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Do serious gardeners still read The Old Farmer's Almanac?
MNN.com ^ | Sep 18 2012 | Tom Oder

Posted on 09/19/2012 9:57:57 AM PDT by Daffynition

As the seasons begin to change and summer starts slipping into fall, gardeners across the country are asking the same question: Should I put in my winter garden or wait a few weeks?

Much of the country has been plagued with a prolonged drought. Gardeners want to know if the heat and dry air will linger. Or if the change of seasons will bring welcome and much-needed rain that will help freshly planted seeds sprout and transplants grow new roots.

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1 posted on 09/19/2012 9:57:58 AM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition

I dunno. Does it come as a smart phone app?


2 posted on 09/19/2012 10:05:26 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Yes,

http://androidapp.lisisoft.com/android-apps/farmers-almanac.html

Scroll down a little more.


3 posted on 09/19/2012 10:09:37 AM PDT by ThomasThomas
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Yes, we do.


4 posted on 09/19/2012 10:13:30 AM PDT by bigfootbob
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To: Daffynition

Why, yes we do..... I particularly like the hole in the top left corner to hang it in my tool shed on a nail driven into the wall.


5 posted on 09/19/2012 10:26:26 AM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I dunno. You may find the answer on their site: http://www.almanac.com/


6 posted on 09/19/2012 10:31:15 AM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Daffynition

I do too.Weather is correct pretty much right on long range for winter.I dont care about any other season


7 posted on 09/19/2012 10:33:59 AM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: Daffynition

recommend open-mindedness anything non-gubmint!!!!!


8 posted on 09/19/2012 10:35:52 AM PDT by gunnyg ("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)
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To: eartick

The hole story: http://www.almanac.com/video/hole-story

I was always told it was to hang the almanac in the out house. :)


9 posted on 09/19/2012 10:37:04 AM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: t1b8zs
http://www.almanac.com/weather/longrange

It's fun to compare what*is* as opposed to what was *predicted*.

10 posted on 09/19/2012 10:40:50 AM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Daffynition

I like to read it for nostalgia. My father didn’t use it, but he did plant according to the moons phases and time of year.
In every legend or superstition there usually lies a kernel of truth.


11 posted on 09/19/2012 10:47:52 AM PDT by Mmogamer (I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
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To: gunnyg
Almanacs


12 posted on 09/19/2012 10:48:23 AM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Daffynition

Yup thats the one I use,grab the 2 free months going forward.This week was right on target.


13 posted on 09/19/2012 11:28:11 AM PDT by CGASMIA68
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