 | Dear Garden Enthusiast,
The English poet Alfred Austin once said, “To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.” Seems reasonable, right? Fresh air, sunshine, the sounds of nature, and the feel of soil … and then there’s the sound of car horns, your neighbor’s radio (at least he has good taste in music), and the feel of your concrete patio. City life may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a garden, but you don’t need an idyllic pasture to grow fresh vegetables.
In fact, patio gardens and small garden spaces are popular across the country, from the balconies of New York City to the sunlit kitchen windows of San Diego. All you need is a container, sunshine, soil, and seeds to grow a garden that will fit into even the tiniest of spaces.
Want broccoli? ‘Aspabroc Baby’ broccoli (the original broccolini) produces small, tender broccoli heads atop thin, tender stems. You can fit four plants in a 24-inch-long window box. ‘Pomegranate Crunch’ lettuce is also a perfect container vegetable. This colorful lettuce produces small, dense heads with cherry leaves and light green hearts.
You can even grow cheese in containers. Well, you can grow ‘Hungarian Cheese’ peppers, anyway. These 28-inch-tall plants produce quickly, and the flat, fluted sweet peppers are great for stuffing or eating just like they are. For extra vigor and numerous blooms that set fruit, give them a magnesium boost by scratching ¼ cup of Epsom salts around each plant once it’s established.
Did you know that you can also grow peas, blueberries, and celery in a container garden? You can! Find out more about gardening in small spaces throughout The Old Farmer’s Almanac and in our digital magazine, The Old Farmer’s Almanac EXTRA!, all as part of your membership in The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club. | | | | | | Celebrate your Love of Gardening with The Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Club! | | | Save 43% with your Gardening Club Charter Membership! |
| | Claim your Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club Charter Membership—save 43% today! | | | | | | | | How to Make a Fresh, Tasty, Nutritious Salad | Step 1. Plant an indoor salad garden. The best part? You don’t even need seeds to get this garden started. Head to your local grocery store and grab some celery, Romaine lettuce, small onions, your favorite herbs (with stems), and maybe a few beets.
For celery and Romaine lettuce, cut off the bottom 2 inches and “plant” it, root side down, in a saucer of water or an inch or two of moist potting soil. Leaves, then tender stalks will slowly emerge from the center. When the stump is well rooted, transplant it into a larger container (with good drainage) and you’ll harvest tender greens for months.
For basil, sage, mint, thyme, oregano, or rosemary, remove the lower leaves from the stems of fresh herbs. Set the stems in water, and once they develop a good set of roots, you can plant them in potting soil beside a sunny window.
Step 2. Harvest and eat your delicious plants!
To find out how to plant the beets, onions, and even sweet potatoes, along with all the details for an indoor salad garden, join The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club. You’ll learn everything you need to know to have fresh, tasty salads for months on end. |  | | The Mistake Too Many Gardeners Make | There is one mistake that almost every gardener has made. Whether you have a backyard garden or a few potted patio vegetables, your garden needs space. When plants are too crowded, it’s difficult for them to mature to full size. An extra cherry tomato plant here or another pepper there might not seem like much, but those plants will have to compete harder for sunlight and nutrients.
Leave some space. Good air circulation helps ward off mildew and blight. For small outdoor gardens, plan walkways and spread wood chips or other mulch on the paths.
How much space do your plants need? Is there an easy way to deal with weeds? Find out all this and more, with your subscription to The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club. | | | | | | Celebrate your Love of Gardening with The Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Club! | | | Save 43% with your Gardening Club Charter Membership! |
| | Claim your Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club Charter Membership—save 43% today! | | | | | | | Get more gardening tips and much more useful information, wit, and wisdom, with your membership in The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club!
With your membership in The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club, you get everything you need to plant the perfect garden, no matter how small your space, including the classic edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, The Old Farmer’s Almanac Garden Guide Online Library, our Gardening Wall Calendar, and The Old Farmer’s Almanac EXTRA!, our monthly digital magazine that includes articles on gardening, weather, food, and other content not found in the print edition. It’s a great way to keep up-to-date on Almanacky topics throughout the year.
