Farmer wisdom applies all year round.
But especially in May and June, many hobby gardeners pay attention to the rhymes.
But what is it about the rules?
In order to be able to forecast the harvest * as well as possible, farmer rules have always been a good guide.
Not only in the Middle Ages, when there were no weather forecasts.
Even today, many people pay attention to the farmer's wisdom.
In order to be able to memorize them quickly and easily, they were written in rhyme.
The success of the harvest can still be forecast today, just as it was then.
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Farmer rules in May: "If May is cool and wet, it fills the farmer's barn and barrel"
There are many farmer rules, especially for the happy month of May.
But are they also true?
Wisdoms such as: “
May rain
brings blessings
” or “If May is cool and wet, it fills the farmer's barn and barrel” are still true today.
The rain in May means a more successful harvest not only for the farmers.
Hobby gardeners also benefit from it.
After all, the first garden plants are sown and planted in spring.
Sufficient water and nutrients stimulate growth
and ensure a more successful harvest.
Ideally, it should rain a lot until June.
And hobby gardeners should always keep this farmer's wisdom in the back of their minds: "You're not safe from night frost before Sophie is over".
This alludes to the end of the ice saints.
The frost is through on May 15th and from then on the young plants can also be planted in the garden bed.
By the way, you can
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the
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.
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The farmer rules still apply today.
A rainy May predicts a successful harvest.
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Farmer rules in June: "The weather on dormouse day may stay seven weeks"
And for June there are also one or the other farmer's rule that predicts the harvest.
For example, the end of the month,
June 27th, is the dormouse
.
According to farmer wisdom, the weather will be the same for the next seven weeks as it was on this day.
In fact, this peasant rule was used before the Gregorian calendar.
The correct dormouse day would actually fall on July 7th.
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