And so we begin…the year was 1974 and we join Mary and Otto Bollman on March 23. Not much gardening going on until April, but there is a little prep work and a big storm on April 3. And on THAT subject, conservative, understated Mary has this to say "What a Day!"
I will post the garden notes in dribs and drabs, some probably more dribbly and drab than others - as I get them done. I have said it before and I will say it again - Stay Tuned.
Saturday, March 23rd – Temp 12° – High 32°
A very cold, snowy day. 6" by 5 PM. Shoveled a path all around and cleaned off the car. The 3rd day of spring. Otto picked pecan goodies(?). Mary cleaned. Started snowing 10 AM, still snowing at 7PM after it stopped for awhile. Temp above 32° after midnite and 12° at 10 PM. 16° & 18° most of day. Lovely day of snow and think everything is frozen is the worst, but God knows what is good for us. Let's be content.
Sunday, March 24th – Temp 3°◦above, High 24°.
Sunny A.M. Didn't go to church. Otto shoveled some snow. Watered flowers and keeping warm.
Monday, March 25th – Temp 12°, High 42°
Mostly sunny and chilly. Seems pears and peaches are all frozen. Otto shoveled snow off bricks. We both feel badly about fruit being frozen.
Tuesday, March 26th – Temp 33° - 63°
Bright and sunny. Otto cut off hydrangeas and inspected the fruit and mostly frozen.. Mary dusted the walls, fixed chicken for freezer and other things around the house.
Wednesday, March 27th – Temp 38° - 71°
Nice day. Cut down tree in hedge on wall. Trimmed Black Raspberry. Mostly froze.
Thursday, March 28 - Temp 53° - High 78°
Went shopping after onion plants. Came home & planted the onions, carrots and beets. Baked coffee cake and it rained hard after our evening snack.
Thursday, March 29 –Temp 54° and 72°
….clouded up and rained and hailed a little. Rained hard at 6:45 pm. Blowing hard at times with the sun shining.
Saturday March 29 – Temp 41° - 63°
Otto tied up scarecrow as the wind blew so hard. Otto replanted the peas and hoed the onions from Holland.
Sunday, March 31st – Temp 38° - 69°
Wind was pretty strong. Went to church. Stayed for coffee hour. Mrs. Stewart at the corner store died last night. We stayed in the rest of the day.
Monday, April 1st – Temp 56° - 79°
Partly cloudy. We washed and hung outside and it rained about 1:30 PM. Otto dug weeds out of lettuce and I hoed. He and I cleaned our bed. Turned mattress. Got cooler by evening, down to 52◦. I patched a little and we were glad to put the wool comfort on again.
Tuesday, April 2nd – Temp [missing]
Sunny and Windy. Otto and I were outside all day. I took out for awhile and Mrs. White & I went to Kutis Undertaking Parlor to pay respects to the Stewarts. Came home, ate lunch and out again cleaning and trimming. Otto mowed the lawn for the first time and I helped a little. Used the new lawn mower for the first time. Worked OK.
Saw first Martin.
Wednesday, April 3rd – Temp 54° - 78° to 22° at 6 PM
What a Day! Rained around 5AM. After breakfast Otto & I got out cleaning and put up long flower box. After dinner had warning of thundershowers, and we really had it. Largest hail we ever seen. Strong winds broke 7 storm windows, 6 panes of glass on 3rd floor dormer window, cut a screen, ruined awning. The glass sounded terrible. Then earthquake sighted at 6:30 pm while eating. Sun is shining.
Thursday, April 5th – Temp 38° High 55°midnite
A.M. we picked up glass partly. Talked to insurance about damage. Roofing man from Nationwide came out. Was cold and windy around 40° all day. Bud Wilson came as emergency patch up on roof. Put $10.00 down.
Friday, April 5th – Temp 34° - 48°
Chilly all day. Men came and put on emergency patch on the roof at noon.
Saturday, April 6th – Temp 30° - 63°
Mostly sunny. We raked & cleaned this PM and Otto did this AM. Cut up peach branches, pulled up old turnips and cut off dead Red Rasp. Baked bread, etc.
Sunday, April 7th – Palm Sunday – Temp 47° - 57°
Went to church. It rained lightly most of day. We stayed home. Enjoyed it. Went upstairs to see Mrs. White. Ruth was there.
Monday, April 8th – Temp 35° - 47°
Rained lightly most of night and this AM went after bread in the rain. Came home and looked around and a lot of emergency patch on roof fell off during the nite. Kept us busy calling here & there to Ins. Co. etc. Sun came out in evening and got warmer but may frost. Made cushion. Otto fixed my heels.
Tuesday, April 9th – Temp 27° - 60°
Lovely day & sunny. Otto trimmed a lot over the hill & corner. I went down PM and mowed at the curb. Travelers came to look over roof.