With your membership in The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club, you’ll learn more about:
- Which vegetables are ideal for beginning gardeners
- When to move your seedlings outside
- How to plan and plant the perfect fruit or vegetable garden
- How much (or how little) water your vegetables need
- Container gardening and how it can work no matter how little space you have
- Planting by the Moon’s phase, including both the planting dates and the Moon Favorable dates for more than 50 common vegetables
| | | | | | Celebrate your Love of Gardening with The Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Club! | | | Save 43% with your Gardening Club Charter Membership! |
| | Claim your Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club Charter Membership—save 43% today! | | | | | | | | Tap into the deep well of resources at The Old Farmer’s Almanac for a bountiful harvest of gardening tips and tools—with a Charter Membership in The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club! | Announcing The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club! This new and exciting club is designed especially for you—with just the inspiration and information you need for all your gardening projects!
We’ve put together essential Old Farmer’s Almanac resources to celebrate your love of gardening and give you tons of tips for making your next gardening project as lush and lovely as it can be. And it all starts, of course, with The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
You’ll be prepared for any gardening project. Whether you garden for food, for flowers, or just for fun, a Charter Membership in The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club will keep you entertained, informed, and inspired all year long!
Since 1792, The Old Farmer’s Almanac has been a traditional resource for dedicated farmers, avid and casual gardeners, folks who like to get a long view on upcoming weather trends, and people who love to collect little snippets of country wit and wisdom that they can share with family and friends.
We’re not just the oldest published almanac, but the oldest continuously published periodical in North America— and we’ve been around longer than any newspaper or magazine, too. | | | Get your Charter Membership in The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club today—with resources to inspire you in the garden. From time-honored country gardening tips to modern garden gadgets, come share in the bountiful harvest! | With your Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club Charter Membership, you get everything you need to keep your garden at its greenest:
- 2021 Gardening Wall Calendar: Our perennial best-seller for over 40 years! Rich illustrations accompany useful gardening tips on everything from planting to enjoying your garden.
- The 2021 special softcover, hangable edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, loaded with the tips, trivia, and insights that make it a family favorite.
- Gardening for Everyone— Brand NEW from Old Farmer’s Almanac and only available to Club Members, this beautiful print edition covers the best of Old Farmer’s Almanac Garden Guides. Grow food and herbs you love, surround yourself with spectacular flowers, and get tips on the latest gardening tech!
- Instant Unlimited Access to our new Old Farmer’s Almanac Garden Guide Online Library—you’ll find seven years of Garden Guides packed with no-nonsense tips, tricks, and shortcuts to make your garden a jewel in the neighborhood or out in the country.
- Cooking Fresh—make the most of your garden's bounty with our digital cookbook. You'll find more than 160 recipes using fresh fruits, berries, herbs, spices, and vegetables!
- The Old Farmer’s Almanac EXTRA! Our monthly digital magazine includes articles on gardening, food and other content not found in the print edition. It’s a great way to keep up-to-date on Almanacky topics throughout the year.
- Bonus: Not only will you get a new Old Farmer’s Almanac EXTRA! each month—you get free access to every issue of EXTRA! in our digital library. That’s more than 40 issues of great gardening tips, delicious recipes, and more!
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Save 43% with your Gardening Club Charter Membership! |
| | Claim your Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Club Charter Membership— save 43% today! | | | | | An Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club Charter Membership will deliver exciting rewards for you—and at a special introductory rate, right now, for all new Charter Members. | When you join today, you’ll ensure that you are planting the seeds of success for your garden when you tap into the time-honored wisdom of The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Enjoy all these benefits as an Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club Charter Member:
- Your best garden ever—Almanac gardening advice, planting dates, timesaving tips, and detailed guidance from experts will get you growing like never before.
- You’ll know in advance about every important astronomical event in 2021—and how the phase of the Moon can influence the success of your garden.
- You’ll save time and money when you follow all of the practical advice and tips that we deliver to you about everything from gardening to food preparation and cooking.
- You’ll be the first to know about top tips, tricks, and shortcuts for taking your garden from good to great.
- You’ll learn more about gardening gadgets and gear that can make your work in the garden even more enjoyable.
- You’ll discover new approaches to planting—for color, for purpose, for stress relief.
- Whether you’re a beginning gardener or a skilled green thumb, you’ll find do-it-yourself projects to fit your schedule—and your garden.
How can you not consider becoming an Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club Charter Member? | | What You’ll Get With an Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club Charter Membership | There’s so much gardening knowledge to gain as a Charter Member of The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club:
In the convenient, hangable, softcover edition of the 2021 Almanac, you’ll find a bumper crop of gardening tips. Many gardeners consider the Almanac their most valuable tool, so this year, for all of you trying to grow food, we’ve got foolproof advice that promises a harvest the first year and every one thereafter. Perhaps you grow flowers—or want to: In the 2021 Almanac, you’ll learn all about growing flowers, when to pick them, and how to use them (e.g., last year, we told members to pick apple blossoms in late spring and sprinkle them onto a Waldorf salad and use impatiens all summer long as a garnish).
