blackberry winter n.— «It’s only April 9. It’s early and for most crops in the garden things can be replanted.…There may be some delay in when the crop is harvested, and yield may suffer, but freezes at this time of year are not...
brown-bagging v.— «“Brown-bag” sales—a reference to farmers’ rudimentary packaging—are prompting big seed companies to drop expensive research programs and thus give foreign competitors an advantage, the industry claims. Pioneer Hi...
break-up season n.— «Warmer weather in Western Canada means the winter thaw of ice and snow—or “break-up season,” as it’s known in the industry—has started early this year, effectively making the winter drilling season two to...
tinkie n.— «As I understand it, and I can’t claim fully to understand, they spend the Scottish winter in Australia touring their relatives in a camper van and building themselves a sort of ecological dream house near Perth in the west...
snow nose n.— «Some dogs have what’s called a snow nose; it’s lighter in the winter and darkens (under the sun) in summer.» —“Dog’s feeding bowl might put its nose in the pink” by Steve Dale Pioneer...
banana belt n.— «That’s because Pueblo sits at the center of a geographic phenomenon that the locals refer to as a “banana belt” and weather service forecasters call the “brown hole.” “We call it the brown...