compiled by Mare-Anne Jarvela
A Table Foretelling the Weather
Through All the Lunations of Each Year, or Forever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Safe Ice Thickness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
The UV Index for Measuring
Ultraviolet Radiation Risk . . . . . . . . . 259
What Are Cooling/Heating Degree
Days?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Richter Scale for Measuring
Earthquakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Heat Index °F (°C). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Clouds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
HowtoMeasureHail .............. 261
How to Measure Wind Speed . . . . . . . . 262
Atlantic Tropical (and Subtropical)
Storm Names for 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Eastern North-Pacific Tropical (and Subtropical) Storm Names for 2008 . . 262
Retired Atlantic Hurricane Names. . . . . 263
How to Measure Hurricane Strength . . . 263
How to Measure a Tornado . . . . . . . . . . 264
Wind/Barometer Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Wind Chill Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
The Volcanic Explosivity Index
(VEI) for Measuring Volcanic
Eruptions ...................... 265
Weather Lore Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Best Planetary Encounters of the
21st Century. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
How to Find the Day of the Week for
Any Given Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Easter Dates (2008– 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Friggatriskaidekaphobia Trivia. . . . . . . . 271
Sowing Vegetable Seeds . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
A Beginner’s Vegetable Garden . . . . . . 272
Traditional Planting Times. . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Fertilizer Formulas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Manure Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Soil Fixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
SoilAmendments ................. 273 How to Grow Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . 274 pH Preferences of Trees, Shrubs,
Vegetables, and Flowers. . . . . . . . . . . 276 Lawn-Growing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Herbs to Plant in Lawns. . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 A Gardener’s Worst Phobias . . . . . . . . . 277 HowtoGrowHerbs ............... 278 Two Seasons of Bulb Basics . . . . . . . . . 280 Plant Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Cooperative Extension Services . . . . . . 283
R E F E R E N C E
Animal Signs of the Chinese
Zodiac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Phases of the Moon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Origin of Full-Moon Names . . . . . . . . . 268
When Will the Moon Rise Today? . . . . 269
Origin of Month Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
OriginofDayNames .............. 270
Body Mass Index (BMI) Formula . . . . . 284
Calorie-Burning Comparisons. . . . . . . . 284
How Much Do You Need?
Tile and Vinyl Flooring . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Wallpaper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Interior Paint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Lumber and Nails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
The Golden Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
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