January 13 is St. Knut's Day. If January calends be summerly gay, It will be winterly weather till the calends of May. –Proverb | Sunday, January 13, 2019 13th day of the year Spring begins in 66 days Patrick Dempsey (actor) was born on this day in 1966. Blackie (thought to be the oldest male Nile hippopotamus recorded in North America at the time; he died at an estimated age 59) died on this day in 2014. Question of the Day How does snow form? Answer
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| | How to Build a Raised Bed How to Build a Raised Garden Bed Raised garden beds are fairly easy to construct, even easier to maintain, and offer myriad benefits for your garden (and you)! Here’s how to build a raised garden bed in your backyard, as well as some advice on using the right wood and soil. | | 7 Lessons for Beginner Gardeners 7 Important Lessons for Beginner Gardeners Gardeners, no matter what their level of expertise, love to swap stories. The funny thing is that these tales almost always produce a lesson for everybody. Here are a few of my favorites! | | Pasta Recipe Contest! 2019 Recipe Contest Every year, The Old Farmer’s Almanac invites readers to a recipe contest. The 2019 Almanac features the Pasta Recipe Contest! We’ll give away three cash prizes as well as the opportunity to be published in The 2020 Old Farmer’s Almanac. | | Slow Cooker Recipe Ideas Best Slow Cooker Recipes Forget about fast food—slow food is where it’s at! Using a slow cooker or crock pot allows you to have home-style meals even with a busy schedule. If you haven’t discovered the joy of slow cooking yet, try these recipes and get a taste of what you’ve been missing! | | The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Notebook A gardener’s most useful tool is knowledge from past seasons. Don’t rely on sticky notes or memory! You’ll love our beautiful Gardening Notebook with its waterproof cover—easy to bring to the garden. Keep records so you know when pests arrive and when to put preventative controls in place to avoid damage. Also, track what blossoms when, first and last frost dates, what was planted where, what worked, favorite varieties, what you want to move, and other notes. | | Shortness of Breath? Coughing and Wheezing in Cold Weather? In cold weather, have you ever noticed that you wheeze, cough, or have shortness of breath, especially after some vigorous snow shoveling or other physical exertions? You don’t have to have chronic asthma to have these symptoms. | | THE OLD FARMER SELECTED THESE PRODUCTS FOR YOU |
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