The Old Farmers' Almanac has predicted the best days in September to tend to your garden and get rid of any pests, plus some techniques to treat infestations.

“When apple blossoms start to fall…,” “When lilacs are in full bloom…,” “When oak leaves are the size of a squirrel’s ear…” Our neighbors and The Old Farmer’s Almanac are full of advice about when to ...

How is your harvest coming? All vines and few zuchinnis? Or so many that you sneak them on your neighbors’ porches at night? There might be more to producing produce than meets the eye. Our ancestors ...

“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 ...

Folklore has it that the wider the orange band is on a woolly bear caterpillar, the milder the winter ahead will be. That and other wildlife habits and signs in nature (do squirrels appear to be busy?

The 2023 Old Farmers Almanac says our region will have cooler-than-average temperatures and mixed amounts of rain between now and October. (Pat Munts/For The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo This week ...