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View in Browser | Almanac.com | Get a Copy Saturday, April 5, 2025 Who was born on this day? What happened today in history? Find our advice for today! 76 days until summer begins View our Moon Phase Calendar When is the Next Full Moon? Today is the Best Day To: Bake Graft or Pollinate Plant Aboveground Crops Plan ahead! See the best days for every activity. Question of the Day I live in the Midwest and am interested in planting day lilies. What time of year should I plant them? – Answer Puzzle of the Day Why did the chicken cross the gymnasium floor? – Answer ADVERTISEMENT Your New Favorite Sun Hat Stay cool and shielded with our stylish, adjustable sun hat.   LEARN MORE   How to Grow Cannabis Indoors and Outdoors: The Complete Plant Guide Are you curious about how cannabis grows? An annual herb, it’s been cultivated since the earliest human civilizations for fiber, food, and wellness. Cannabis thrives with lots of light and proper care—similar to basil or tomatoes.    READ MORE    ADVERTISEMENT Mushroom Foraging Calendar - Giclée Art Print Created by New England artist Catherine Tween. This painting is an illustrated guide to edible and medicinal fungi of North America, showing which wild mushrooms to hunt for and when. It includes 28 of the most common and/or noteworthy mushrooms!   LEARN MORE   Mystery of the Missing Fingers Over the centuries, people have sent unsolicited, strange-but-true stories to the Almanac. Here’s an oft-repeated one.     READ MORE    ADVERTISEMENT Fresh, Easy, Delicious Simplify your cooking with tools designed to bring garden-fresh ingredients to life.   LEARN MORE   Dandelion Health Benefits Gardeners curse the ubiquitous dandelion and its pervasive nature; that darn taproot travels deep and far! However, all parts of the plant are edible and rich in vitamins, and that is not a bad thing! Learn more about dandelion’s health benefits.    READ MORE    ADVERTISEMENT Your Guide to a Flowering Future! We love to share our passion for gardening at The Old Farmer’s Almanac, so we created the Flower Gardener’s Handbook. It contains in-depth profiles of 32 popular flowers, solutions for preparing pots and plots, plant maintenance, and so much more.    LEARN MORE   How to Grow Spirea in the Garden: The Complete Guide Spirea shrubs are easy to plant and hard to ignore. Their high flower power brings pollinators all summer, and a hedge of spirea will be abuzz with bee activity from mid-morning until dusk. Learn about this fast grower that provides three-season interest in our growing guide.    READ MORE    ADVERTISEMENT Bake Fun All Year Long! Cookie cutters for every season: Fall foliage to spring blooms, celestial magic, and cuddly creatures—bake up treats for any occasion, all year round.   LEARN MORE   Dandelion Jelly This Dandelion Jelly recipe makes a beautifully golden, clear, delicate jelly. It’s surprisingly delicious—similar in taste to honey. Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) are a wonderful spring foraging plant as its flowers, leaves, and roots are completely edible!    READ MORE    ADVERTISEMENT Share Your Thoughts & Help Shape the Almanac! ☞ If you enjoy the Daily Almanac, share with a friend ☜ Shop The Old Farmer's Store Did a friend forward you the Almanac Daily? You can sign up here. Enjoy more Almanac wit & wisdom! Receiving too much email? Switch to weekly! You received this email because you signed up for updates from The Old Farmer's Almanac. If you do not wish to receive our regular email newsletter in the future, please manage your preferences. Please do not reply to this email. Contact Us © 2025 Yankee Publishing Inc. An Employee-Owned Company 1121 Main Street | P.O. Box 520 | Dublin, NH 03444 View web version