Field and Garden: After a windy week, it's time for yardwork

My wife and I looked out the window during supper last month and watched as yet another strong gust shook our neighbor’s trees.

“It was never this windy when I was growing up,” Melissa said.

It wasn’t the first time she had made that comment.

The remark prompted me to check weather data recorded at the NDSU Carrington REC.

The results showed that Melissa was right. This past winter has been except...