SPECIAL BOOKSTORE SUPPLEMENT

A Reference Compendium

CALENDAR

Phases of the Moon 258

When Will the Moon Rise? 258

Full Moon Names  258

The Origin of Full Moon Names  259

Meanings of Full Moon Names  259

The Origin of Month Names  260

Easter Dates (2021–24)  260

Friggatriskaidekaphobia Trivia  260

The Origin of Day Names  261

How to Find the Day of the Week for Any Given Date  261

Animal Signs of the Chinese Zodiac  262

WEATHER

A Table Foretelling the Weather Through All the Lunations of Each Year, or Forever  263

Safe Ice Thickness  263

Heat Index °F (°C)  264

The UV Index for Measuring Ultraviolet Radiation Risk  264

What Are Cooling/Heating Degree Days?  265

How to Measure Hail  265

How to Measure Wind Speed  266 

Retired Atlantic Hurricane Names  266

Atlantic Tropical (and Subtropical) Storm Names for 2021  267

Eastern North-Pacific Tropical (and Subtropical) Storm Names for 2021  267

How to Measure Hurricane Strength 267 

How to Measure a Tornado  268

Wind/Barometer Table 268

Windchill Table  269

How to Measure Earthquakes  269

IN THE GARDEN

A Gardener's Worst Phobias  270

Plants for Lawns  270

Lawn-Growing Tips  270

Flowers and Herbs That Attract Butterflies  271

Flowers That Attract Hummingbirds  271

pH Preferences of Trees, Shrubs, Flowers, and Vegetables  272

Produce Weights and Measures  273

Sowing Vegetable Seeds  274

A Beginner's Vegetable Garden  274

Soil Fixes  274

When to Fertilize and Water  275

How to Grow Herbs  276

Drying Herbs  277

Storing Herbs and Spices  277

Cooking With Herbs  277

How to Grow Bulbs  278

AROUND THE HOUSE

Substitutions for Common Ingredients  280

Types of Fat  282

Calorie-Burning Comparisons  282

Freezer Storage Time  283

Freezing Hints  283

Plastics  284

How Much Do You Need?

Wallpaper  285

Interior Paint  285

Metric Conversion  286

Where Do You Fit in Your Family Tree?  287

The Golden Rule  288

Famous Last Words  288