Post on 03-Jan-2022
2Labor Day
Early September is the best time to divide and
replant peonies.
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8Grandparents Day
Evening red and morning gray.
Two sure signs of one fine day.
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14 Full Harvest Moon
Plant Iris pallida ‘Variegata’ rhizomes for spring
bloom. The beautiful purple flowers smell like
grape soda!
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23Autumnal Equinox
Delicious autumn!
My very soul is wedded to it,
and if I were a bird, I would fly
about the Earth seeking the
successive autumns.–George Eliot, English writer (1819–80)
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28New Moon
It is lucky to first glimpse a new Moon unobstructed by foliage, or
“clear of the brush.”
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29Rosh Hashanah
begins at sundownCut back on watering houseplants until the days begin to lengthen.
dPERFECT PEAR
Seckels are tiny, chubby, round-bodied pears that are great for snacks and desserts. Their ex-tremely sweet taste earned them the alternate labels of “sugar pear” and “candy pear.” Discovered near Philadelphia in the 1800s, the vari-ety is named after Lawrence Seckel, on whose property the first known tree grew. Historians believe that
the tree may possibly have been started from a seed dropped by
an earlier German settler. When growing your own, be sure to plant a European pear variety other than ‘Bartlett’ within 50 feet of a Seckel tree to ensure good pollination. Fruit will be ready for harvest beginning in mid-September.
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The 2020 Old Farmer’s Almanac is available now
Grandparents Day
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
Labor Day
WFirst Quarter
YLast Quarter
IFull Harvest Moon
UNew Moon
Admission Day (Calif.)
Constitution Day International Day of Peace
Patriot Day
Autumnal Equinox