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Start a Garden: See 9 Preplanned Gardens for Beginners!

We’ve added 2 more preplanned gardens to our collection: “A Square-Foot Garden (SFG)” and “A Pollinator Garden”! As with the first 7 preplanned gardens, all are designed by a horticultural expert with the right companion planting combinations in mind! It’s so much easier than getting started from scratch—and takes away the guesswork! Learn more.

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Calendar

Today is Day 88 of 2023

84 days until summer begins

Question of the Day

Can I plant jicama in Michigan?
Answer

Upcoming Holidays

Borrowing Days

Month of April

April Fools' Day

Palm Sunday

Word of the Day

Julian period
A period of 7,980 years beginning January 1, 4713 b.c. Devised in 1583 by Joseph Scaliger, it provides a chronological basis for the study of ancient history. To find the Julian year, add 4,713 to any year.

Puzzle of the Day

Find a word of six letters, something many people laugh at; subtract one letter and leave what many worship.
Monkey - money

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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

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  5. Florida
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  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

55% of Full • 8 days old

Next Full Moon

The April full Moon, the Full Pink Moon, will occur on Thursday, April 6, 2023.

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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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.