Growing peppers, flowers for hummingbirds, making yogurt

Your DAILY Companion From the Almanac Editors [View in Browser]( | [Almanac.com]( | [Get a Copy]( [Sunday, July 14, 2024]( [From The Old Farmer's Almanac]( Black bees on the clover-heads drowsily clinging, Where tall, feathered grasses and buttercups sway, And all through the fields a white sprinkle of daisies, Open-eyed at the setting of day. –Abba Gould Woolson (1838–1921) [Who was born on this day? What happened today in history? Click to find out.]( [70 days until autumn begins]( [Moon Phase Today]( [View our Moon Phase Calendar]( [When is the Next Full Moon?]( Today is the Best Day To: - begin logging - breed animals - brew beer or cider - plant aboveground crops - slaughter livestock [Plan ahead! 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