked like never before and that it has never been the same since. Today, we honor those who perished then on that day and we must never forget the brave first-responders, many who also perished, trying to minimize the loss of life.
Holidays: Labor Day falls on the first Monday of the month, which falls on September 4th in 2023. Citizenship Day is observed on Sunday, September 17th and Rosh Hashana begins on Friday, September 15th at sunset.
The Garden: Fall is a great time to plant and divide perennials and shrubs for next year's garden. By planting in the fall, your plants do not endure the stressful summer heat during establishment and have time to form sufficient root systems before the onset of winter dormancy. Start taking cuttings of your annual plants to bring indoors and carry through the winter. Geranium, coleus, fuschia, and other plants do best when stem cuttings are rooted and kept in pots indoors through the winter.
The Farm: Best days for planting root crops (4, 5); weeding and stirring the soil (11, 12); planting above-ground crops (18, 19, 20); harvesting all crops (29, 30); best days for setting hens and incubators (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30); the slaughtering and butchering of meat (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21); transplanting (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21); the weaning of all small animals and livestock (1, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28); the harvesting and storing of grains (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13).
J. Gruber’s Thought For Today’s Living
"No one is more tired than one who does nothing"
