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Articles

5 Secrets to Spice Up Your Gardens
Want to try something new in the garden this year? Check out these ideas that will add a little pizazz to your gardens.

Fall Garden Cleanup Checklist
Here’s a basic checklist to use as you put your gardens to bed for the year.

Easy Ways to Compost
Don't throw it away! Compost it! It's better for the environment and for your gardens.

A Gardener's Guide to Frost
How to predict when it's coming and what to do about it It's fall. Temperatures begin to cool down, but your gardens still look so nice. How do you know when frost may hit ? Learn the signs and precautions you should take.

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Getting Rid of Slugs and Snails
Are slugs and snails attacking your gardens? Rid your garden of these pests naturally and easily with some tips from the Farmers' Almanac.

7 Pet-Proof Garden Tips
For a nicer garden and happier pet. Is the family dog trampling on your newly planted flower garden? Are neighborhood cats using your garden as a litter box? Check out our top tips for keeping pets out of gardens.

Putting plastic snakes to work
A few good uses for plastic snakes that may have not crossed your mind. Read More

Tired of Herbs? Plant for Pets!
Get kids involved with the garden this year. Plant a pet or zoo garden.

Favorite Fall Flowers
Don't let the end of summer stop your gardening. Get ideas on what to plant now as fall gets closer and closer.

A Community Garden - A Nice Place to Grow
A good way to share your gardening interests is to participate in a community garden. Here is how it works.

Creating a Community Garden
Creating a community garden is a fun way to get to know your neighbors. Here are a few things you may want to think about before you dig.

Why is the Sun up so early on June 14th?
Earliest sunrise this year. Did you know that on June 14th the Sun will rise earliest ever this year? Find out why here.

Spring is Here! Time to Plan your Flower Garden.
Easy to follow stpes for beginners. Flowers add color, beauty, and cheer to yards and landscapes everywhere. Here are some good tips on how to get started.

What the Pilgrims Really Ate
The "traditional" Thanksgiving meal is hardly traditional, unless you serve wild turkey, venison, and flint corn.

Plant for Taste
Looking for something else to grow and eat besides vegetables? Consider adding flowers to your list of potential snacks, or as additions to your salad bowl. Here are a few tips and rules for your health, when it comes to munching on flower blossoms.

Top Ten Best Outdoor Wedding Cities
Wedding season is here. More weddings happen between May and October than any other time of year. Check out where the best outdoor wedding cities are.

Uninvited Garden Guests: and some natural ways to discourage them
Learn how to naturally discourage deer, slugs, moles and other pests from visiting your garden.

Videos

Fairview Gardens
Surrounded by strip malls and sub-divisions, Fairviews gardens, one of the oldest organic farms in the country manages to feed over 500 families.

Gardeners' Row: Planting Camellias with Benny Odum
Camellia specialist Benny Odum show us how to properly plant canellias so that they can prosper in our own home gardens.

Products

Season One
Episode 6

EPISODE SIX: URBAN GARDENS & SOUTHWESTERN HEATMeet with the Moffits of Illinois and see their unique collection of antique tools, one of the largest in the world; investigate community gardening and sustainable agriculture right in the heart of Seattle;...

Season One
Episode 8

EPISODE EIGHT: WORM BINS & AMAZING LUMBERJACKSGuess how old one of the winners is in Part Two of the International Lumberjack Championship; meet a seventh-generation Almanac Family in Florida that is hanging on to their farmstead in the midst of...

Season Two
Episode 8

Quilted Barns? That's what you'll find in Grundy County, Iowa, where an arts program brought agriculture to the rescue of both the family and Historic barns.Lobsterman Paul Hickey takes us out to sea in one of the countries favorite meals.Surrounded...

Envirocycle Composter / Composteamaker
The Envirocycle Composter / Composteamaker is the first and only composter in the world to collect liquid compost tea, a rich organic plant food much appreciated by gardeners. The Envirocycle Composter/ Composteamaker is a 2-in-1 system: it produces two excellent...

2009 Downloadable Farmers Almanac
Get INSTANT access to the current and newest edition of the Farmers' Almanac. The 2009 Farmers' Almanac and Canadian Farmers' Almanac are available in pdf formats for you to download and access whenever you want. Read it on your computer...

American Almanacs: A Living History DVD and VHS
American Almanacs: A Living History. If you are interested in the science behind predictions and in learning how you too can predict things -- this groundbreaking program is for you! Breathtaking photography, beautiful scenery and rare historical images escort...

Green Blog


Weather Chatter

Lady Bugs
April 2, 2008 10:39 AM

Growing Out of Poverty
October 15, 2008 9:39 AM

Historical Weather Source
August 16, 2007 2:36 PM

What's In a name?
August 28, 2008 4:32 PM

Healing Power of Marigold
July 29, 2008 2:52 PM

Blog


Slugs!
June 12, 2007 7:41 AM


Tips for Weeding
June 19, 2007 10:55 AM

The Weather in Idaho
February 8, 2007 12:02 PM

Harvesting and Drying Herbs
October 4, 2005 9:12 AM

Planting a Strawberry Pyramid
March 29, 2006 4:30 PM

Butterfly Garden
July 19, 2006 7:56 AM

Pages

In The 'Nac
What's in the 'Nac -- the Farmers' Almanac that is:Always thrifty, always "green," the Farmers' Almanac is the "go-to" source for resourceful living. It's the only source for amazingly accurate 16 months of weather forecasts that help readers plan for...

What’s inside the 2009 Farmers’ Almanac? Take a peek…
Numb’s the Word: Find out where the Farmers’ Almanac is forecasting a “numbing” winter. Learn how cold it will be, how much snow you can expect and where the best spots for winter warmth will be. (Page 114) Natural Cures...

What's inside the 2009 Canadian Farmers' Almanac?
As always, the 2009 Canadian Farmers’ Almanac contains 16 months of our legendary weather predictions for Canada. Don’t be caught off guard—see what’s in store for your hometown for the next winter, spring, and summer ahead.This year’s edition contains hints,...

Farmers' Almanac Testimonials
Our readers say it best! As North America's Favorite Farmers Almanac, we receive tons of letters, emails, and phone calls from readers and fans. Here are a fews of our favorite comments:Dear Almanac,I absolutely love you magazine and now I...