Parade of planets?, no-dig gardening, lavender, old-fashioned lemonade

Your DAILY Companion From the Almanac Editors [View in Browser]( | [Almanac.com]( | [Get a Copy]( [Friday, May 31, 2024]( [From The Old Farmer's Almanac]( A wet May, Brings a good load of hay. –Proverb (A wet May predicts a sunny June.) [Who was born on this day? What happened today in history? Click to find out.]( [20 days until summer begins]( [Moon Phase Today]( [View the Moon Phase Calendar]( [When is the Next Full Moon?]( Today is the Best Day To can or pickle vegetables and fruit make jams or jellies make sauerkraut plant belowground crops [Plan Ahead! 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