But that’s not all. Here’s a taste of other tips you’ll find in the 2021 Almanac: - Best days for planting, pruning, weeding, grafting, and controlling pests
- Daily weather forecasts for all regions of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii
- Fresh new ways to savor vegetables from your garden
- Easy, delicious, Almanac prize-winning recipes (and an opportunity to share your own!)
Each month, you’ll get new articles and original content with our digital magazine, The Old Farmer’s Almanac EXTRA! It’s a treasure trove of Almanac information that you won’t find in the printed edition, including audio and video content. EXTRA! leads you to some interactive fun when you’re ready for a change of pace. | | | | Celebrate your Love of Gardening with the Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening club! | |
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| | Claim your Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Club Charter Membership— save 43% today! | | | | It’s never too early to plan next season’s garden, so enjoy the rich illustrations in our Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Calendar. This compact calendar is the perfect size to fit on the wall in your kitchen, den, or potting shed. Each month features rich, full-color illustrations along with tips, history, or background information on the artwork.
Here are just a few of the types of tips you can find in our 2021 Gardening Calendar: - Reinvigorate your houseplants by removing the top 1/4 inch of soil and top-dressing with fresh potting soil.
- Use an old salt shaker for sowing tiny seeds. Mix the seeds with sand for better spreading.
- Plants with a strong citrus fragrance will help to keep pesky bugs at bay. Try planting lemon-scented geraniums, lemon thyme, or lemon balm.
- Lettuce shaded naturally or by shade cloth will encourage the growth of a tender, sweet crop all summer.
- To attract dragonflies, create a water feature. Choose a spot in partial to full sun and plant a few native plants along the edges for wind protection.
- Remove the lower leaves of brussels sprouts to expose the buds along the stem. Harvest from the bottom up.
- Fill bird feeders to attract chickadees, nuthatches, and juncos—they will not only brighten the landscape but also clean up insect larvae and eggs on trees and shrubs.
You’ll love the advice, folklore, and gardening secrets in our 2021 Gardening Wall Calendar!
As you count the days until your next planting or your next harvest, peruse the pages of Gardening for Everyone for tips on how to grow better, naturally! Gardening for Everyone is available exclusively to Old Farmer’s Almanac Club members.
From the practical to the ornamental, plan your prolific garden and learn how to:
- Plant edibles indoors and out, no matter how small your space is.
- Create a serene and leafy oasis—and why you should.
- Make a living herb wreath—a kitchen garden in the round.
- Grow blooms that beautify your surroundings and make breathtaking bouquets.
- Serve up your harvest in style with recipes that will let you savor the flavor of homegrown food.
And all of this is available to you—right now—when you claim your Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club Charter Membership. | | | Celebrate your Love of Gardening with the Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening club! | |
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| | Claim your Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Club Charter Membership— save 43% today! | | | | | | What are you waiting for? Become a Charter Member of The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club today! | | No other Almanac has so many fun and fascinating facts, timely and accurate events and predictions, and topical and useful articles all in one place for your easy access and use—and covering more regions of North America than any other almanac or resource! Add The Old Farmer’s Almanac EXTRA!, The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Calendar, The Old Farmer’s Almanac Garden Guide Online Library, and Gardening for Everyone, and your garden will be the prolific pride of the neighborhood! | | Why Not Join Right Now? | | Gardeners everywhere have been using The Old Farmer’s Almanac for years to guide their gardening plans, and now the Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club Charter Membership offers you all things gardening in one place! | | | | Charter Offer for You—Join Today!
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With your Charter Membership, you’ll receive The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Calendar, The 2021 Old Farmer’s Almanac, Gardening for Everyone, access to The Old Farmer’s Almanac Garden Guide Online Library with seven years of Garden Guides, Cooking Fresh, and a subscription to our monthly digital magazine, The Old Farmer’s Almanac EXTRA!
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This is a limited-time offer, so take advantage of it right now! | | | | | When we first created the Gardening Club, we wanted to make it easy to use, easy to order, and packed with valuable gardening content that you could put to use right away. Be the best gardener you can be with your Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club Charter Membership.
Sincerely,
Janice Stillman
Editor
The Old Farmer’s Almanac
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