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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.
August 2008
1 Fine for planting beans, tomatoes, corn, cotton, cucumbers, peppers, melons, and other aboveground crops. Plant seedbeds and flower gardens.
2-6 A barren time. Best for killing weeds, briars, poison ivy and other plant pests. Clear woodlots and fence rows.
7-8 Good days for planting above ground crops. Excellent for sowing grains, winter wheat, oats and rye. Plant flowers.
9-11 Plant peas, beans, tomatoes, peppers and other above ground crops in southern Florida, California and Texas. Extra good for leafy vegetables. Plant seedbeds.
12-13 Cut winter wood, do clearing and plowing, but no planting.
14-15 A good time to plant above ground crops.
16-17 Barren days, fine for killing plant pests.
18-19 Barren days, fine for killing plant pests.
20-21 Barren days, do no planting.
22-23 Root crops that can be planted now will yield well.
24-26 Any seeds planted now will tend to rot.
27-28 Most favorable days for planting beets, onions, turnips and other root crops. Plant seedbeds and flower gardens.
29-31 A barren time. Best for killing weeds, briars, poison ivy and other plant pests. Clear woodlots and fence rows.
September 2008
1-2 A most barren period, best for killing plant pests or doing chores around the farm.
3-5 Good days for planting peas, beans, tomatoes, peppers and other above ground crops in southern Florida, Texas and California. Excellent for sowing grains, hay and forage crops. Plant flowers.
6-7 Excellent time for planting above ground crops that can be planted now, including leafy vegetables, which will do well. Start seedbeds.
8-9 Clear fence rows, woodlots and fields, but do no planting.
10-11 Any above ground crops that can be planted now will do well.
12-13 Poor planting days. Kill plant pests.
14-15 First day favorable for planting above ground crops. Second day good for root crops. All days good for vine crops.
16-17 Seeds planted now will grow poorly and yield little.
18-20 Good days for planting root crops.
21-22 Seeds planted now tend to rot in ground.
23-24 Fine planting days for fall potatoes, turnips, onions, carrots, beets and other root crops. Also plant seed beds and flower gardens.
25-30 A most barren period, best for killing plant pests or doing chores around the farm.
