Making your own potting soil, red sky at night, the dirt cough cure

View Web Version WEATHER ASTRONOMY GARDENING CALENDAR FOOD ADVICE STORE I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape. –Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009) Tuesday, January 28, 2020 28th day of the year Spring begins in 51 days Sarah McLachlan (musician) was born on this day in 1968. Jim Capaldi (musician) died on this day in 2005. Question of the Day Has there ever been an unmarried U.S. president elected to office? Answer Making Your Own Potting Soil How to Make Your Own Potting Soil Here’s how make your own potting soil for your containers and pots! Using the right potting soil is one of the secrets to gardening success.   READ MORE   SPONSORED Top Cardiologist Reveals Digestive Trick To Clean Your Bowels Digestive Trick To Clean Your Bowels “What if you could restore your gut health with one simple fix? According to one doctor in California there may be a way. In fact, he believes it’s so powerful that it could be like a “power wash” for your insides.   LEARN MORE   The Four Winds Winter Landscaping: Tune In To The Four Winds It’s winter, the dormant season. Plant and tree growth has slowed to a crawl or stopped completely. This is the perfect time to try out a winter landscaping exercise we’ll call the “Four Directions” or “Four Winds.”    READ MORE   This Family's A Hoot Dish Towel A cotton dish towel featuring a panel stitched accent, owl and moon designs, and velvet ribbon trim.    LEARN MORE   $9.99 Red Sky at Night? Weather Sayings and Their Meanings Ever heard the saying, “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight”? Long before meteorologists reported the weather, people made forecasts based on their observations of the sky, animals, and nature. Here are some weather sayings—and what they mean.   READ MORE   The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Notebook A gardener’s most useful tool is knowledge from past seasons. Don’t rely on sticky notes or memory! You’ll love our beautiful Gardening Notebook with its waterproof cover—easy to bring to the garden. Keep records so you know when pests arrive and when to put preventative controls in place to avoid damage. Also, track what blossoms when, first and last frost dates, what was planted where, what worked, favorite varieties, what you want to move, and other notes.    LEARN MORE   $14.95 Sausage With White Beans Dish Kielbasa With White Beans and Tomato This Kielbasa With White Bean dish is delicious, quick, and easy. Made with meat and vegetables on the stove, it’s warm and comforting, too.   READ MORE   The Gift of Gardening The Gift of Gardening is a lovely illustrated book filled with inspirational quotes and interesting facts harvested from The Old Farmer’s Almanac. It is perfect for the garden enthusiast. Includes a space to personalize the book with a “To” and “From” section on the first page.   LEARN MORE   $10.95 The Dirt Cure The Dirt Cure for the Winter Cough In 1849, a farmer prescribed a “dirt cure” for a winter cough. Watch Janice Stillman, editor of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, demonstrate this natural remedy. (Warning: Humor required!)   WATCH VIDEO   Farm Sweet Farm Jumbo Coffee Mugs Large, double-sided, dishwasher-safe mugs. Each mug includes a generously-sized hole that allows coffee to pour out when the mug is tilted.   LEARN MORE   $12.95 THE OLD FARMER SELECTED THESE PRODUCTS FOR YOU QUICK CLICKS 7-Day Forecast 2-Month Forecast Moon Phase Calendar Best Days—Astrological Timetable WEATHER ASTRONOMY GARDENING CALENDAR FOOD ADVICE STORE New to this newsletter? It’s free! Sign up here. You are receiving this e-mail message because you subscribed at our Web site: Almanac.com If you do not wish to receive our regular e-mail newsletter in the future, please click here to unsubscribe. *Please do not reply to this e-mail* Visit our Web site Help page to report corrections or inquire about your online account, products, editorial, and technical issues. For reprinting and reuse, see our Terms of Use. © 2020 Yankee Publishing Inc. All rights reserved.