almanac.comThe Old Farmer's Almanac - Weather, Gardening, Full Moon, Best Days, Astronomy, News

Global Get Almanac’s Daily Updates Extended Forecasts Where to Buy Contact Us Monday, May 13, 2024 Menu Main navigation Weather Weather sub-navigation 5-Day Forecast Long-Range Forecast SUMMER Forecast 2024 Frost Dates Weather History Gardening Gardening sub-navigation Garden Planner Planting Dates Chart Robin’s Garden Blog Cicada Map 2024! Plant Growing Guides Pests & Diseases Vegetable Gardening Flower Gardening Monthly Garden To-Do Moon & Sun Moon & Sun sub-navigation MAY Moon Next Full Moon? Moon Phase Calendar MAY Night Sky Bob’s Sky Blog Sunrise & Set Times Moonrise & Set Times Visible Planets Bright Stars Tonight Meteor Showers Equinox and Solstice Calendar Calendar sub-navigation MAY Horoscope When Seasons Begin Holidays & Events Planting Calendar Moon Phase Calendar Best Days Calendar Fishing Calendar Mercury Retrograde The Zodiac and YOU Food Food sub-navigation Find A Recipe Baking Canning and Pickling Grilling Recipes SPRING Recipes Store Search Newsletter Sign Up Where to Buy Contact Us Search API form Search Mobile Menu Social Buttons Almanac Header Cover Get Your Copy! Order Your Almanac Today! Search Almanac.com Search Vegetable Container Gardening for Beginners Container gardening is the way to grow if you have a small space or you just like the look of colorful pots of tasty treats around your garden and patio. Here’s our guide on how to get started with vegetable container gardening. Learn More Calendar For daily wit & wisdom, sign up for the Almanac newsletter. Email Address Today is Day 134 of 2024 38 days until summer begins Question of the Day I’m putting up an eight-foot cedar fence to shelter a brick patio area from the north winds. What can I grow on its shady side? Answer Upcoming Holidays May 18, 2024 Armed Forces Day May 19, 2024 Whitsunday-Pentecost May 19, 2024 St. Dunstan’s Day May 20, 2024 Victoria Day (Canada) View Calendar ADVERTISEMENT Word of the Day The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane’s intensity. It is used to estimate a hurricane’s potential impact on coastal areas, including property damage and flooding. Wind speed, measured using a 1-minute average, is the determining factor in the scale. Category 1: wind speeds 74-95 mph Category 2: wind speeds 96-110 mph Category 3: wind speeds 111-130 mph Category 4: wind speeds 131-155 mph Category 5: wind speeds over 155 mph Puzzle of the Day Why did the spider buy a car? Answer Today is the Best Day to... begin diet to gain weight prune to encourage growth Get Almanac’s Daily Updates Free Email Newsletter Email Address BONUS : You’ll also receive our free Beginner Gardening Guide! Weather Seasonal Outlook Summer 2024 Weather Predictions: It’s Getting Hot in Here! What weather’s in store this summer? If you’re hoping for plenty of beach time, you may be happy about this forecast. Here are The Old Farmer’s Almanac predictions for the summer of 2024. Long-Range Weather Northeast Atlantic Corridor Appalachians Southeast Florida Lower Lakes Ohio Valley Deep South Upper Midwest Heartland Texas-Oklahoma High Plains Intermountain Desert Southwest Pacific Northwest Pacific Southwest Alaska Hawaii Weather History ADVERTISEMENT Astronomy Today’s Moon Phase Today’s Moon Phase 32% of Full • 6 days old View Moon Phase Calendar Next Full Moon The Full Flower Moon , will occur on Thursday, May 23, 2024 . Sunrise and Sunset Moonrise and Moonset Also, see visible planets and bright stars for your area. ADVERTISEMENT Gardening Planting Calendar Get Your Planting Dates Gardening for Everyone Learn How to Grow a Vegetable Garden Find our FREE online series of step-by-step guides! Think of it as a Gardening 101” masterclass with your trusted Almanac gardening experts as your teachers. Learn more ! Growing Guides Vegetables Fruits Herbs Flowers Foliage Plants Trees, Shrubs, and Vines Houseplants Food Quickbreads, Coffee Cakes Zucchini Bread Pies and Pastries Basic Pie Pastry Pickles and Preserves Award-Winning Pickled Watermelon Rinds About The Almanac About the Almanac What is The Old Farmer’s Almanac? For more than 225 years, we’ve been the go-to resource for everything under the Sun—including the Moon! We may be old,” but in fact we’re new every year—and even every day. Find out what makes our little yellow book so special . Visit the The Almanac Webcam Welcome to the Almanac’s HQ ! We’re located in the tiny village of Dublin, New Hampshire, which is small-town America at its best—complete with Old Glory high atop her pole, a church steeple, the town hall—and New England weather! Check it all out on our webcam . ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Our Brands The Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids Yankee Magazine Family Tree Magazine NH Business Review New Hampshire Magazine Yankee Custom Marketing ResourcesContact Us Free Daily Newsletter Webcam Advertise with Us Media Relations Sell the Almanac Where to Buy Terms of Use Privacy Policy Cookie List Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information Connect with Us Footer Info ©2024 Yankee Publishing, Inc., An Employee-Owned Company 1121 Main Street | P.O. Box 520 | Dublin, NH...