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Farmers’ Almanac Planting Calendar

Ever wonder which day is best for sowing seeds or transplanting crops? The Farmers’ Almanac Planting Calendar — also known as the “Gardening By The Moon” calendar — helps you pick the best times to start seeds, prune shrubs, harvest, weed, and much more!

Our suggestions are based on 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 how Gardening by the Moon works – Tap here.

The dates listed below are consistent across all growing zones. Please consider your regional weather and climate before following our suggestions. We recommend that you talk with your local greenhouse or agricultural extension office to discover optimal windows of time within which you may use the dates below. A glossary of our gardening terms is below the calendar. Let us know if you have any questions in the comments below.

Happy gardening!

Your friends at Farmers’ Almanac

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May 2023

• 10th – 12th
  Kill plant pests on these barren days. Last day is a good harvest day.
• 13th – 14th
  Fine for vine crops. Set strawberry plants. Good days for transplanting. Favorable time for planting late root crops.
• 15th – 16th
  Poor planting. Fine for cultivating or spraying. Good harvest days.
• 17th – 18th
  Good days for transplanting. Root crops that can be planted now will yield well.
• 19th – 20th
  Any seed planted now will tend to rot.
• 21st – 23rd
  Plant seedbeds and flower gardens. Most favorable for corn, cotton, okra, beans, peppers, eggplant, and other aboveground crops.
• 24th – 28th
  A barren period. Favorable for killing plant pests, cultivating, or taking a short vacation.
• 29th – 30th
  Favorable time for sowing hay, fodder crops, and grains. Plant flowers. Excellent time for planting corn, beans, peppers, and other aboveground crops.
• 31st – 31st
  Plant seedbeds. Excellent for planting aboveground crops, and planting leafy vegetables.

June 2023

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.