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Building Trellises and Supports for Climbing Vegetables

If you’re growing climbing peas, beans, cucumbers, or other vining plants, you’ll need to build...
Cardinals in Winter on Bird Feeder

The Best Winter Bird Foods

When you feed winter birds, consider bird food that is normally available to birds in winter. Here...
When to Start Seeds

When to Start Seeds: Not Too Early!

The seeds are rolling in, and if you are as eager to get the garden party started as I am, it is...
Peas and Egg Fried Recipe

Garden Guide Recipe Contest Winners

Enter the Almanac Garden Guide Recipe Contest—and enjoy winning recipes from past Garden Guide...
Brewer Garden

Gardening and Home Brewing

From the earliest days, Americans and their presidents have been brewing. Ever brewed your own beer...
Hyacinths

Hyacinth and Muscari

Hyacinth bulbs are planted in the fall and bloom in the spring. Here’s a guide to planting and...
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Vegetable Garden Planner Reviews: Angela F.

You don’t have to be a pro to make great use of our tool! Here’s a review of the Almanac Garden...
Christine Garden Plan

Vegetable Garden Planner Review: Christine

Enjoy this real customer review—and great garden photos—of the Almanac Vegetable Garden Planner! As...
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Vegetable Garden Planner Review: Augustín R.

What an interesting customer review of the Almanac Vegetable Garden Planner! Augustin R. has...
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Peace Lilies

Peace lilies are one of the most common houseplants because they’re easy to grow and beautiful, too...
Kale Salad

10 Salads That Are Hearty and Healthy

Announcing ten salad recipes that highlight fresh fruit and vegetables, great grains, and healthy...
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How to Garden on a Budget

In this short video, we show you how to plan a beautiful and productive vegetable garden that won’t...
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How to Use Wood Ash in the Vegetable Garden

If you have a fireplace or woodstove, use wood ashes to improve garden soil! Wood ash is full of...
Gardening Makes Us Happy

8 Reasons Why a Vegetable Garden Makes Us Happy and Healthy

Which hobby helps you live longer? Turns out it’s gardening! If you’re resolved to live a healthier...
Pepper Seeds

Start Saving Those Vegetable Seeds!

Start saving those vegetable seeds! Here’s a quick primer on the benefits of seed-saving and how to...
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Growing Lettuce and Salad in Containers

In this video, see a step-by-step guide on how to grow salads in containers for fresh, young leaves...
Cabbage Seedlings

Starting Seeds Indoors

Starting seeds properly can make or break your entire growing season! Here’s are some tips that...
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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...
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Silverfish

Half-eaten pages in your books? Chewed-through boxes in your pantry? These are signs of a...
Moonrise

Full Moon on The Winter Solstice

Since 1793, when the Almanac began tracking heavenly events and seasonal changes, the Moon has been...
Vegetable Basket

10 Tips for Beginner Gardeners

Want to start your first vegetable garden? How hard can it be? Just stick a few seeds in the ground...
Solstice December

Winter Solstice 2018 Brings a Full Moon and Meteor Shower!

Winter solstice 2018 brings a wonderful weekend of night sky wonders—a full Moon, a meteor shower,...
Sparrow in Winter Hat

A Wet, Shivery New Year's Eve to Ring in 2019

Whether you’re planning to ring in the new year at an outdoor celebration or in the comfort of your...
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...
Beets: Healthy and Delicious!

Beets: Health Benefits

The humble beet, steamed, boiled, roasted, pickled, borscht’d—but especially served raw—is...
Shoveling Snow

Coughing and Wheezing in Cold Weather?

In cold weather, have you ever noticed that you wheeze, cough, or have shortness of breath,...
Gardening Tips Learned the Hard Way

7 Important Lessons for Beginner Gardeners

Gardeners, no matter what their level of expertise, love to swap stories. The funny thing is that...
Fairy Gardens in Pots

10 Gardening Gifts for the Holidays

Do you have a garden lover or nature lover in your life? Or, like us, perhaps YOU are that garden...
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How to Make Biodegradable Garden Pots

If you’re thinking about planting lots of seeds, make biodegradable seed pots. They’re easy to make...
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Best Sweet Potato Recipes

Here are some delicious sweet potato recipes, including sweet potato fries, biscuits, casseroles,...
Regrowing Lettuce

Grow an Indoor Salad Garden From Stems

Start an easy salad garden without planting a single seed!  Everybody needs a food garden. No...
Tulips

Planting Tulip Bulbs in Winter

Tulip bulbs are typically planted in the fall, but what happens when you forget to plant them or...
Hydrangea

Latin for Gardeners: What Plant Names Reveal!

What’s in a name? Gardeners have a language all their own and I don’t mean the language of flowers...
Hoppin' John With Rice and Pork

Hoppin’ John: Good Luck Food at New Year

Welcome in the New Year with Hoppin’ John, a traditional New Year’s Day dish, and luck will follow...
Winter Deer

Coexisting With Winter Deer and Wildlife

Now that we have snow on the ground, it is easy to see who has been visiting the garden when we are...
Hay Bales In Winter

2018–2019 Winter Weather Forecast

Sunshine or snow? Be in the know! Read the official 2019 Winter Weather Forecast from North America...
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Grow Your Own Avocado Tree: 5 Simple Steps

Yes, you can grow your own avocado tree from a pit—if you have patience. Here’s how to grow in 5...
Holly Bushes

Growing Holly Bushes: Popular Varieties

It’s red berry time and with bunches of fresh holly leaves and berries or branches of winterberries...
Mistletoe Meaning and Lore | Why We Kiss Beneath It

Why Do We Kiss Under the Mistletoe?

Of all the plants used as Christmas decorations, none has as long and interesting a history as...
Frosty Eyes

Cold Fingers, Toes, and Nose? Watch for Cold Injuries

Many of us look forward to winter with its peaceful landscapes and fun in the snow. But winter also...
Labyrinth

What is a Labyrinth Garden?

Labyrinth gardens are meant as a place for personal contemplation and renewal. See pictures of our...
Winter Squash Varieties

Favorite Winter Squash Varieties

There are many varieties of squash—usually classified as either winter or summer squash—and folks...

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