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New Garden Planner

Wow! Our 2021 Garden Planner Will Transform Your Garden!

We’ve been working hard behind the scenes and it’s finally here: our improved 2021 Garden Planner!...
Romantic Garden

Best Flowers for a Romantic Garden

Create a romantic garden this year! Like love itself, a romantic garden benefits from harmonious...
Moon Cherry Flowers

Gardening by the Moon

Gardening by the Moon is a great way to plan your garden. Many of our readers follow the age-old...
Spinach Leaves

Spinach

Spinach, a super–cold-hardy leafy green, is a popular crop that can be planted in very early spring...
Air Plant

Gardening in Miniature

Soon I’ll be up to my elbows in dirt outdoors, cleaning up beds, spreading mulch and planting the...
Winter Pruning

Winter Pruning Guide for Trees and Shrubs

Late winter or early spring is the best time time to prune most shrubs and trees—but not all! See...
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Container Gardening with Vegetables

Container gardening is an easy way to grow vegetables, especially when you lack yard space! If you...
Potting Soil Pots

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...
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How to Make a Row Cover Tunnel

We’ll show you how to make a simple hooped or low tunnel to protect your plants, extend your...
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3 Garden Planning Mistakes to Avoid

Ready to start garden planning? Here’s a timely video with three normal mistakes gardeners make...
Silverfish (Edited)

Silverfish

Half-eaten pages in your books? Chewed-through boxes in your pantry? These are signs of a...
2020 Garden Guide Cover

2020 Garden Guide

The 2020 Garden Guide, from the editors of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, is colorful comprehensive, and...
Common Foxglove

Foxglove

Foxglove is a stunning flower with tubular blossoms that have speckled throats. The plant creates a...
Lupine

Lupines

Lupines, with their colorful spikes, are some of the most popular garden perennials of them!...
2021 Catalogs

10 Tips for Selecting Plant Seeds

Winter has barely begun, but if you haven’t started planning next summer’s garden, now is a good...
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How to Build a Raised Garden Bed

Raised garden beds are fairly easy to construct, even easier to maintain, and offer myriad benefits...
Fertilizer for Tomato Plants

How to Apply Fertilizers to Your Garden

We apply fertilizer to make our plants grow better. But when do we apply fertilizer? And how do we...
Snowy Garden Gnomes

The Beauty and Benefits of Snow in the Garden

Whatever you may think of snow (and snow removal!), remember the old saying, “A good winter with...
Garden Seeds

Ordering Garden Seeds

Here at the Almanac, we love to cozy up with some good garden seed catalogs, especially in the...
Christmas Cactus

Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus and Easter Cactus

Is your Christmas Cactus blooming in November? You probably have a Thanksgiving Cactus! Yes, there...
Winter Deer

Coexisting With Winter Deer and Wildlife

When there is snow on the ground, it is easy to see who has been visiting the garden when we are...
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The Amazing Ways That Plants Disperse Seeds

In autumn, ever noticed all the seeds scattering? Plants are launching their offspring into the...
Growing Ginger

How to Grow Ginger Indoors

Cold and flu season is coming up and, if you find yourself under the weather, a steaming hot cup of...
Cyclamens

Cyclamens: A Christmas Houseplant

Cyclamens (Cyclamen persicum) are attractive, easy-care houseplants that will bloom continuously...
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Mice

Mice can be quite frustrating when they munch on your plants and on your pantry snacks. Here’s how...
Squash Autumn Foods

The Thanksgiving Meal Is Packed With Vitamins

When you think of Thanksgiving, what foods come to mind? Turkey? Sweet potatoes? Cranberries?...
Spider Plant

Spider Plants

Spider plants produce a rosette of long, thin, arched foliage that is solid green or variegated...
Bonsai Plants

How to Grow a Bonsai Tree

A few years ago I was given a beautiful bonsai container and decided to try my hand at growing a...
Cat With Fruit

Best and Worst Thanksgiving Foods for Cats

This Thanksgiving, as you’re preparing the family feast, don’t forget about your favorite feline...
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Best Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes

Thanksgiving side dishes make the meal! We have some delicious options—from the historically-...
Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potato Facts and Health Benefits

Twenty years ago, our Almanac declared sweet potatoes to be the “healthiest vegetable of them all...
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Sage

Garden sage is easy to grow—and a wonderful culinary herb that flavors meat and bean dishes (...
Cauliflower

Cauliflower

Cauliflower is a sun-loving, cool-season crop to grow in spring and fall. It can be a temperamental...
Broccoli and Cheddar Strata

7 Favorite Egg Recipes

Eating eggs is an inexpensive way to get more protein, vitamins, and minerals into your diet. Eggs...
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Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums or “mums” are associated with autumn, appearing in jewel colors in garden centers in...
Apple Heads

Seasonal Crafts: Apple Heads

The art of making apple heads is both easy and fun. Follow these easy instructions for a creative...
Brussels Sprouts (Unharvested)

Brussels Sprouts

Brussels sprouts are a member of the cabbage family, and an excellent source of protein and...
How to Use Wood Ashes

How to Use Wood Ashes in the Home and Garden

If you burn firewood, you have wood ashes. Don’t throw them out! There are many surprising ways to...
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Crop Rotation Tips for Vegetable Gardens

If you grow your tomatoes in the same garden bed year after year, you will notice an increase in...
Pantry Moth

How to Get Rid of Pantry Moths and Worms

You open a bag of whole wheat flour, a box of cereal, or a bag of dog food only to find little...
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Growing Asian Greens: Fast and Easy!

Cool-season Asian greens are best planted in the last weeks of summer to grow on into autumn and...
Snow and Ski Forecast

Ski and Snow Forecast 2020 From The Old Farmer’s Almanac

The Ski and Snow Forecast for winter 2019–2020 is out from The Old Farmer’s Almanac! Sharpen your...

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