■ farm and garden april
Best days according to Moon phases.
Best planting days Above ground crops . . .
Root crops . . . . . . . . . . . . Seed beds . . . . . . . . . . . . Kill plant pests . . . . . . . . .
Best fishing days Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1-3, 6-7, 14-14, 29-30 15-17, 20-21, 24-25 6-7, 16-17
22-23, 26-28 Folksy Tips, Hints & Wisdom
Cheapskate Gardening Inexpensive tricks to control pests and weeds
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6-7, 16-17, 24-25 12, 22-23,
2-3, 11, 13-15, 18, 20-21, 1, 4-5, 8-10, 19, 26-30
Best days to do other stuff Begin diet to gain weight . . . . . . . . . . . .
Begin diet to lose weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . Begin logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breed animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Make sauerkraut, can, or pickle . . . . . . . Cut hair to discourage growth . . . . . . . . Cut hair to encourage growth . . . . . . . . Cut hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Destroy pests and weeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . End projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Go camping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graft or pollinate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvest above ground vegetables . . . . Harvest below ground vegetables . . . . Go to the dentist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plant above ground vegetables . . . . . . . Plant below ground vegetables . . . . . . . Prune to discourage growth . . . . . . . . . . Prune to encourage growth . . . . . . . . . . Quit smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set posts or pour concrete . . . . . . . . . . . Start projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wean animals and children . . . . . . . . . . .
2,11 25
20-21 16-17
16-17, 24-25 24-25 1-2, 13 26-27 26-27 27-28 18-19 6-7
1-2, 11-12 20-21 11-12 6-7
16-17, 24-25 18-19 8-10 25
20-21 30 25
—from the Old Farmer’s Almanac
ardening is fun but don’t dig yourself into debt. Check out these
money-saving gardening tips from the AARP:
Bugs be gone
Forget expensive bug zappers and pesticides. Hang a fabric softener sheet adjacent to — but not touching — outdoor light fixtures to keep flying insects like mosquitoes and moths away. They hate the scents generated when the softener sheets are heated.
Keep deer away
Pouring or spraying a "rotten egg" cocktail around your plants will keep deer from eating them. Just mix six raw eggs in two gallons of water and let it sit outside for a week. The smell will keep Bambi at bay.
Mow it yourself
Use a manual lawn mower instead of a power mower or hiring someone to do the work. It will save you money and give you some exercise.
Mooch off mulch
Looking for free garden mulch? Ask road crews clearing trees and brush if they'll dump their payload of wood chips at your place. They may be willing to off-load them rather than having to haul them away at the end of a job. Also check with your town government to see if they have leftover mulch from post storm clean up.
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Give plants a quick pick-me-up by adding a little epsom salts to the dirt and watering.
Cover up weeds
Save money on weed killers by spreading several layers of newspaper on the soil before mulching over them in the garden. This blocks weeds from growing and it helps retain moisture, so you save even more by needing to water plants less.
Bye-bye weeds
Avoid expensive and toxic weed killers by dousing weeds with scalding water left over after boiling potatoes or pasta, or try spraying them with homemade pest killer made from 1 gallon of white distilled vinegar mixed with 1 ounce of liquid dish soap.
Fall planting
Most people get the urge to plant new flowers, trees and shrubs in the spring, but in most climates the best time to plant them is in the late summer or fall, when their chances of survival are better and they're often marked down at nurseries.
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