buckknuckle

june

do you know? One early-summer housekeeping task in colonial America was to restuff all the mattresses with freshly mown hay, hence the phrase, "hit the hay."


1- full moon

2- Pick strawberries to make jellies and jams

4- Clean outdoor grills

9- Send out invitations for fourth of july party

13- Pick young vegetables

14- Flag day

15- New moon

16- Order fall bulbs

17- Father's day

21- Summer solistice. Sacrifice a small animal to pagan gods.

24- Fill spaces in borders with annuals

28- Prune roses after first bloom

30- Full (blue) moon