2Labor Day

Early September is the best time to divide and

replant peonies.

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8Grandparents Day

Evening red and morning gray.

Two sure signs of one fine day.

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14 Full Harvest Moon

Plant Iris pallida ‘Variegata’ rhizomes for spring

bloom. The beautiful purple flowers smell like

grape soda!

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23Autumnal Equinox

Delicious autumn!

My very soul is wedded to it,

and if I were a bird, I would fly

about the Earth seeking the

successive autumns.–George Eliot, English writer (1819–80)

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28New Moon

It is lucky to first glimpse a new Moon unobstructed by foliage, or

“clear of the brush.”

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29Rosh Hashanah

begins at sundownCut back on watering houseplants until the days begin to lengthen.

dPERFECT PEAR

Seckels are tiny, chubby, round-bodied pears that are great for snacks and desserts. Their ex-tremely sweet taste earned them the alternate labels of “sugar pear” and “candy pear.” Discovered near Philadelphia in the 1800s, the vari-ety is named after Lawrence Seckel, on whose property the first known tree grew. Historians believe that

the tree may possibly have been started from a seed dropped by

an earlier German settler. When growing your own, be sure to plant a European pear variety other than ‘Bartlett’ within 50 feet of a Seckel tree to ensure good pollination. Fruit will be ready for harvest beginning in mid-September.

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The 2020 Old Farmer’s Almanac is available now

Grandparents Day

Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown

Labor Day

WFirst Quarter

YLast Quarter

IFull Harvest Moon

UNew Moon

Admission Day (Calif.)

Constitution Day International Day of Peace

Patriot Day

Autumnal Equinox