Contents
The whole Almanac on one page. Set your place once and every tool below tunes itself to your nearest official station, from frost dates to tire windows to the sun overhead. Nothing is stored on a server, there is no account, and every figure is traceable to its source.
87 free tools · 655 weather stations across every province and territory · all free, no sign-up
Set it here and it follows you into every page in this index.
This week
What the sky is doing where you are, and the right days to work outside.
The garden
Every bed and every sowing, set to your own frost dates rather than a generic spring.
Frost & Planting CalendarWhen to start, set out, and harvest each vegetable for your station.Garden PlannerLay out a square-foot bed by hand, or let it auto-arrange tall crops north and companions together.Wood-Core Bed CalculatorLayer-by-layer wood, brush, compost, and soil for a wood-core raised bed, with settling and banked water.Raised Bed Soil Mix CalculatorCompost, peat or coir, vermiculite, or topsoil for a Mel’s Mix or topsoil-and-compost fill, by the bag and the yard.Garden Size CalculatorHow many plants of each crop, and the garden square footage, to feed your household.Chicken Coop & Run CalculatorCoop and run space, nest boxes, roost, and daily feed and water for a backyard flock.Livestock Gestation CalculatorDue dates and watch windows for cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits, and horses.Stocking Rate CalculatorPasture carrying capacity from forage dry matter, utilization, AUE, and grazing months.Livestock Weight CalculatorEstimate live weight from heart girth and body length.Feed Ration CalculatorTwo-ingredient Pearson square ration balancing from user-entered feed values.Average Daily Gain CalculatorADG, required gain, projected weight, and days to target.Freezer Meat Yield CalculatorLive, hanging, chilled, packaged, and share-weight estimates for freezer meat.Hay Bale Weight CalculatorRound and square bale weight from dimensions and density.Winter Hay Supply CalculatorHay tons and bales to buy from animals, days, dry matter, and waste.Fence Material CalculatorFence perimeter, posts, wire, gates, and editable material cost.Electric Fence Energizer CalculatorOutput joules, voltage target, and grounding from energized wire length.Egg Hatch Date CalculatorHatch, lockdown, candling, and stop-turning dates for poultry eggs.Egg Cost CalculatorFeed cost, monthly outlay, and cost per dozen for a laying flock.Brooder Temperature CalculatorWeekly chick brooder targets from hatch day and room temperature.Fertilizer Rate CalculatorTurn a soil-test nutrient recommendation into product, bags, cost, and co-applied nutrients.Lime CalculatorAgricultural lime from pH, buffer pH, neutralizing index, depth, and area.Compost CalculatorCompost carbon-to-nitrogen ratio from wet weights and ingredient presets.Livestock Water CalculatorDaily water needs for mixed livestock groups, with hot-weather reserves.Irrigation CalculatorIrrigation depth, gallons, and runtime from target inches or ET demand.Growing Degree Days CalculatorGDD and crop heat units from daily high and low temperatures.Maple Syrup CalculatorMaple tap count, sap-to-syrup ratio, boil-off, and syrup yield.Bee Syrup CalculatorMix 1:1 or 2:1 bee syrup from sugar weight or target volume.Varroa Mite CalculatorAlcohol-wash or sticky-board mite counts turned into a threshold status.Succession PlantingKeep the harvest coming with timed repeat sowings across the season.Crop RotationWhat to plant where next year, grouped by plant family.Container & Balcony PlannerMinimum pot depth and size per crop for a balcony or patio.Pollinator GardenA bloom calendar built from native plants, so something flowers from spring to frost.Sun & Shade PlannerThe sun’s path, daylight length, and golden hour for any day where you live.Drip IrrigationHow long and how often to run the line for an inch a week.Growing Season LengthHow long your frost-free season runs, and where it ranks nationally.
House and yard
Buy the right amount, and pick the right week to do the work.
