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Plant Growing Guide Library

Plant Growing Guides

Welcome to the Plant Growing Guide library. Take a look at all the common crops that you can grow this season! Our guides tell you how to plant, care for, and harvest vegetables, fruit, herbs, flowers, and more.
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Calendar

Today is Day 36 of 2024

42 days until spring begins

Question of the Day

Are new stars being formed, or did they all form at the same time?
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Upcoming Holidays

Chinese New Year

Quinquagesima

Abraham Lincoln's Birthday

Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday

Word of the Day

Anemometer
An instrument to measure the speed of the wind.

Puzzle of the Day

Why was the giant Goliath very much astonished when David hit him with a stone?

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Weather

Seasonal Outlook

Frost Dates

Spring Frost Dates

Get the last spring frost dates. Just enter your zip code or location in our Frost Date Calculator.

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

23% of Full • 25 days old

Next Full Moon

February Full Moon

The Full Snow Moon, will occur on Saturday, February 24, 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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