Edamame, ripeness guide, water-bath canning for beginners

Your Daily Almanac: Seasonal advice and today's verse View Web Version WEATHER ASTRONOMY GARDENING CALENDAR FOOD HOME & HEALTH KIDS STORE O Earth, that hast no voice, confide to me a voice! O harvest of my lands! O boundless summer growths! O lavish, brown, parturient earth! O infinite, teeming womb! A verse to seek, to see, to narrate thee. –Walt Whitman (1819–92) Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Find out who was born today. Autumn begins in 63 days Question of the Day Can you explain the numbers the doctor tells me when he takes my blood pressure? – Answer Puzzle of the Day (Blank) is (Blank) day. (What's the saying? Fill in the blanks!) – Answer Growing Edamame Edamame Originally from East Asia, edamame is relatively new to North American gardens—especially to home gardeners. Here’s how to plant and grow edamame in your garden!   READ MORE   SPONSORED Sunflower Guide – Growing, Caring, & Varieties Sunflowers are beautiful and easy to grow. They are perfect for summertime gardening. Our guide provides you everything you need to know for growing and caring for sunflowers including the varieties.   LEARN MORE   Ripeness and Harvest Guide When to Harvest Vegetables and Fruit How do you know when to harvest vegetables, fruit and herbs? Here’s expert advice on how to pick vegetables and fruit at the peak of flavor. For example, zucchini is harvested when 6 to 8 inches long. Pick early and pick often! See our entire list of common crops and the harvesting criteria for judging whether your vegetables are ready for picking.    READ MORE   SPONSORED There Is One Protein That Can Restart Your "Fat Burner", And No, It's Not Red Meat Most Americans struggle with weight gain, junk food cravings, and even belly bloat. The blame is commonly pointed towards a bad metabolism, poor genetics, and even old age. A new breakthrough discovery shows that the real culprit is linked to one extremely common protein. Learn More >>   LEARN MORE   How to Start Water-bath Canning Water-Bath Canning: Beginner's Guide and Recipes Introducing our Water-Bath Canning Guide for Beginners! This is the easier way to can and does not require a “canner.” Make homemade jams, jellies, and pickled recipes with our step-by-step guide. You’ll capture the peak of summer’s bounty in a jar—to savor the flavors long after the growing season is over. Let’s get started!   READ MORE   Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook by The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardeners love it so much, we had to print more! Created for new gardeners, green thumbs, and old hands alike, The Old Farmer’s Almanac Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook is loaded with advice and inspiration to help plants—and growers—thrive.   LEARN MORE   $14.95 Summer Squash Bake Baked Zucchini and Summer Squash This recipe for Baked Zucchini and Summer Squash is a terrific way to get vegetables into the most reluctant veggie eaters.   READ MORE   2021 Calendars SHIPPING SOON! Choose from our Gardening, Weather Watcher’s, Moon, Country, Everyday, and Engagement calendars.   LEARN MORE   $9.99-$14.99 Catch Your Breath Take a Breath! Breathing to Relax. Ready to de-stress? Release tension with this deep breathing technique. It really works! As with fitness, deep breathing exercises can actually promote health and relaxation. Learn more—plus, find two simple breathing exercises. See how it works.   READ MORE   The Almanac Garden Hod Harvest and wash fruit and vegetables easily. Plus, enjoy hundreds of other uses! Each hod has the Almanac Sun logo burned into one side with a fire-heated branding iron.   LEARN MORE   $59.95 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 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.