Mulch & Soil CalculatorCubic yards and bag counts of mulch, soil, compost, or gravel for any bed.Paint & Stain CalculatorGallons for the job, the temperature window, and the best season to paint outside.Lawn CalculatorGrass-seed and fertilizer amounts, with the best week to seed and feed.Lawn CalendarThe year of lawn care, timed to your local season.Crabgrass Preventer TimingThe week to put pre-emergent down, before the soil warms enough for crabgrass to sprout.Concrete & Sealer CalculatorCubic yards and bags for a slab, plus the pour-and-cure temperature window.Knots by the JobThe two or three knots each home job needs, drawn step by step: tie-downs, tarps, tree stakes.Rain Barrel & Water CaptureGallons a roof catches from a given rain, and when to set up and drain it.Furnace & AC SizingA rough heating and cooling size, read from your local climate.Solar Panel PaybackYearly output, savings, and the years until panels pay for themselves.Off-Grid Solar CalculatorSolar array, battery storage, and inverter size worked from your daily power use.Wood & Pellet Stove CalculatorA rough stove size in BTU, and the cords of wood or tons of pellets a winter takes.Backyard Pond CalculatorVolume in gallons, liner size, pump flow, a safe fish load, and the depth to overwinter fish.Canning Altitude AdjusterCorrect a tested recipe for your elevation: the added boiling-water time, or the right pressure.Pool CalendarWhen to open and close the pool for your local season.Home Maintenance Cost CalculatorAnnual upkeep budget, monthly set-aside, and repair categories from home value, age, and size.Heat-Pump Sizing CalculatorCold-climate heat-pump planning load, tons, and a capacity range from area, climate, and insulation.Solar PV Sizing CalculatorArray size, annual production, bill offset, and simple payback for a solar array.Radon Test CalculatorLong-term test window, retest reminder, and the Health Canada guideline note.Property Assessment LookupOfficial provincial assessment sources, assessed-versus-market value, and appeal routes.Flooring & Tile CalculatorArea, waste, boxes, and underlayment rolls before you buy flooring or tile.Deck Material CalculatorDeck boards, joists, screws, and stain from the deck size.Pool Chemical CalculatorChlorine, pH, alkalinity, and stabilizer doses from your pool volume and test readings.
Winter
The cold half of the year, handled before it arrives.
Winter Tire PlannerWhen to put winter tires on and take them off where you live.Ice Melt & Salt CalculatorThe right amount of de-icer, with a warning when it runs too cold for rock salt.Firewood & Cord CalculatorMeasure a stack into cords, compare the heat in each wood, and size a heating season.When to shut off the tapsDrain the outdoor lines before the first hard freeze.When to service the snow blowerGet it running before the first storm, not during it.
Know your place
The shape of your year, and how it compares to everywhere else.
Your Home’s YearThe whole year on one wheel: frost, planting, pool, tires, and the upkeep that follows.Your Year, In OrderThe same year written out as a followable plan, in order, each task linked to the tool that times it.Climate Twin FinderThe town whose year of temperatures runs almost exactly like yours.Winter & Summer IndexTwo scores for how hard your winter bites and how lush your summer grows.The Frost AtlasFrost dates and growing seasons mapped across the country.Water Hardness by CityHow hard the tap water is in each Ontario city, in mg/L and grains, with whether a softener is worth it.Permit CheckerWhether a shed, deck, or fence needs a building permit in each Ontario city, with the size cut-offs and the city’s page.Backyard Fire & Fire-Ban RulesWhether a backyard fire is allowed in each Ontario city, the permit rule, and how to check today’s fire ban.Solar Savings EstimatorWhether rooftop solar is worth it by Canadian province, with payback from NRCan sun data and the local power rate.
Moving
A move resets the whole home calendar. See exactly what changes before you go.
Interprovincial Moving PlannerWhat shifts when you move: climate, seasons, and the rules that follow you.Moving Climate MatchSet two places side by side and see exactly how their weather differs.Moving to FloridaThe home year, rewritten for the Gulf and the heat.Moving to ArizonaA desert home calendar, with the seasons turned inside out.Moving to TexasLong summers, short winters, and what that means for the house.Canada to the United StatesHow the home year changes when you move south.United States to CanadaWhat a colder, longer winter does to the calendar.Packing checklistThe order to pack a house so the truck and the first night both work.
The home year
The whole house, month by month, and a calendar you can carry.
The Home YearMonth by month, the maintenance and seasonal tasks for your climate.Your YearSubscribe the whole calendar to your phone, or print the one-page fridge sheet.When to start seeds indoorsCounted back from your last frost.When to clean the guttersAfter the leaves drop, before the freeze.When to change furnace filtersOn a rhythm that matches your heating season.
About the Almanac
How it is built, where every figure comes from, and how it stays free.
All Tools & CalculatorsThe interactive tools, gathered on one page.Data & MethodologyWhich government sources feed each number, and how the dates are computed.Rebates & ProgramsHome and energy rebates worth knowing about.How it is fundedWhy the whole Almanac is free, and how it pays for itself.PrivacyNothing stored on a server, no account, your place stays in your browser.AboutWhat the Almanac is, and who it is for.Request a ToolTell us what to build next. The tools here grow from what people ask for.ColophonThe type, the build, and the credits.
Everything here is free and always will be, built on Environment and Climate Change Canada and provincial data, refreshed on a schedule. How it stays free. South of the border? There is an American edition.