Holy holly berries batman. My holly bush is BURSTING with berries this year. We're talking boat loads of berries to the point that it's all saggy and sad looking. Not only are there an absolute ton of the little buggers, they're also already changing color from green to orange to red. It's still September!
The difference between the last couple of years and this year has been so great that I did what any self-respecting wanna-be gardener would do - I Googled it.
After a few tries at the search bar, I discovered that there's actually an old wives tale / farmers tale about holly berries. Apparently, the more berries you have, the longer and harder the winter will be. They (who are "they" anyway?) say that it's nature's way of providing enough food for the winter or something crazy like that. I really don't get that part since you don't eat holly berries and the birds around here don't seem too fond of them either, but whatever.
So there you have it - my holly bush is officially forecasting a long, hard winter for the 2013-2014 season and I'll even suggest that the first flakes will fly early judging by how early they are turning red.
On a side note, I am feeling some wicked deja vu right now, so sorry in advance if I've already posted about this. I'll look into that ASAP...
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