Container gardening, pests in the house, planet spectacle

[View Web Version]( [WEATHER]( [ASTRONOMY]( [GARDENING]( [CALENDAR]( [FOOD]( [ADVICE]( [STORE]( [purple shoes] We like March, his shoes are purple He is new and high; Makes he mud for dog and peddler, Makes he forest dry. –Emily Dickinson (1830–86) [Monday, March 5, 2018]( 64th day of the year [Spring begins in 15 days]( Jake Lloyd (actor) was born on this day in 1989. John Belushi (actor) died on this day in 1982. Question of the Day How do you remove red wine stains from a linen tablecloth after machine washing? [Answer]( Have an Amazon Echo? [Try saying "Alexa, ask Farmer's Almanac about today."]( [Gardening Notebook > Learn More]( [Container Gardening with Vegetables (image)]( Container Gardening! [Container Gardening with Vegetables]( Want to have more control over growing conditions and enjoy higher yields with a lot less work? Garden in containers. Container gardening is an easy way to grow vegetables, especially when you lack yard space! [READ MORE]( [Wine Bottle Lights]( Create a little warm ambient lighting from an empty wine bottle! Choose a bottle from a special celebration or your favorite winery or because of its interesting shape and color. [LEARN MORE]( $12.95 [Best Plants for Edible Landscaping (image)]( Eat Your Yard! [Best Plants for Edible Landscaping]( With an edible landscape, some of your plants are actually herbs or fruit or vegetables that you can—yes—eat! It’s a great solution if you have limited space. [READ MORE]( [Try Our Sister Publication, Yankee Magazine, Free for 30 Days]( Explore New England people, places, and food with a 30-day free trial of Yankee Magazine. You will also receive access to a digital library with 77 past issues of Yankee Magazine. [LEARN MORE]( [Temperature Conversion Celsius to Fahrenheit (image)]( How We Convert Temperature [Temperature Conversion Celsius to Fahrenheit]( Looking to change Fahrenheit to Celsius or Celsius to Fahrenheit? Use our Celsius to Fahrenheit temperature converter, or see our temperature conversion chart to go from C to F or F to C. [READ MORE]( [Angel Wind Chime]( This nicely detailed chime is made from thick, rust-proof aluminum to last! [LEARN MORE]( $26.95 [Planet Spectacle: The Show Will Start Soon (image)]( See 5 Planets in March [Planet Spectacle: The Show Will Start Soon]( This year will indeed be extraordinary for planets. We will see one of the closest approaches of Mars in our lives, in midsummer. We’ll have conjunctions galore. We’ll see all the planets lined up like a string of pearls. All that is mostly for the spring and summer. But the show is about to begin. [READ MORE]( [Fish Skeleton Wind Chime]( The perfect wind chime for the avid fisherman feared by fish! Cats like it, too. [LEARN MORE]( $39.95 [When Pests Invade the Home (image)]( Pests in the House? [When Pests Invade the Home]( Every rural, suburban, or urban household runs into various problems with pests or—to use the broadest possible term—nature. [READ MORE]( [Almanac Garden Hod]( Born of pure ingenuity, the Garden Hod reflects the very best of farmers’ long tradition of craftsmanship and utility. It was designed as a harvest basket, but can be used for everything from a picnic basket to a knitting basket. [LEARN MORE]( $49.95 QUICK CLICKS - [7-Day Forecast]( - [2-Month Forecast]( - [Moon Phase Calendar]( - [Best Days—Astrological Timetable]( [WEATHER]( [ASTRONOMY]( [GARDENING]( [CALENDAR]( [FOOD]( [ADVICE]( [STORE]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [pinterest]( [Instagram]( [Google Plus]( New to this newsletter? It’s free! [Sign up here.]( You are receiving this e-mail message because you subscribed at our Web site: Almanac.com If you do not wish to receive our regular e-mail newsletters in the future, please [click here to manage your preferences or unsubscribe](. *Please do not reply to this e-mail* [Visit our Web site Help page]( to report corrections or inquire about your online account, products, editorial, and technical issues. For reprinting and reuse, see our [Terms of Use](. © 2018 Yankee Publishing Inc. All rights reserved.