20 self-sowing flowers, meteor shower season!, plan a fall garden

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Daily Newsletter for Sunday, August 4, 2019

cotton

Summertime
And the living is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high.
–DuBose Heyward (1885–1940)

 
Sunday, August 4, 2019
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The 2020 Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Calendar
 
Self-Sowing Flowers

 Discover 20 Self-Sowing Flowers!
Many flowers reseed themselves! Here’s a list of over 20 annual and perennial flowers that you can plant once and enjoy for years. And if you are busy deadheading your flowers—stop! Take a look at the seed heads you are cutting off.
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Summer Gardening Secrets [August]

For more flavor make sure to side dress your tomatoes with Tomato Secret® and apply Chicken Soup for the Soil® to all your fruits and vegetables! Now is the perfect time for a boost!
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Plan a Fall Veggie Garden

 Fall Vegetable Garden Planning: Choosing the Best Plants for Autumn Growing
Plan a vegetable garden to extend into autumn.  Now’s the time to plan the fall garden because you plant well in advance of the harvest. See how to choose the best plants for autumn timing—and more fall garden planning tips.
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2020 Old Farmer's Almanac Online Edition

Detailed weather forecasts for the entire U.S., gardening and growing, food and recipes, astronomy, tides, home remedies, trends, handy tips, history, plus lots of humor—what’s not to like?

A special website makes reading our Online Edition as easy as flipping the pages of a book. Features enlargeable type, zoom, search, printing pages, or saving as a PDF file to your device. It’s the Almanac always at your fingertips. Plus, pay no shipping charges either!  

 
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Meteor Shower Season!

 Meteor Shower Calendar 2020: When Is the Next Meteor Shower?
The next meteor shower is: the Delta Aquarids in late July! While they usually peak before dawn around July 30, it may be worth looking for them earlier, as the approaching full Moon is less likely to interfere. See details and the complete Meteor Shower Calendar for 2020 below.
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The 2020 Old Farmer's Almanac Engagement Calendar

A highly useful daily planner full of humor and useful advice. It’s an indispensable tool for managing your life and keeping yourself organized. Includes plenty of room for jotting down appointments and notes.

 
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Fried Green Tomatoes

 Fried Green Tomatoes

Is there anything better than a handful (or two) of crispy fried green tomatoes? Check out a time-tested and beloved recipe for the Southern staple.
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The 2020 Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Calendar

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Your August Horoscope

 Monthly Horoscope for August 2019
Here’s your horoscope for August 2019. If you follow the ancient practice of astrology, see the month’s at-a-glance predictions for all 12 zodiac signs. Take a gander at what’s in store for you.
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The 2020 Old Farmer's Almanac Country Calendar

Scenic photographs, country musings, fun facts, humor, and advice. Plus best days to fish, plant, set eggs, harvest crops, and cut hay.
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