Wednesday, April 10th - Temp 41° - 70°
Windy in spurts. Cleaned alley and Otto hoed weeds out of rasp. 6PM looks like rain again. Went to 3rd floor, nailed more over broken panes.
Thursday, April 11th - Temp 54° - 70°
Quite windy all day. Got out and hoed weeds, onions, etc. Cleaned ice box, waited for Ins. Man didn't come from construction co. Came in early. Rained after 6:30 PM.
Friday, April 12th – Good Friday – Temp 60° to 79°
Sunny & Windy. Took pictures of our amaryllis. [insurance man, roofer, painter came for estimate] Went to church at 7:30.
Saturday, April 13th - Temp 57° - 80°
Windy & Sunny. Otto sawed the peach limb off of south tree. Baked a cake, cleaned things in ice box and around house. Otto and I were outside PM, trimmed berries and hoed. Had tornado warnings & thundershowers until 10 PM.
Sunday, April 14th - Easter - Temp 68° midnite – High 45
Went to Easter services. Good music and sermon. Breezy and quite cool all day. Went up to 3rd floor to check on covering for broken panes.
Monday, April 15th - Temp 43° - 62°
Mostly sunny. Lovely. We washed and hung outside, planted Canna roots, hoed weeds. The roofer called and said they would be here. Nobody showed up.
Tuesday, April 16th - Temp 35° - 57°
Rained most of day. After the rain we got outside, put up Birdhouses with Mr. Hardy's help. Dug up peach trees for Mr. Walker. Cleaned alley. Looked around in the wet grass.
Wednesday, April 17th - Temp 35° - 66°
Beautiful sunny day. Mary went to Holy Cross luncheon, Otto planted beans in S.W. corner. We mowed the lawn. Looks really nice after taking the grass off. Heard from Nationwide Roof Co. We will have a new roof soon we hope.
Thursday, April 18 – Temp 49° - 74°
Mostly sunny. Mowed all around outside and trimmed dead rose limbs. Cut saplings. Otto hoed peas and onions. Came in 5 PM, called it a day.
Friday, April 19 – Temp 52° - 83°
Lovely day. Otto hoed and I washed bathroom windows, let in a little fresh air.
Saturday, April 20 – Temp 54° - 83°
Sunny & warm. We did this and that around the house. Margaret Olliger came while I was baking a coffee cake. We had coffee & cake. Enjoyed her visit.
Sunday April 21 – Temp 57° - 69°
Lovely & a little cool. Otto and I set out geranium plants from coal chute. Set out a few begonias in box under plum tree. Otto staked the peas. Went shopping for bread, ice cream & cake.
Ate first radishes.
Tuesday, April 23 – Temp 43° - 57°
Lovely cool sunny day. Otto dug a lot of dirt for Salvia bed A.M. After dinner mowed lawn & all around outside. Brought up all the geraniums to get used to outside. Also took the plants out of windows to get used to outside so they could be set in ground or window boxes.
Wednesday, April 24th – Temp 35° - 60°at 5:30 PM
Quite cool all day. Set out cabbage, geraniums. Cut dead wood from raspberries and hoed around. Washed windows, fixed leak in upstairs bathroom. Kids got into our yard.
Thursday, April 25th - Temp 40° - 75°
Lovely cool day mostly. Took down scarecrow, planted parsley the kids upset. Otto changed snow tires, cleaned rose bed. Trimmed dead limbs out of honeysuckle. Set a few hen and chicks into container, etc.
Friday, April 25th - Temp 54° - 84°
Lovely day. Picked and washed lettuce, onions and radishes. Otto took me to Circle #4 chicken supper and parish picnic by Helen Becker. Otto came after me at 9 o'clock.
Saturday, April 27th - Temp 54° - 87°
Otto set out tomato plants and did things inside. PM put out Peruvian Daffodils N.W. corner of yard. Had a fire at Old Carrothers house about 7:30. House condemned. No one at home.
Sunday, April 28th – Temp 66° - 83°
Raining as we awoke and quit before we went to church. Nice all day. Sat outside and enjoyed the fresh air.
Monday, April 29th - Temp 66° - 74°
Mostly cloudy. Washed and hung inside AM. Otto hoed a lot of weeds. I planted a lot of Peruvian daffodils in round beds. Washed the car to get ready for estimate on car for hail damage April 30th at 9 AM. Otto cleaned around geraniums and Red Raspberries. I spaded a bit in Red Raspberries.
Tuesday, April 30th – Temp 59 – 65
Rained AM. Otto planted yellow and Italian tomatoes, also sweet peppers. Also planted Dahlia and Aramanthus seed.
Picked our first Strawberries. Bird picked. Ha!
Charlyne called and told Otto that she is getting married May 3. Wasn't surprised.
Wednesday, May 1st - Temp 45 – 72
Lovely, partly cloudy. Otto planted more tomatoes, pole beans, cucumbers and corn. Mowed around outside.
Cultivated carrots & beets.
Good Day.
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