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Ready, Set, Garden!

The new edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanac Garden Guide provides expert tips for beginner and avid gardeners, inspires hope for a better (and more fruitful) garden, and shows readers how nature and gardening can improve quality of life for all ages! 

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Calendar

Today is Day 134 of 2022

38 days until summer begins

Question of the Day

I am an actuary. Often people ask me about the origin of the word. Do you have an answer?
Answer

Upcoming Holidays

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?
Because he wanted to take it out for a spin!

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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

Weather

Seasonal Forecast

Almanac Spring Frost Dates

Spring Frost Dates

See the average last spring frost dates for your location.

Long-Range Weather

Click on a Region
  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

Weather History

Astronomy

Today's Moon Phase

Today's Moon Phase

Today's Moon Phase

97% of Full • 14 days old

Next Full Moon

The May full Moon, the Full Flower Moon, will occur on Monday, May 16, 2022.

Sunrise and Sunset

Also, see moon rise and visible planets for your area.

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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Visit the The Almanac Webcam

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.