* indicates the most common weeds/wildflowers/seedlings
9A: leaves basically gone; black truffles and cep mushrooms available
9B: fruitcakes appear; market ice cream place closed for winter
9C: 
9D4: solstice
9E: (F in leap year)
0A: fresh chickpeas (briefly); Sicily blood oranges; cardoons no longer available
0B: radicchio di Castelfranco available (red speckled); coldest expected temps -6/-15
0C: satsuma tangerines, serranos, first morels (occasionally)
0D: radicchio di Verona (pink open leaves), crosnes (briefly); no more matsutakes
0F: bergamots; Dieu du Ciel winter strong ales
1A: radicchio tardivo di Treviso, seville oranges, green daikon (briefly)
1B: baseball spring training; morels from California (briefly)
1C: spring training games; fresh garlic (briefly)
1D1: old-time leap day
1D: first green shoots (tulips); black garlic, meyer lemon; no more bergamot
1E: daylight saving time change (not in DV); very first crocus buds in the snow
2A:  first crocus blooms; tulips, daffodils, tiger lilies in leaf; toothfish
2A4: equinox
2B: irises in leaf; ants; first rosé de Provence
2C: baseball opening day; catalogna (puntarelle); snow crabs; market ice cream place open
2D: peak crocuses; early grape hyacinth; first buds of forsythia flowers,
	honeysuckle, silver maple red buds; tardivo di treviso becomes rarer
2F: forsythia; early hyacinth; scilla; perriwinkle; early daffodils, very earliest tulips
	viburnum leaf buds; favas; earliest dandelion-type flowers in the shade
	radicchio, endive more bitter; (late) apple and *boxelder leaf buds; peony shoots (red)
	*blue violets (weeds)
3A: later grape hyacinth; peak hyacinth; cardoons (briefly); no more seville oranges;
	earthworms come out; market opens up; canadian plum red leaf buds (Drolet)
3B: crocuses done; peak daffodils; early tulips; *dandelions; forsythias yellow and green
	fiddleheads; sugar maple light green flower and leaf buds; elephant ear leaves
	red maple flower then leaf buds (late); fan for excercise
3C: scilla done (front yard); peak tulips; pear blossoms; crabapple, rose bushes in leaf
	paper birch in leaf (other birches, *hazel alder); linden leaf buds; apple blossoms (late)
3D: forsythia done; hyacinth done; irises; lilacs; *cow parsley; dutchman's britches
	viburnum blossoms; dandelions in seed (in the shade); ash, oak in leaf
	canadian plums pink flowers; honey locust leaf buds; cottonwood, gingko in leaf
	fleurs des courgettes available; forest fires; lily of the valley; dutch garlic
	red mulberry leaf buds; morels widely available; open windows; done with coat
	no more radicchio di Castelfranco
3E: daffodils, grape hyacinth, pear, apple done; canadian plum, crabapple done (late)
	peak lilacs, lily of the valley, linden viburnum; honeysuckle flowers; geraniums
	red calla lilies; catalpa in leaf; small maples drop seeds; peaches, cherries
	red maple leaves turning green; yellow black locust flowers; first rose buds; columbine
	air conditioner
4A: tulips, maple leaf viburnum, blue violets, honeysuckle done; peonies
	lupines; *clover; *buttercups; wood anemone; amaranth; *daisy fleabane; tiny *grapes
	early roses; cosmos, lavender stems emerge; trees basically all in leaf
	whole garlic w/ leaves; fresh almonds; no more snow crab
4B: lily of the valley, lilacs done; peak irises (early), peonies; *daisies (weeds)
	white morning glories; oregano; red maple leaves mostly green; cottonwood fluff; ash seeds
	early tiger lilies; flower buds of catalpa, hydrangeas; *moonflowers; *black medick
	*yellow wood sorrel; *vetch (low vines); snapdragons; first Tavel, Bandol rosé; whole shrimp
4C: irises, linden viburnum done; hawksbeard (smooth or narrow-leaf); meadow phlox; linden seeds
	lavender; catalpa (late); hydrangeas (late); peak roses; peruvian lilies in bud; catnip
	*white campion; haskap berries (camerises - briefly); garlic flower, scapes; baby turnips
4D: snapdragons, peonies, cow parsley, dutchman's britches done; peruvian lilies
	garden pea flowers; garden daisies; hollyhocks; red-leaf honeysuckle yellow flowers
	*burdock burs; *sow thistle; *purple clover; *broadleaf plantain; milkweed
	red mulberries in fruit (briefly); linden flowers; *sumac; cep, blewit mushrooms (briefly)
	parsley root; first named tropical storm north atlantic basin
4D4: solstice; sunset aligned with rue Molson
4F: catalpa, hawksbeard, wood anemones, red calla lilies, cottonwood fluff done
	peak daylilies; *thistle burs; honeysuckle berries; early cosmos; marigolds; bellflowers
