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Fall Leaves: Why Do Leaves Change Color?

Ever wonder why leaves change color? Did you know that fall’s vivid colors are actually hidden...
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Preparing Your Garden for Winter

After a bountiful season, it’s time to prepare your garden for winter—and ensure a beautiful and...
Garlic Bulbs

Planting Garlic in the Fall

Garlic is incredibly useful in the kitchen and surprisingly easy to grow in the garden. Learn how...
Fall Garden Tasks

Fall Chores: Autumn Garden Cleanup

It’s time to start on those fall garden chores. Here is a to-do list for fall vegetable garden...
Cranberry Bowl

Cranberries: Get ’Em While You Can

Among only a few native North American fruits cultivated commercially in the modern era,...
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter 360

When Do the Seasons Start in 2018–2019?

When do the seasons—winter, spring, summer, and fall—start? Here are your equinox and solstice...
Fall Leaves

What To Do With Fall Leaves

We don’t call it “fall” around here for nothing. If lots of leaves have fallen in your yard, why...
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Autumnal Equinox 2019: The First Day of Fall

In 2019, the autumnal equinox—also called the September equinox—will arrive on September 23 in...
Witch Hazel

What is Witch Hazel?

Witch hazel is a shrub that blooms in late fall and can make for both a valuable landscaping plant...
Fall Cleanup

10 Fall Cleanup Tips for a Better Spring Garden

October is the perfect month to prepare the yard and garden for spring! With cooler weather and...
Autumn Joy Fall Garden

The Best Fall Flowers For Your Garden

Summer may be in the rear-view mirror, but that doesn’t mean that the blooms have to end! Here are...
Fall Mountain

2018 Fall Foliage Forecast: Vivid Northeast But Mixed Bag Elsewhere

Our 2018 Fall Foliage Forecast is out—and we’ll be frank: It’s a mixed bag! While vivid leaf color...
Frost Leaf

How to Predict a Frost

Learn how to predict frost, differentiate between a light frost and a hard freeze, and protect your...
When to Plant Mums

Chrysanthemums: When to Plant Mums

Every year in the fall, I suffer a bout of mum madness when garden centers and big boxes brim with...
Second Spring: Fall Gardening

Best Vegetables to Plant in Fall

The days are getting shorter and fall is on the way. Are you planning to continue the harvest with...
Acorns in Hands

How to Prepare and Cook Acorns

Acorns are extremely nutritious and readily available to most, making them a healthy and convenient...
September Song

September Gardening Tips

What do you do in the garden in September? After Labor Day, I can feel and see the slowing of...
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Extend the Growing Season: Cold Frames, Row Covers, and Ideas

Extend your growing season into the colder months so that you can harvest fresh food from your...
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Planting Bulbs for Spring Flowers

If you enjoy seeing daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths bloom in the spring, keep in mind that these...
Autumnal Equinox

The Old, Misunderstood Equinox

Can you balance an egg on the equinox? Are days and nights truly equal? Bob separates autumnal...
Tree Planting

Tree-Planting Tips for Fall

From a tree’s point of view, fall is an excellent planting time—even better than spring. Many...
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Planting for a Fall Harvest: Fall Vegetables

Plant a fall vegetable garden—and extend your harvest. In late summer, you might think the garden...
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Fall Vegetable Garden Planning - Choosing the Best Plants for Autumn Growing

In this video, we demonstrate how you can select plants for your fall garden by choosing vegetables...
Pothos houseplant

Houseplant Care Guide

Houseplants can add color, beauty, and character to your living space! Here are a few key tips for...
Coneflowers: Winterizing Your Perennial Garden

Get Your Perennials Ready for Winter

Prepare your perennials for winter! Most perennials can be cut down after the first killing frost;...
Witch Hazel

Best Shrubs for Fall Planting

The gardening season is winding down. Last call for filling in those bare spots in your landscaping...
Fall Leaves on Lawn

Fall Leaves: Cleaning up the Lawn, Home, and Garden

While fall cleanup may not be much fun, we choose to see the task as a trade-off for the beautiful...
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Fall Foliage Forecast 2017

One of the joys of fall is the beautiful fall foliage—the reds, oranges, yellows, and browns. How...
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Top 10 Apple Recipes

Enjoy 10 of our favorite apple recipes, including the best apple pie recipe, apple butter, apples...
Golden Fall Leaves

The Value of Leaves

Foliage season is a mixed blessing. I have one eye on the gorgeous spectacle of changing colors and...
Lettuce and Broccoli

Fall Garden: When to Plant Vegetables for the Fall

Here’s a handy fall garden guide to help you decide what to plant in the fall garden and when to...
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How to Make Leaf Mold

Fallen leaves can be time-consuming to deal with, so don’t waste all that hard work by throwing...
Pumpkin Spice for Fall Baking

A Century-Long Passion for Pumpkin Spice

What is pumpkin spice made up of? Who came up with pumpkin spice? Where did this spice blend come...
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Pumpkin Mac and Cheese Recipe How-To Video

This delicious macaroni and cheese recipe adds pumpkin for a much loved seasonal taste! Great for...
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A Journey Through the Seasons: In Celebration of our 225th Anniversary!

Celebrate the seasons with this beautiful collection of seasonal photos shared by Almanac readers—...
Asters: Stars of the Fall Garden

Asters: Stars of the Fall Garden

Summer is winding down but the asters are just getting started, adding splashes of lavender, purple...
Fall Tasks

Fall Tasks: Harvest, Store & Plant

Like you, I’m harvesting vegetables and fruits from my garden and preparing them for storage.  I...
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Succession Planting using the Garden Planner

Succession Planting is where you grow more than one crop in the same area of ground during...
Tips and Treats

Tips and Treats

Outdoor gardening has ended for most of us north of an imaginary line drawn from Los Angeles...
More Winding Down a Difficult Season

More Winding Down a Difficult Season

If you garden in an area not affected by drought, you may wonder why I’m obsessing.  #1: High...