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How to Grow Tomato Plants: The Complete Guide

Are you growing garden-fresh tomatoes this year? There is simply nothing like them! Learn all about how to grow tomatoes, starting tomatoes, different varieties, and planting dates with the Almanac’s Tomato Growing Guide.

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Today is Day 118 of 2025

53 days until summer begins

Question of the Day
I’m interested in finding the North Star on clear nights. I know it has something to do with the Big Dipper. What is the relationship?
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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
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Foliage Plants
Shrubs and Bushes
Trees
Houseplants
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Weather

Seasonal Outlook
Spring weather forecast map for 2025 from The Old Farmer's Almanac

Spring 2025 Forecast

This spring, expect warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country. Rainfall will be mixed. See spring forecasts for your location.

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

1% of Full • 1 day old
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Next Full Moon

The Full Flower Moon, will occur on Monday, May 12, 2025.

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

Food

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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.