Staying ahead of pests, Mercury retrograde, ground covers

Your Daily Almanac: Seasonal advice and today's verse View Web Version WEATHER ASTRONOMY GARDENING CALENDAR FOOD HOME & HEALTH KIDS STORE Roses smile in their white content, Roses blush in their crimson bliss, As the vagrant breezes, wooing them, Ruffle their petals with careless kiss. –Rupert Brooke (1887–1915) Thursday, June 18, 2020 See births, deaths, and events in history. Summer begins in 2 days Question of the Day Why don't we have A- and B-size batteries? – Answer Puzzle of the Day Name a bird whose name contains the name of another bird. – Answer Ground Covers Best Ground Cover Plants A baffling problem for many gardeners is what to grow in hot, dry, or gravelly areas that are too inhospitable for grass and most ground cover plants. Fortunately, there are some durable ground cover plants that will thrive under these rigorous conditions. Here are some ground covers to help with troublesome spots.   READ MORE   SPONSORED Best Natural, Nutrient-Rich Fertilizer in the World! Chicken Soup for the Soil® is 100% toxin free and includes all the elements in the periodic table.   LEARN MORE   Staying Ahead of Pests Staying Ahead of Garden Pests Normally I don’t go looking for trouble, but it is the best way to head off potential problems in the garden. Keep your eyes open when you are weeding and you may be surprised by the kinds of pests you find. Look for telltale signs of common garden pests like holes in leaves, egg masses, and webs.   READ MORE   SPONSORED This Is What A Single Diet Soda Drink Does If you consume soda, then this is affecting you directly. But beyond just soda there are THREE OTHER DANGEROUS FOODS “health foods” that could be the reason why you are not losing weight. So please watch this shocking presentation before it’s too late…   LEARN MORE   Painting Garden Pots Painting Pots: The Sponge Technique Sponge painting (yes, you just use a sponge) allows any gardener to transform simple orange terra-cotta pots—giving a unique, charming look to your patio or deck. Here’s how to it!   READ MORE   Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook eBook All You Need to Know to Grow! After inspiring and instructing gardeners for 227 years, we have created a single “how to garden” reference eBook for your computer or tablet that includes all of our expertise.   LEARN MORE   $9.95 Mercury Retrograde Begins Mercury Retrograde Dates for 2020 Mercury’s next period of retrograde motion will last from June 18 to July 12, 2020! According to the age-old practice of astrology, we are all influenced by the effect of Mercury in retrograde.   READ MORE   My Local Almanac My Local Almanac is a special Old Farmer’s Almanac digital product that customizes astronomical timetables for your specific location and time zone in the U.S. or Canada. Delivered as a PDF file.   LEARN MORE   $3.95 Easy Hobo Packs Potato Hobo Packs Potato Hobo Packs are great for camping and just a fun way to cook (with little clean-up!).   READ MORE   Puzzles & Pleasantries - eBook The most original puzzle book in years, with more than 250 mind-boggling puzzles on 96 pages that will put you to the test: rebuses, syncopations, ellipses, charades, riddles, enigmas, conundrums, acrostics, metagrams, anagrams, epigrams, logogriphs, logic puzzles, and much more! Delivered as PDF download.    LEARN MORE   $2.97 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 HOME & HEALTH KIDS 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.