Farmers’ Almanac Planting Calendar
Welcome to the Farmers’ Almanac Planting Calendar, also known as the “Gardening by the Moon” calendar.
This planting calendar helps you pick the best dates for popular garden tasks—starting seeds, pruning shrubs, harvesting, weeding, and much more.
Our suggestions are according to a 200-year-old formula that relies on phases of the Moon and its position within the zodiac. Our readers swear they “won’t plant without it.” Learn more about Gardening by the Moon.
The dates listed below are consistent across all growing zones. This means you must consider your weather and climate before following our suggestions.
For best results, talk with your local greenhouse or agricultural extension office for the optimal window of time within which to use these dates.
Note, you can find a glossary of our gardening terms below the calendar.
Happy gardening!
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27th – 29th
Fine for planting beans, peppers, cucumbers, melons, and other aboveground crops where climate is suitable.
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30th – 31st
Poor days for planting, seeds tend to rot in ground.
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1st – 3rd
Plant seedbeds and flower gardens. Fine for planting beans, tomatoes, corn, cotton, cucumbers, peppers, melons, and other aboveground crops where climate allows.
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4th – 8th
Clear ground, turn sod, kill plant pests.
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9th – 10th
Fine for sowing grains, hay, and forage crops. Plant flowers. Favorable days for planting root crops.
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11th – 12th
Start seedbeds. Good days for transplanting. Plant carrots, turnips, onions, beets, Irish potatoes, and other root crops in the South. Lettuce and other leafy vegetables will do well.
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13th – 14th
Poor planting days. Good harvest days.
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15th – 17th
Any root crops that can be planted now will do well.
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18th – 18th
Barren day. Fine for clearing, plowing, fertilizing, and killing plant pests. Good harvest day.
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19th – 21st
Extra good for cucumbers, peas, cantaloupes, and other vine crops. Set strawberry plants. First day is a good day for transplanting. First day is also favorable for onions, carrots, sweet potatoes, beets, and other root crops where climate permits. Last two days are when to plant peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes, and other aboveground crops in southern Florida, California, and Texas.
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22nd – 23rd
Seeds planted now will grow poorly and yield little.
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24th – 25th
Fine for planting beans, peppers, cucumbers, melons, and other aboveground crops where climate is suitable.
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26th – 27th
Any seed planted now will tend to rot.
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28th – 28th
Plant seedbeds and flower gardens. Fine for planting beans, tomatoes, corn, cotton, cucumbers, peppers, melons, and other aboveground crops where climate allows.
Farmers’ Almanac Official Gardening Terms Cheat Sheet
Above ground crops: Crops that produce their yield above the soil (corn, peppers, squash, etc.)
Root Crops: Crops that produce their yield below the soil (potatoes, radishes, carrots, etc.)
Seedbeds: A bed of soil cultivated for planting seeds or seedlings before being transplanted.
Seedlings: Young plants—especially ones that grow from seeds (rather than from a cutting).
Transplanting: To uproot and replant a growing plant or an already well-established plant.
The terms “Favorable,” “Good,” and “Best” are all considered beneficial days for planting. “Favorable” and “Good” mean the same thing. However, “Best” is considered the optimal day for planting seeds.
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