Making your own potting soil, red sky at night, the dirt cough cure

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Daily Newsletter for Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape.
–Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009)
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
 28th day of the year


 
Vegetable Gardener's Handbook
 
Making Your Own Potting Soil

 How to Make Your Own Potting Soil
Here’s how make your own potting soil for your containers and pots! Using the right potting soil is one of the secrets to gardening success.
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The Four Winds

 Winter Landscaping: Tune In To The Four Winds
It’s winter, the dormant season. Plant and tree growth has slowed to a crawl or stopped completely. This is the perfect time to try out a winter landscaping exercise we’ll call the “Four Directions” or “Four Winds.” 
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This Family's A Hoot Dish Towel
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Red Sky at Night?

 Weather Sayings and Their Meanings
Ever heard the saying, “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight”? Long before meteorologists reported the weather, people made forecasts based on their observations of the sky, animals, and nature. Here are some weather sayings—and what they mean.
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The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Notebook
A gardener’s most useful tool is knowledge from past seasons. Don’t rely on sticky notes or memory! You’ll love our beautiful Gardening Notebook with its waterproof cover—easy to bring to the garden. Keep records so you know when pests arrive and when to put preventative controls in place to avoid damage. Also, track what blossoms when, first and last frost dates, what was planted where, what worked, favorite varieties, what you want to move, and other notes. 
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Sausage With White Beans Dish

 Kielbasa With White Beans and Tomato

This Kielbasa With White Bean dish is delicious, quick, and easy. Made with meat and vegetables on the stove, it’s warm and comforting, too.
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The Gift of Gardening
The Gift of Gardening is a lovely illustrated book filled with inspirational quotes and interesting facts harvested from The Old Farmer’s Almanac. It is perfect for the garden enthusiast. Includes a space to personalize the book with a “To” and “From” section on the first page.
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The Dirt Cure

 The Dirt Cure for the Winter Cough
In 1849, a farmer prescribed a “dirt cure” for a winter cough. Janice Stillman, editor of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, demonstrate this natural remedy. (Warning: Humor required!)
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Farm Sweet Farm Jumbo Coffee Mugs
Large, double-sided, dishwasher-safe mugs. Each mug includes a generously-sized hole that allows coffee to pour out when the mug is tilted.
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