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Wait! Don’t Throw It Away!
Waste not, want not! Go green, and save some green, repurposing old items instead of throwing them away.
Early June: A Feast of Sights!
Get out your telescopes! The first week in June will bring a lunar eclipse and a rare transit of Venus!
Natural Ways to Keep Bugs Away!
Summer is such a wonderful time, but those mosquitoes can really be a pain. Learn how to keep them away naturally.
Weather History for the United States
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Gardening by the Moon
May 23rd - May 24th
Most Favorable For Planting Corn, Cotton, Okra, Beans, Peppers, Eggplant, And Other Aboveground Crops. Plant Seedbeds And Flower Gardens.
Most Favorable For Planting Corn, Cotton, Okra, Beans, Peppers, Eggplant, And Other Aboveground Crops. Plant Seedbeds And Flower Gardens.
Current Moon Phase
Waxing Crescent, 4% of FullLong Range Weather
May 20th - May 23rd
- Northeast U.S.
Fair.
- Midwest/Great Lakes U.S.
Fair Illinois, Michigan east.
- Southeast U.S.
Pleasant weather returns.
- North Central U.S.
Fair initially, then stormy.
- South Central U.S.
Fair initially, then stormy.
- Northwest U.S.
More clouds than sun.
- Southwest U.S.
Fair, but quickly turning stormy again.
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