Check soil moisture. Test to see if your soil is too wet or too dry to dig. Soil should be moist but not soaking wet. Water deeply a day before working the soil. Soil that’s too dry pulls moisture out of plant roots and damages them. Use a rake to create a smooth and level sur...
Earth Day has been celebrated around the world since 1970 by people from all walks of life who are concerned about preserving the environment. Check out these great ideas!
Around the fall equinox, the full Moon rises around sunset for several nights in a row, traditionally providing farmers with just enough extra light to finish their harvests before the killing hard frosts of fall set in. Typically, the Moon rises about an hour later each night, but around th...
but in just a few weeks, the daylight will begin to take the hours back. The Winter Solstice, or first official day of winter, marks the point in the year that the days begin to get longer and it happens on December 21, 2023. This will bring the longest night of the entire year, ...
"Spring as a whole has the potential to be warmer than normal across much of the U.S., with some exceptions." A prediction of "fairly normal to above-normal precipitation" which may take place all throughout the country.The Old Farmers' Almanac shared that there may be "above-average Ma...
This means that the moon won't rise very far off the horizon and when that happens the moon appears to be massive. And since it's a full moon it's going to look EXTRA big. The Old Farmers Almanac says that it'll be the biggest-looking moon in years. ...
He put all of his collected information into a book called an almanac. He could tell people just exactly what time the sun would rise and set years ahead of time. Many farmers used his almanac to plant their crops. Today, farmers still use a Farmer's Almanac for planting. Benjamin ...
Looking at your flowers is just one way to know if it is time to harvest weed. You can also simply time it based on the plant’s typical flowering time. As a rule of thumb, all marijuana will be ready to harvest cannabis plants around the same time, with some variation based on the...
Cabbage seeds are often planted today, too, and old-time farmers believed that to make them grow well, you needed to plant them while wearing your nightclothes!See our Cabbage Growing Guide. NoPJs are required! On St. Patrick’s Day, the warm side of a stone turns up, ...
tree you can plant in the ground. The trick is: the plant can’t be kept indoors for more than 7 to 10 days, so don’t buy too early. Prepare the hole in the garden whenever the ground is not frozen and fill it with leaves or cover it with a tarp until ready to plant. ...