2020 Small Changes Calendar Gift Catalog

CALENDAR CATALOG 117 ALL-NEW FOR 2020! The iconic Old Farmer’s Almanac once again delights readers with its wit, wisdom, tips, advice, and more—all in its trademark style of being “useful, with a pleasant degree of humor.” ISBN-13: 978-1-57198-810-2 Price: $8.95 5 3 ⁄ 8 " × 8" • Style: Book THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC MOON CALENDAR OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC PRODUCTS FROM HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT THE 2020 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC Countertop display available with 24-piece minimum purchase NEW PRODUCTS FOR 2020! FACTS, LORE, AND MORE! This exciting calendar features beautiful scenes of the Moon in the landscape, accompanied by quotes, lore, and fascinating facts about Earth’s natural satellite. ISBN-13: 978-1-57198-820-1 Price: $10.99 10 7 ⁄ 8 " × 10 7 ⁄ 8 " • Style: Wall THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC GARDENING CALENDAR 7 FullPinkMoon Toencouragebushiness in rhododendrons,pinch the tipsoff the terminal leafbuds (not the fat flowerbuds!) inspring. d 8 Passoverbegins atsundown. Thebreathof flowers is farsweeter in theair . . . than in thehand. –FrancisBacon,Englishphilosopher (1561–1626) d 12 Easter Ifneeded, fertilizeperennial beds inspringwithacomplete fertilizer,suchas6-12-12. d 19 OrthodoxEaster Redrhubarbvarietiesaremore tender thangreen types.Try ‘CanadaRed’, ‘CrimsonCherry’, or ‘Valentine’. d 22 EarthDay NewMoon Plantabovegroundcropsand floweringannualsnow, in thewaxing lightof theMoon (betweennewand full). d 24 NationalArborDay He thatplants trees lovesothers besideshimself. –ThomasFuller,Englishwriter (1608–61) d ABALMFORSOREEYES Beebalm (Monarda) isaspectacular gardenplantandpollinatormagnet. It likesplentyofsunandwell-draining soil and flowers frommid-July to late summer.Numerous beneficial insects and hummingbirds, aswell as the hummingbirdmoth (shown), are attracted to the plant’s brightly coloredbloomsofred,pink,andpurple. Unfortunately,theseprettypetalsare oftensaddledbywhite,crusty leaves, due to theplants’high susceptibility topowderymildew.Toavoid,stick to disease-resistant varieties, such as ‘ColrainRed’, ‘Marshall’sDelight’,and ‘VioletQueen’. d The Fourth Month April Hath 30 Days 2020 The 2020 Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Calendar Get gardening know-how at Almanac.com/Gardening. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY APRIL 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MAY • 2020 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MARCH •2020 PascuaFloridaDay Palm Sunday AllFools’Day W FirstQuarter Y LastQuarter I FullPinkMoon U NewMoon W FirstQuarter Easter Passover begins at sundown GoodFriday EasterMonday Thomas Jefferson’sBirthday OrthodoxEaster PatriotsDay (Maine,Mass.) St.George’sDay, observed (N.L.) San JacintoDay (Tex.) Ramadan begins at sundown NationalArborDay Birthday ofRobertB.Thomas, founder of TheOldFarmer’s Almanac EarthDay OUR BEST-SELLING CALENDAR! Featuring timely gardening advice, entertaining lore, and original full-color illustrations, plus the best days for planting vegetables by the Moon. ISBN-13: 978-1-57198-819-5 Price: $9.99 10 7 ⁄ 8 " × 8 3 ⁄ 8 " Style: Wall Gardening 2020 THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I N ® THEORIGINAL FARMER’SALMANAC “USEFUL,WITH A PLEASANT DEGREE OF HUMOR” R O B E R T B . T H O M A S 2020 02 228 NO. ALSO FEATURING ASTRONOMICAL TABLES, TIDES, HOLIDAYS, ECLIPSES, ETC. 1792 FOUNDED IN A L M A N A C S P R I N G S U M M E R A U T U M N W I N T E R F A R M E R ' S “ NEW, USEFUL, AND ENTERTAINING MATTER ” • ALMANAC.COM R O B E R T B . T H O M A S THE OLD SUN, MOON, STARS, AND PLANETS WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 18 REGIONS OF THEUNITED STATES ADVICE, FOLKLORE, AND GARDENING SECRETS SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY November 2020 FULLBEAVERMOON This fullMoonappeared when beaverswere trapped to securewarm furs forwinter. LUNAR FUN Moonstoneappears invarious colorsbut hasa characteristicmilkyblue shimmer. Once thought tobe solidifiedmoonbeams, thegemwasworn toprotectnighttime travelers, treat insomnia,andbringgood dreams. Ifheld inone’smouthduringa full Moon, itwould show the future.Moonstone is the stategemofFlorida, to commemorate Apollo11 andother spacemissions. l MOONTALK In theNorthernandSouthernHemispheres, the waxingandwaning stagesof theMoonappear oppositebecauseof thedifferentviewingangles. In theNorthernHemisphere, theMoon increasesand decreases in light from right to left, so the firstquarter, for example,wouldbe liton the righthalfand the last quarter,on the left. In theSouthernHemisphere, itprogresses from left to right,with the firstquarter lit on the left sideand the lastquarter,on the right. l BESTDAYS Go fishing:1–14,28–30 Gocamping:5,6 Entertain:24,25 Begindietto loseweight: 18,27 Cuthairtodiscouragegrowth:17–19 Cuthairtoencouragegrowth:1,2,29 SeemoreBestDaysat thebackof this calendar. l Y LastQuarter I FullBeaverMoon U NewMoon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 DECEMBER •2020 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OCTOBER • 2020 W FirstQuarter Daylight SavingTime ends at2:00 a . m . ElectionDay VeteransDay RemembranceDay (Canada) Discovery ofPuertoRicoDay WillRogersDay (Okla.) NationalChildDay (Canada) ThanksgivingDay AcadianDay (La.) The2020OldFarmer’sAlmanacMoonCalendar Visit Almanac.com formore funMoon factsand lore. WHEN N A T U R E 100 101 WILD ANIMALS COME TO TOWN Anytimewild animals andpeople cross paths, the results canbe surprising, comical— or evendistressing anddangerous. DID YOU KNOW? As humans buildmore houses and towns in wilderness areas, somewild animals have discovered that city life suits them. Scientists have suggested that a new fieldmay be needed to study the resulting conflicts: anthrotherology, combining theGreekwords for human (anthropos) andwild animal (ther). THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC FOR KIDS ALL-NEW VOLUME 8! The Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids features a treasure trove of fun facts, activities, and stories that will keep kids entertained every day of the year! ISBN-13: 978-1-57198-817-1 Price: $9.95 5 5 ⁄ 8 " × 8 1 ⁄ 4 " Style: Book