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Vegetable Container Gardening for Beginners

Container gardening is the way to grow if you have a small space or you just like the look of colorful pots of tasty treats around your garden and patio. Here’s our guide on how to get started with vegetable container gardening.

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Today is Day 134 of 2024

38 days until summer begins

Question of the Day
I’m putting up an eight-foot cedar fence to shelter a brick patio area from the north winds. What can I grow on its shady side?
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Upcoming Holidays

Armed Forces Day

Whitsunday-Pentecost

St. Dunstan's Day

Victoria Day (Canada)

Word of the Day
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane’s intensity. It is used to estimate a hurricane’s potential impact on coastal areas, including property damage and flooding. Wind speed, measured using a 1-minute average, is the determining factor in the scale.
Category 1: wind speeds 74-95 mph
Category 2: wind speeds 96-110 mph
Category 3: wind speeds 111-130 mph
Category 4: wind speeds 131-155 mph
Category 5: wind speeds over 155 mph
Puzzle of the Day
Why did the spider buy a car?
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Weather

Seasonal Outlook
2024 Summer Weather Forecast

Summer 2024 Weather Predictions: It’s Getting Hot in Here!

What weather’s in store this summer? If you’re hoping for plenty of beach time, you may be happy about this forecast. Here are The Old Farmer’s Almanac predictions for the summer of 2024.

Long-Range Weather
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  1. Northeast
  2. Atlantic Corridor
  3. Appalachians
  4. Southeast
  5. Florida
  6. Lower Lakes
  7. Ohio Valley
  8. Deep South
  9. Upper Midwest
  10. Heartland
  11. Texas-Oklahoma
  12. High Plains
  13. Intermountain
  14. Desert Southwest
  15. Pacific Northwest
  16. Pacific Southwest
  17. Alaska
  18. Hawaii

Astronomy

Today's Moon Phase
Today's Moon Phase

Today's Moon Phase

32% of Full • 6 days old
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Next Full Moon

The Full Flower Moon, will occur on Thursday, May 23, 2024.

Also, see visible planets and bright stars for your area.

Gardening

Planting Calendar
Planting Calendar Sample
Gardening for Everyone

Learn How to Grow a Vegetable Garden

Find our FREE online series of step-by-step guides! Think of it as a “Gardening 101” masterclass with your trusted Almanac gardening experts as your teachers. Learn more!

Growing Guides
Vegetables
Fruits
Herbs
Flowers
Foliage Plants
Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
Houseplants

Food

About The Almanac

About the Almanac

What is The Old Farmer’s Almanac? For more than 225 years, we’ve been the go-to resource for everything under the Sun—including the Moon! We may be “old,” but in fact we’re new every year—and even every day. Find out what makes our little yellow book so special.

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Welcome to the Almanac’s HQ! We’re located in the tiny village of Dublin, New Hampshire, which is small-town America at its best—complete with Old Glory high atop her pole, a church steeple, the town hall—and New England weather! Check it all out on our webcam.