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Late fall is garlic planting time across much of the Southeast. Tuck the cloves in a few weeks before the ground gets cold, mulch them well, and forget about them until spring. Not sure when your first frost comes? Look up your town here:

Frost Dates SC, NC & GA – Last & First Freeze by Town (NOAA 1991–2020)

Free frost-date lookup for 416 weather stations in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia: last spring and first fall freeze odds plus a planti...

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frontporchpress 1 week ago

When the weather turns, our Sunday pot of vegetable soup turns into Monday's lunch and Tuesday's supper. The recipe lives on a card by the stove now, splattered and well loved. If you'd like a set of printable recipe cards for your family's keepers, ours are here: https://payhip.com/b/Iv4gB #vegetarian #soup #recipes #homecooking #printables

frontporchpress 1 week ago

There's always one person who volunteers to untangle the first strand of Christmas lights, and there's always one strand that's half out. If that's your job every year, our "Official Christmas Light Untangler" tee is in the Front Porch Designs shop, with the grand-opening sale on through about November 2: https://front-porch-designs.myspreadshop.com/ #christmas #christmaslights #family #tshirt #giftideas

frontporchpress 1 week ago

At our table the kids set out the place cards, then everybody says one thing they're thankful for before grace. It slows the meal down in the best way. If you'd like a simple set to print at home, our free Thanksgiving place cards are ready to go:

Free Printable Thanksgiving Place Cards

Free printable Thanksgiving place cards: twelve cut-apart cards with starter labels and blanks. Print or save as PDF.

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Every year we promise to start the Christmas gift list early, and every year it ends up on the back of an envelope on December 20th. This year we're writing it down now, with a budget column and a spot for who's already covered. Our Christmas planner and Advent countdown come together in one $5 printable bundle: https://payhip.com/b/eQfs2 #christmas #christmasplanning #giftlist #printables #family

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Every family has one: the grandparent who always has a peppermint in their pocket and never says no to one more story. Our Chief Grandkid Spoiler tee makes an easy Christmas gift for them, and it's 25% off in the Front Porch Designs grand-opening sale through early November: https://front-porch-designs.myspreadshop.com/ #grandparents #grandma #christmasgifts #family #tshirts #giftideas

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Saturday chore list: sweep the porch, rake the leaves, let the dog "help" with both. If your shirts are always wearing a little fur anyway, we've got a few made just for you: https://www.teepublic.com/user/front-porch-threads #dogs #doglovers #goldenretriever #fall #tshirts

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Remember the paper chain you tore one link off every night till Christmas? Our printable Christmas Countdown keeps that same little thrill going for the kids, with a small activity for each day. $3, print it at home: https://payhip.com/b/HTY70 #christmas #advent #kids #familytraditions #printables

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Winter is a nice slow season to plan a planted tank. Before you buy bags of gravel or aqua soil, figure out how much you actually need for a 2 to 3 inch bed. Our free substrate calculator does the math by tank size:

Aquarium Substrate Calculator – How Much Gravel, Sand or Aquasoil?

Calculate gravel, sand or planted-tank soil volume for a flat or sloped bed, and how many bags to buy.

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First real cold snap of the season means the kettle stays on and the porch blanket comes out. Our Hot Cocoa Weather tee fits right in, and it's 25% off in the Front Porch Designs grand-opening sale through early November: https://front-porch-designs.myspreadshop.com/ #hotcocoa #cozy #fallvibes #frontporch #tshirts #giftideas

frontporchpress 1 week ago

A lentil shepherd's pie with a golden mashed potato top is about as cozy as a weeknight supper gets. When somebody asks for the recipe, hand them a card instead of a text. Our printable recipe cards keep the family favorites together in one tidy stack: https://payhip.com/b/Iv4gB #vegetarian #recipes #comfortfood #printables #familydinner

frontporchpress 1 week ago

A cheap little family tradition: after Christmas supper, before anybody reaches for a phone, pass out bingo cards and a bowl of peppermints for markers. Grandparents to toddlers can play. Free printable Christmas bingo cards here:

Christmas Bingo Cards – Free Printable Generator

Make free printable Christmas bingo cards with 36 holiday words, or customize the list. Random cards, caller sheet, prints at home.

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frontporchpress 1 week ago

Late October in the Carolina Piedmont: warm afternoons, then one clear, still night and the peppers are done. If you're around Rock Hill and York County, here's when the first frost usually shows up, so you know when to pick the last tomatoes and throw a sheet over the mums:

Rock Hill, SC Frost Dates & Planting Calendar (Rock Hill York Co AP station)

Rock Hill, South Carolina: median last spring freeze Mar 31, first fall freeze Nov 4, 218 days growing season. NOAA 1991–2020 normals for station...

#gardening #frost #southcarolina #fallgarden #homestead

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Every Thanksgiving table has one person who stands over the turkey and offers advice nobody asked for. Now they can make it official. Our "Turkey Carving Supervisor" tee is in the Front Porch Designs shop, and the grand-opening sale runs through about November 2: https://front-porch-designs.myspreadshop.com/ #thanksgiving #turkey #family #tshirt #giftideas

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Hosting a cookie exchange this year? Jot the guest list, who's bringing what, and the bake day plan in one place so December doesn't run you over. Our printable Christmas planner is $3 and prints right at home. https://payhip.com/b/jVro8 #christmas #cookieexchange #holidaybaking #printables #family

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Cold snap coming? Water changes in winter go easier when the new water matches the tank. Our free little calculator helps you figure out tank volume so you know how much to mix and heat ahead of time.

Tank Math – Free Aquarium Calculators (Volume, Water Change, Substrate, Heater)

Free aquarium calculators with formulas shown: tank volume for any shape, gallons to liters, water change and nitrate dilution, substrate, heater s...

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frontporchpress 1 week ago

Fall means muddy paws on a clean kitchen floor and a dog who looks very proud of it. If coffee and dog hair are two things your mornings run on, we made a shirt for you. https://www.teepublic.com/user/front-porch-threads #dogs #doglovers #goldenretriever #coffee #fall

frontporchpress 1 week ago

One small habit worth keeping this Christmas: sitting the kids down with a few thank-you notes after the gifts are opened. It teaches more than any lecture about gratitude. Our Christmas Thank-You Kit has fill-in notes for kids and grown-ups, $3: https://payhip.com/b/8WI0d #christmas #gratitude #family #kids #printables

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Cold evenings call for a pot of bean chili and a pan of cornbread on the side. If your family's best recipes still live on sticky notes and in somebody's memory, our printable recipe cards give them a proper home before the holidays: https://payhip.com/b/Iv4gB #vegetarian #recipes #comfortfood #printables #homecooking

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Thanksgiving math: one slice of pumpkin pie, one slice of pecan "just to try it," then a nap on the couch with the dog. Our "Thankful, Grateful & Full of Pie" tee is in the Front Porch Designs shop, and the grand-opening sale runs through about November 2: https://front-porch-designs.myspreadshop.com/ #thanksgiving #pie #family #tshirt #giftideas