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october Best days according to Moon phases. Best planting days


Above ground crops . . . 1-3, 7-8, 27-30 Root crops . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13, 16-17, 20-22 Seed beds . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3, 20-22, 29-30 Kill plant pests . . . . . . . . . 23-26


Best fishing days


 Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13, 20-22  Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3, 30  Fair: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8, 14-17, 29  Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 4-6, 18-19, 23-28


Best days to do other stuff Begin diet to gain weight . . . . . . . . . . . .


2, 11, 29


Begin diet to lose weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 29 Begin logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Breed animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3, 29-30 Make sauerkraut, can, or pickle . . . . . . . 21-22 Cut hair to discourage growth . . . . . . . . 16-17 Cut hair to encourage growth . . . . . . . . 1, 11, 28 Cut hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14 Destroy pests and weeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14 Entertain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-24 Go camping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


4-5


Go to the dentist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-26 Graft or pollinate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22 Harvest above ground vegetables . . . . Harvest below ground vegetables . . . .


6-7 16-17


Plant above ground vegetables . . . . . . . 2-3, 29-30 Plant below ground vegetables . . . . . . . 21-22 Potty train children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 25 Prune to discourage growth . . . . . . . . . . 23-24 Prune to encourage growth . . . . . . . . . .


4-5


Quit smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 25 Set chicken eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9, 17-18 Set posts or pour concrete . . . . . . . . . . . Start projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


6-7 28-29


Wean animals and children . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 25 —from the Old Farmer’s Almanac


Folksy Tips, Hints & Wisdom FOR FARM, HOME AND GARDEN


Storing veggies


Tips that will help you make the good things last through winter


T


he transition to fall includes the routine tasks of cleaning and storing


gardening tools and equipment. For those who like to be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor throughout the winter, it’s good to know the best way to store your harvest. Some tips from the Old Farmers Almanac:


 Apples keep well for about six months at temperatures between 32 and 45 degrees F.


A Styrofoam chest or a double cardboard box in a cool mudroom or cellar can approximate root cellar conditions. Remember to give


your apples an occasional change of air. Apple cider may be frozen after first pouring off a small amount to allow for expansion.


Store beans in a moisture-proof, airtight container. Beans will stale and toughen over time even when stored properly.


Onions and garlic: mature, dry-skinned bulbs like it cool and dry, so don’t store them with apples or potatoes. French-braided on-


ions and garlic are handy and free to get some ventilation as well.


Brush your root crops clean of any soil and store in a cool, dark place. Never refrigerate potatoes and apples together; the apples give off ethylene gas, which will spoil the potatoes. Clipping the tops of parsnips, carrots, beets, and turnips will keep them fresher longer.


Squash don’t like to be quite as cool as root crops do. If you have a coolish bedroom, stashing them under the bed works well. They


like a temperature of about 50 to 65 degrees F.


Put some parsley plants in a box and place the box in a light cel- lar or shed.


Put some frozen rhubarb roots in a barrel of dirt in the cellar, where they will produce stalks for winter use. For more gardening tips, visit www.almanac.com.


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