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FEBRUARY 2018
1st - 2nd
Clear ground, turn sod, kill plant pests.
3rd - 4th
Fine for sowing grains, hay, and forage crops. Plant flowers. Favorable days for planting root crops.
5th - 7th
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
M8th - 9th
Poor planting days.
10th - 12th
Any root crops that can be planted now will do well.
13th - 14th
Barren days. Fine for clearing, plowing, fertilizing, and killing plant pests.
15th - 17th
Extra good for cucumbers, peas, cantaloupes, and other vine crops. Set strawberry plants. Plant peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes, and other aboveground crops in southern Florida, California, and Texas.
18th - 19th
Seeds planted now will grow poorly and yield little.
20th - 21st
Fine for planting beans, peppers, cucumbers, melons, and other aboveground crops where climate is suitable.
22nd - 23rd
Any seed planted now will tend to rot.
24th - 25th
Plant seedbeds and flower gardens. Fine for planting beans, tomatoes, corn, cotton, cucumbers, peppers, melons, and other aboveground crops where climate allows.
26th - 28th
Clear ground, turn sod, kill plant pests.
MARCH 2018
1st - 2nd
A most barren period, best for killing plant pests or doing chores around the farm.
3rd - 4th
Fine for sowing grains, hay, and forage crops. Plant flowers. Favorable days for planting root crops.
5th - 6th
Start seedbeds. Good days for transplanting. Excellent time for planting root crops that can be planted now. Also good for leafy vegetables.
7th - 9th
Barren days, do no planting.
10th - 11th
Any root crops that can be planted now will do well.
12th - 14th
A barren period, best suited for killing plant pests. Do plowing and cultivating.
15th - 16th
Good for planting cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, and other vine crops. Set strawberry plants. Good days for transplanting. Favorable days for planting beets, carrots, radishes, salsify, turnips, peanuts, and other root crops.
17th - 18th
Cultivate and spray, do general farm work, but no pla
19th - 21st
Favorable for planting crops bearing yield above the ground.
22nd - 23rd
Seeds planted now tend to rot in ground.
24th - 25th
Excellent for sowing seedbeds and flower gardens. Best planting days for aboveground crops, especially peas, beans, cucumbers, and squash where climate permits.
26th - 29th
A most barren period, best for killing plant pests or doing chores around the farm.
30th - 31st
Fine for sowing grains, hay, and forage crops. Plant flowers. First day is an excellent time for planting corn, beans, peppers, and other aboveground crops where climate permits. Second day is a favorable day for planting root crops.
FEBRUARY 2018
1st - 2nd
Clear ground, turn sod, kill plant pests.
3rd - 4th
Fine for sowing grains, hay, and forage crops. Plant flowers. Favorable days for planting root crops.
5th - 7th
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
M8th - 9th
Poor planting days.
10th - 12th
Any root crops that can be planted now will do well.
13th - 14th
Barren days. Fine for clearing, plowing, fertilizing, and killing plant pests.
15th - 17th
Extra good for cucumbers, peas, cantaloupes, and other vine crops. Set strawberry plants. Plant peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes, and other aboveground crops in southern Florida, California, and Texas.
18th - 19th
Seeds planted now will grow poorly and yield little.
20th - 21st
Fine for planting beans, peppers, cucumbers, melons, and other aboveground crops where climate is suitable.
22nd - 23rd
Any seed planted now will tend to rot.
24th - 25th
Plant seedbeds and flower gardens. Fine for planting beans, tomatoes, corn, cotton, cucumbers, peppers, melons, and other aboveground crops where climate allows.
26th - 28th
Clear ground, turn sod, kill plant pests.
MARCH 2018
1st - 2nd
A most barren period, best for killing plant pests or doing chores around the farm.
3rd - 4th
Fine for sowing grains, hay, and forage crops. Plant flowers. Favorable days for planting root crops.
5th - 6th
Start seedbeds. Good days for transplanting. Excellent time for planting root crops that can be planted now. Also good for leafy vegetables.
7th - 9th
Barren days, do no planting.
10th - 11th
Any root crops that can be planted now will do well.
12th - 14th
A barren period, best suited for killing plant pests. Do plowing and cultivating.
15th - 16th
Good for planting cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, and other vine crops. Set strawberry plants. Good days for transplanting. Favorable days for planting beets, carrots, radishes, salsify, turnips, peanuts, and other root crops.
17th - 18th
Cultivate and spray, do general farm work, but no pla
19th - 21st
Favorable for planting crops bearing yield above the ground.
22nd - 23rd
Seeds planted now tend to rot in ground.
24th - 25th
Excellent for sowing seedbeds and flower gardens. Best planting days for aboveground crops, especially peas, beans, cucumbers, and squash where climate permits.
26th - 29th
A most barren period, best for killing plant pests or doing chores around the farm.
30th - 31st
Fine for sowing grains, hay, and forage crops. Plant flowers. First day is an excellent time for planting corn, beans, peppers, and other aboveground crops where climate permits. Second day is a favorable day for planting root crops.
