The Fourth Month April Hath 30 Days CREATE 2 SPREADS FOR EACH CALENDAR 16 30 Full Pink Moon New Moon COUNTRY & WEATHER To encourage bushiness in Plant aboveground crops and —Import PDFs into top & bottom boxes (100%) rhododendrons, pinch the tips off flowering annuals now, in —Bottom box — p2 20% black stroke the terminal leaf buds (not the fat the waxing light of the Moon flower buds!) in spring. (between new and full). —Pull top of bottom box up and d hide bottom behind top d 15 29 GARDEN begins National Arbor Day —Import PDFs into top & bottom boxes (100%) at sundown. He that plants trees loves others —Both boxes — p2 20% black stroke The breath of flowers is far sweeter besides himself. in the air . . . than in the hand. –Thomas Fuller, English writer (1608–61) —Make sure boxes meet so it looks like one line –Francis Bacon, English philosopher (not double thickness) (1561–1626) d d A BALM FOR SORE EYES NAMING Bee balm (Monarda) is a spectac- [YR]CC_Country_SPRD_[Month] 17 ular garden plant and pollinator magnet. It likes plenty of sun and [YR]GC_Garden_SPRD_[Month] If needed, fertilize perennial well-draining soil and flowers [YR]WC_Weather_SPRD_[Month] beds in spring with a complete from mid-July to late summer. Nu- fertilizer, such as 6-12-12. merous beneficial insects and hummingbirds, as well as the d hummingbird moth (shown), are attracted to the plant’s brightly 24 colored blooms of red, pink, and Orthodox Easter purple. Unfortunately, these pretty Red rhubarb varieties are more petals are often saddled by white, tender than green types. Try crusty leaves, due to the plants’ high ‘Canada Red’, ‘Crimson Cherry’, susceptibility to powdery mildew. To or ‘Valentine’. avoid, stick to disease-resistant va- rieties, such as ‘Colrain Red’, ‘Mar- d shall’s Delight’, and ‘Violet Queen’. d

APRIL 2022 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MARCH • 2022 MAY • 2022 U New Moon S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 All Fools’ Day begins at sundown Pascua Day W 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 First Quarter

I 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Full Pink Moon

Good Friday Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday Passover begins at sundown Y 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Last Quarter

Easter Monday Easter Patriots Day (Maine, Mass.) (Tex.) U 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 New Moon

Orthodox Easter Birthday of Robert B. Thomas, founder of The Old Farmer’s St. George’s Day, observed Partial Solar Eclipse Almanac (N.L.) National Arbor Day (Not visible in N.Am.)

The 2020 Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Calendar Get gardening know-how at Almanac.com/Gardening.