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Gardening
The Farmers Almanac Gardening by the Moon Calendar is determined by our age-old formula and applies generally to regions where the climate is favorable.
Get all 12 months of our exclusive Gardening by the Moon Calendar inside the 2008 Farmers' Almanac (available in our online store). This calendar lists favorable and not so favorable dates for various gardening and farming chores.
July 2009
1-2 FAVORABLE FOR PLANTING PEAS, BEANS, TOMATOES, AND OTHER FALL CROPS BEARING ABOVEGROUND. SOW GRAINS AND FORAGE CROPS. PLANT FLOWERS.
3-4 EXTRA GOOD FOR FALL CABBAGE, LETTUCE, CAULIFLOWER, MUSTARD GREENS, AND OTHER LEAFY VEGETABLES. GOOD FOR ANY ABOVEGROUND CROP THAT CAN BE PLANTED NOW. START SEEDBEDS.
5-7 SEEDS PLANTED NOW WILL DO POORLY AND YIELD LITTLE.
8-9 GOOD DAYS FOR PLANTING BEETS, CARROTS, SALSIFY, IRISH POTATOES, AND OTHER ROOT CROPS.
10-11 GOOD DAYS FOR KILLING WEEDS, BRIARS AND OTHER PLANT PESTS, POOR FOR PLANTING.
12-13 GOOD DAYS FOR PLANTING BEETS, CARROTS, RADISHES, SALSIFY, TURNIPS, PEANUTS, AND OTHER ROOT CROPS. ALSO GOOD FOR PLANTING MELONS, CUCUMBERS, PUMPKINS, AND OTHER VINE CROPS. SET STRAWBERRY PLANTS
14-15 A BARREN PERIOD.
16-17 ROOT CROPS THAT CAN BE PLANTED NOW WILL YIELD WELL.
18-20 POOR DAYS FOR PLANTING, SEEDS TEND TO ROT IN GROUND.
21-22 TRANSPLANT, PLANT FLOWERS, PLANT SEEDBEDS, PLANT ABOVEGROUND CROPS
23-27 A MOST BARREN PERIOD. KILL PLANT PESTS AND DO GENERAL FARM WORK.
28-29 FAVORABLE FOR PLANTING PEAS, BEANS, TOMATOES, AND OTHER FALL CROPS BEARING ABOVEGROUND. SOW GRAINS AND FORAGE CROPS. PLANT FLOWERS.
30-31 EXTRA GOOD FOR FALL CABBAGE, LETTUCE, CAULIFLOWER, MUSTARD GREENS, AND OTHER LEAFY VEGETABLES. GOOD FOR ANY ABOVEGROUND CROP THAT CAN BE PLANTED NOW. START SEEDBEDS.
August 2009
1 PLANT PEAS, BEANS, TOMATOES, PEPPERS, AND OTHER ABOVEGROUND CROPS IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS. EXTRA GOOD FOR LEAFY VEGETABLES. PLANT SEEDBEDS.
2-3 CUT WINTER WOOD, DO CLEARING AND PLOWING, BUT NO PLANTING.
4-5 FIRST DAY GOOD FOR PLANTING ABOVEGROUND CROPS. SECOND DAY FAVORABLE FOR PLANTING BEETS, CARROTS, TURNIPS, ONIONS, RADISHES, AND OTHER ROOT CROPS.
6-7 BARREN DAYS, FINE FOR KILLING PLANT PESTS.
8-9 FAVORABLE DAYS FOR PLANTING ROOT CROPS. FINE FOR VINE CROPS.
10-12 BARREN DAYS, DO NO PLANTING.
13-14 ROOT CROPS THAT CAN BE PLANTED NOW WILL YIELD WELL.
15-16 ANY SEEDS PLANTED NOW WILL TEND TO ROT.
17-18 MOST FAVORABLE DAYS FOR PLANTING BEETS, ONIONS, TURNIPS, AND OTHER ROOT CROPS. PLANT SEEDBEDS AND FLOWER GARDENS.
19-23 A BARREN TIME. BEST FOR KILLING WEEDS, BRIAR'S, POISON IVY, AND OTHER PLANT PESTS. CLEAR WOODLOTS AND FENCE ROWS.
24-26 GOOD DAYS FOR PLANTING ABOVEGROUND CROPS. EXCELLENT FOR SOWING GRAINS, WINTER WHEAT, OATS, AND RYE. PLANT FLOWERS.
27-28 PLANT PEAS, BEANS, TOMATOES, PEPPERS, AND OTHER ABOVEGROUND CROPS IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, AND TEXAS. EXTRA GOOD FOR LEAFY VEGETABLES. PLANT SEEDBEDS.
29-31 CUT WINTER WOOD, DO CLEARING AND PLOWING, BUT NO PLANTING.