	crimson bee balm; borrage; black-eyed susans; foxgloves; *cattail grass; *horseweed (late)
	burdock flowers; pigweed amaranth; *culver's root; wild angelica; *bittersweet nightshade
	*healall (brownwort tiny sedges); corn on the cob, ground cherries, local snow peas
	*pepperweed end leaves turn yellow/red
5A: milkweed, phlox done; peak bellflowers; plantain lilies (hostas); coneflowers
	garden angelica; wild strawberries; elderflowers; angel's trumpets
	garden squash flowers; spearmint; *yellowcress (tiny weeds); foxtail barley
	blue forget-me-nots (tiny weeds); *pennsylvania smartweed; *goosefoot (lambsquarters)
	bugbane; rhododendrons; purple kohlrabi; first major hurricane; hottest expected temps 26/16
5B: peruvian lilies, linden flowers done; peak coneflowers, black-eyed susans; thistles;
	*wild carrots; mullein; milkweed pods; pigweed amaranth flowers turn brown
	yarrow; *mugwort; prairie feathers; *tansy; toad lilies; *tiny daisies
	*yellow toadflax; groundsels; goat's beard; sunflower stalks emerge; local jalapeños
	pattypan squash; post-tropical cyclone hits montreal
5C: culver's root, catnip done; hibiscus; peak hydrangeas; pinks / sweet williams
	black medick burs; sage; peppermint; vetch pods (2 seeds); local tomatoes, white cucumbers
	no more baby turnips (temporarily); baseball all-star break
5D: borrage, columbine, daisies, toad lilies done; peak mint; sunflowers; camelias
	canna lilies; *canada goldenrod; local and baby eggplant, broccoli, baby turnips (again)
	chanterelles; romanesco; quinces (briefly); baseball trade deadline (5D6 non-leap)
5E: bugbane, rhododendrons, blue forget-me-nots, buttercups, daisy fleabane done
	peak hibiscus, sow thistle, sage; pink forget-me-nots; blue morning glories; dahlias
	*devil's beggarticks; *heartleaf aster; bird's-foot trefoil; *evening primrose
	wild angelica seeds; purpleleaf willowherb; garden ground cherries in fruit; giant zucchini
	expanded wholesale produce; very first virginia creeper leaves turn red
6A: garden squash flowers, garden angelica, goosefoot done; peak cosmos, dahlias
	devil's bit; canadian plum fruit; local grapes; no more white cucumbers
6B: prairie feathers, yarrow, foxgloves, burdock, healall, peppermint, lupines done
	peak sunflowers; *ragweed; *spotted spurge; crabapple fruit; cranberry beans
	no more local snow peas; no more morels;
6C: black medick, white campion done; clover, amaranth done; indian chrysanthemums; galdiolus
	red maple seeds; lily of the valley beries; purple daikon; honey locust start to turn yellow
	no more baby turnips, fleurs des courgettes; weather cools a little
6D: bellflower, bee balm, vetch, tansy, purpleleaf willowherb, moonflower, groundsel, hollyhock,
	devil's beggarticks, yellow wood sorrel done; *small beggarticks; russian pigweed
	stalk brussel sprouts; dried chili peppers; red currants; prickly pear fruit
	Labor day + MLB rosters expand (6D2 non-leap)
6F: tiger lilies, elderflowers, galdiolus, white morning glories done
	apples, pears, plums mature; boxelder leaves turn yellow; sumac leaves start to turn red
	sugar maple leaves start to turn red; linden leaes start to turn yellow
	local misc squash, leeks, giant square cabbage, midnight tomatoes (briefly)
7A: coneflowers, mullein, angel's trumpets, bittersweet nightshade, bird's-foot trefoil done
	hop flowers; some red maple leaves turn purplish; black locust leaves start to turn yellow
	silver maple elaves start to turn red; local watermelon daikon, torpea onions, catalogna
	no more garlic scapes
7B: goat's beard done; goldenrod in seed; grape, rose, oak, ash leaves start to turn yellow
	maple leaf viburnums turn yellow; forsythia leaves start to turn red
	pumpkins, cassis, sugarloaf radicchio, baby turnips again
7B2: equinox
7C: thistles, oregano, pinks, canna lilies, cosmos, peas, hostas, hibiscus, devil's bit done
	midnight tomatoes again, chestnuts, horn of plenty mushrooms (briefly),
	chervil root available; baseball end of season, beginning of postseason
7D: wild strawberries, black-eyed susans, russian pigweed, evening primrose done;
	red maple leaves start to turn red; matsutake mushrooms; done with air conditioner
7E: spearmint, lavender, blue morning glories done; peak honey locust, sumac, sugar maple colors
	birch leaves start to turn yellow; linden viburnum leaves start to turn red
	bittersweet nightshade top leaves turn purple; local tardivo, green daikon, cardoons