Bell peppers, 12 uses for mint leaves, dilly beans

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Daily Newsletter for Wednesday, August 21, 2019

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The vegetable life does not content itself with casting from the flower or the tree a single seed, but it fills the air and earth with a prodigality of seeds, that, if thousands perish, thousands may plant themselves, that hundreds may come up, that tens may live to maturity, that, at least one may replace the parent.

–Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82)
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
 233rd day of the year


 
The 2020 Old Farmer's Almanac
 
Growing Peppers

 Bell Peppers
Sweet bell peppers are a tender, warm-season crop. Here’s how to grow them in your garden! 
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Helping Kids Grow

 How to Start a School Garden
When kids are back in school, it’s the perfect time to plan a school garden. Children who grow vegetables, eat vegetables. Here’s our advice on how to start a school garden—plus, a list of great garden plants.
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The 2020 Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Calendar
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Dilly Beans Recipe

 Dilled Green Beans

The classic dill flavor of these Dilled Green Beans blends wonderfully with the zesty hot peppers and garlic.
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The Old Farmer's Almanac for Kids, Volume 8
Keep youngsters busy for hours with fun facts, fascinating stories, and easy (and educational!) projects and activities!
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How to Dry Flowers

 Best Flowers for Drying | How to Dry Flowers
The heat of the season is perfect for air-drying flowers to brighten those gray, frigid days of winter. Here are tips on which flowers are best for drying—and how to dry flowers so that they look great, not just old!
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The 2020 Old Farmer's Almanac Moon Calendar
Loaded with dramtic images, lunar lore, and more! Makes a great stocking stuffer!
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Many Ways to Enjoy Mint

 12 Uses for Mint Leaves From Health to Home
How do you use extra mint leaves? Here are 12 marvelous uses for mint around the home and garden—from culinary to medicinal to mouthwash to bug repellent!
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The 2020 Old Farmer's Almanac Everyday Calendar
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