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For more than 200 years,The Old Farmer's Almanac has been sharing effective (How do snakes and spiders predict oncoming showers?), practical (A simple way to make candied flowers), and sometimes unusual information (Do earthworms sing while they work?). The result is Cynthia Van Hazinga's book, The Old Farmer's Almanac Book of Garden Wisdom.
Advanced and beginner gardeners will benefit from the many helpful hints and basic garden advise like this:
The second book, Green Thumb Wisdom: Garden Myths Revealed! is another one to keep close at hand this summer. Garden columnists Doc and Katy Abraham debunk conventional gardening wisdom, and their answers may surprise you. How often have you heard it said that:
But, even experienced gardeners accept these ideas and practices-some of which are unproven or just plain wrong. Green Thumb Wisdom offers the lowdown on watering, soil, compost, mulch, fertilizers, insects, pesticides, and more. Did you know that animal behavior does forecast weather changes? Cows, for instance, stand facing east if good weather is due and west if it's not. And, if a summer rainstorm is due, bees stay close to the hive.
You may have read the Abrahams' popular "Green Thumb" syndicated gardening column, seen them on TV, or heard them on garden radio programs. This knowledgeable couple will entertain and inform while you relax and find the strength to get up and tend to those other gardening obligations. After all, the iris will still be there . . . waiting.
Pat Regel writes, gardens, and lectures in Nashville.
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