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Articles

Sedums in a Shoe
Show off your spring flowers in an old boot!

Bringing Herbs Indoors
If your area has not had a killing frost yet, you may still have time to bring your herbs indoor for year-round fresh ingredients.

Amazing Hummingbird Facts
Did you know a hummingbird's heart beats 500 times a minute? Or that it can fly backwards? Learn more about these tiny birds.

Banana Peels Can Even Shine Your Shoes
They can do a lot of other things too. Learn more.


5 Ways to Landscape without Going Broke
Tricks and tips on ways to cut costs but enjoy your yard more.

Weather Glossary
Ever wonder what an anemometer measures? Or what a dust devil is? Here's a helpful glossary of popular weather terms.

Sunflowers: More than a Beautiful Flower
Tips for harvesting, drying and roasting sunflower seeds.

Recycle Your Christmas Tree
The holidays are here, and so is one of the best times of the year for watching your waste.

Grow Flowers Indoors
Here's a simple pick me-up for the winter doldrums that will bring some spring indoors!

Put your Roof to Work
You don't need a big yard to have a nice garden. Try using your roof for planting vegetables, herbs and more.

How to Start a Flower Garden
Add Beauty to Your Life by Growing Flowers- An Easy-to-Follow Plan for Starting a Flower Garden.

Easy Ways to Preserve our Earth
We can all do something to help preserve our earth. It doesn't have to be difficult.

One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four: The Story of America's Favorite Vegetable
Americans love potatoes, whether it's fried, baked or mashed. They have become one of America's favorite vegetables. In this article, we will get to the roots of the potato, where it came from, and how it made its way onto our plates, and into our hearts.

Drying Gourds
When should you pick gourds? How can you dry them to use them for crafts and decorations? Learn important tips on ways to dry these unique vegetables.

Wait! Save that milk carton for my garden!
Recyclable gardening ideas. Don't throw it away! Reuse it for your garden! Check out these new uses for old things.

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.

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

Videos

Tree Planting - Mother Earth Minute with Bryan Welch
Bryan offers simple tips while demonstrating the proper technique to planting a tree.

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

Summer on the Farm Vol. 1
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Farmers' Almanac Bulb Planter
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Foxfire 11
This book teaches a philosophy of simplicity in living that is truly enduring.This eleventh volume celebrates the rituals and recipes of Appalachia, featuring sections on the old homeplace, wild plant uses, planting and growing a garden, preserving food - pickling,...

Episode Thirteen
EPISODE THIRTEEN: PAUL BUNYAN & NATIVE-AMERICAN SEED CULTIVATIONVisit the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack museum in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, located on the site of one of the oldest lumberjack camps in the country, a camp that produced enough lumber to circle the...

Living on an Acre
Living on an Acre by U.S. Department of Agriculture; Edited and updated by Christine WoodsideWho hasn't daydreamed at one time or another about selling produce at a farmer's market, keeping chickens, or planting an orchard of fruit trees? Inside every...

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...

Blog

Planting for the Birds
September 26, 2005 9:07 AM


Tree-Planting Tips
June 13, 2007 10:38 AM


Time to Plant Spring Blooming Bulbs
October 12, 2005 8:20 AM

Favorite Vegetables to Grow
May 15, 2008 2:39 PM




Hanging Basket Plant Care Tips
August 2, 2006 8:05 AM

Rose Gardening Tips
May 22, 2006 10:26 AM

Putting Your Garden to Bed!
December 7, 2005 11:36 AM

Sacking Organic Vegetables
September 15, 2006 4:47 PM

Flower and Plant Exchange
May 8, 2006 7:23 AM

Use the Signs for Best Days
June 15, 2007 6:42 AM


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

Butterfly Garden
July 19, 2006 7:56 AM

Winter Wild Bird Care
February 22, 2006 8:36 AM


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What's inside the 2008 Canadian Farmers' Almanac?
As always, the 2008 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...

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Farmers’ Almanac Weather Predictions - The Tradition ContinuesWith more weather than another almanac, the 2008 Farmers’ Almanac contains 16 months of weather – starting with September 2007 and going through December 2008. Be the first to know when the snow...

Full Moon Names and Their Meanings
View More Farmers' Almanac TV Videos » Full Moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States. The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full...

Weather Glossary
Below are some common, and uncommon, weather terms. Absolute Zero The temperature at which all molecular motion ceases, equal to -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit or -273.16 degrees Celsius.Anemometer An instrument for measuring wind force and speed. Aurora A glow of colored...