farmer's almanac
Agricultural calendar book
A farmer's almanac is an annual publication containing weather forecasts, planting calendars, astronomical data, and practical advice for agricultural life.
Traditional almanacs predict weather months in advance and recommend optimal dates for planting, harvesting, and other farm tasks based on lunar cycles and folk wisdom.
The genre dates to colonial America and remains popular: According to the farmer's almanac, we should plant tomatoes after the last frost in May.
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
- weather forecastAtmospheric conditions prediction
- old wives' talesTraditional unfounded beliefs
- solar eclipsesMoon obscuring sunlight briefly
- folk remediesTraditional non-medical treatments
long range forecast · moon phases · full moon · frost dates · first frost · growing season · planting calendar · crop rotation · local legends · star charts · soil health · traditional recipes · Benjamin Franklin · planetary alignments · seasonal festivals · seasonal changes · harvest celebrations · pest control
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