Sweet potatoes, weed control, fried chicken, Dog Days iced tea

Your Daily Almanac: Seasonal advice and today's verse View Web Version WEATHER ASTRONOMY GARDENING CALENDAR FOOD HOME & HEALTH KIDS STORE Build a castle, comb a beach; summer's ripe as any peach! –The 1996 Old Farmer's Almanac Tuesday, July 7, 2020 See births, events in history, and more! Autumn begins in 77 days Question of the Day Why are most of the potatoes we buy at the store green? Are they poisonous? – Answer Puzzle of the Day What word in our language has all the vowels in alphabetical order? – Answer Growing Sweet Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Are you growing sweet potatoes? With their deep orange flesh, these edible roots have a naturally-sweet flavor and are a top source of beta-carotene. Thriving in warm soil, unlike regular potatoes, sweet potatoes will be ready to harvest just as the ends of the vines begin to turn yellow, or just before frost. Perfect timing for autumn foods and the holiday table!   READ MORE   SPONSORED Have a boat or a cabin and need a place to go? Problem solved with an electric incinerating toilet. INCINOLET is clean, quiet, and best of all - simple!   LEARN MORE   Weed Control Techniques Weed Control Techniques While it’s tempting to call any unwanted plant a “weed,” there are really only a select few weeds that become invasive and problematic. And while some folks turn to dangerous chemicals, many weeds are actually resistant to herbicides and respond better to different methods of control. With these weed control techniques in your gardening arsenal, weeds won’t stand a chance!   READ MORE   SPONSORED How To: Fix Aging Skin (Do This Everyday) If you’re over 40 and frustrated with aging, wrinkly skin, get this… Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour put together a presentation revealing a 2-minute home method to restore youthful skin… Click now to discover this youth-restoring breakthrough for yourself:   LEARN MORE   Common Garden Weed ID 13 Common Garden Weeds No one likes to talk about weeds, but some plants compete with your garden for nutrients, water, and light, as well as harbor diseases and pests. Here are 13 of the most common weeds found in gardens and lawns—with weed identification pictures and tips on how to manage their growth.   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 Winning Fried Chicken Recipe Fried Chicken Recipe | First Prize 1998 We taste-tested a lot of fried chicken—and this recipe won first prize in our annual Almanac recipe contest! It’s delicious, crispy, and moist.   READ MORE   2021 Calendars SHIPPING SOON! Choose from our Gardening, Weather Watchers, Moon, Country, Everyday, and Engagement calendars.   LEARN MORE   $9.99-$14.99 Dog Days Iced Tea Dog Days Iced Tea A hot summer day is the best time to whip up a refreshing pitcher of Dog Days Iced Tea.   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.