Solar eclipse this weekend!, the last tomatoes, planting shallots, ratatouille recipe

Your DAILY Companion From the Almanac Editors [View in Browser]( | [Almanac.com]( | [Get a Copy]( [Wednesday, October 11, 2023]( [From The Old Farmer's Almanac]( Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. –Robert Frost (1874–1963) [Who was born on this day? What happened today in history? Click to find out.]( [71 days until winter begins]( [When is the Next Full Moon?]( Today is the Best Day To harvest belowground crops have dental care pick fruit [Plan ahead! 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