In their gourds

Purple Martin's are featured in this month's edition of Jim Jung's Nature Almanac, along with other interesting and useful information. Such as

March means much mulch

Advice from web and garden mistress Ruby Jung: "Mulch your flower beds now before the weeds get a good foothold! Use at least four inches of mulch (six inches is better) and you won't have weedy flowerbeds this July and August when its too hot to do anything outdoors."