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Farmers Almanac
The 2013 Farmers Almanac
Farmers' Almanac

Learn to read the sky! Plus: Can aches and pains predict the rain? - April 17th, 2013

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Good judgment comes from experience, which comes from poor judgment.
April 17th, 2013
Learn to Read the Sky!

Do you know the difference between a cirrostratus and a cumulonimbus cloud? Learn to use cloud shapes to predict the weather!

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What the Heck are Ramps?
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What the Heck are Ramps?These wild cousins to onions are one of the many delights of spring!
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Love Nature? Create a Birding Journal! Love Nature? Create a Birding Journal! Do you delight in birds in flight? Consider keeping a birding journal to keep track of the feathered friends you meet!
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Acupuncture: Healing at the Tip of a Needle Acupuncture: Healing at the Tip of a Needle Can this ancient Chinese practice really promote healing and wellness in the 21st Century?
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Can Aches and Pains Predict the Rain? Can Aches and Pains Predict the Rain? Do grandma's arthritic knees really ache worse when cold, wet weather is on the way? Find out!
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Current Moon Phase
Waxing Crescent Moon, 39% of Full Waxing Crescent
39% of Full
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Today's Best Day Tasks

Bake, Cut Firewood, Cut Hair to Increase Growth, Mow to Increase Growth, Dig Holes, Wax Floors, Get Married, Start Diet to Gain Weight, Buy a Home
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Gardening Tasks

April 17th - April 18th
Plant Tomatoes, Beans, Peppers, Corn, Cotton, And Other Aboveground Crops On These Most Fruitful Days. Plant Seedbeds. Start Flower Gardens.
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