Guest Author - Katelyn Thomas

I recently picked up the tiniest gardening magazine I’ve ever seen, The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardener’s Companion. I was surprised and pleased at the amount of useful information crammed into this magazine.

Within the first half of the summer issue, I had more information than I usually glean from an entire issue of a larger magazine. Besides a quick overview of the weather conditions I could expect in different parts of the US this summer, I found a tip for correctly cutting flowers from bulbs, current trends in gardening, a column with answers to questions such as how to get rid of potato bugs, an in depth article on the American lotus, an article on plants that will add sparkle to the garden, information on garden tools such as leaf blowers, an overview of popular vegetables, and a plan for a very productive vegetable garden. The other half the magazine was just as informative.

This humble magazine may not be the type of glossy journal you display proudly on your coffee table, but it is crammed with over 125 pages of information. I give it five out of five sunflowers.

For more information on subscribing to The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardener’s Companion, visit their site at www.almanac.com