Sowing Calendar for July 2012

Nature.is now publishes the sixth sowing calendar of 2012 where Guðfinnur Jakobsson organic farmer in Skaftholt prepares the information in accordance to the ideology of Maria Thun.

Day        Hour

1.   July  00 – 24 unsuitable
2.   July  00  - 08 flower, 09 – 20 leaf, 21 – 24 fruit
3.   July  00 – 24 fruit
4.   July  00 – 12 fruit
5.   July  00 – 24 root
6.   July  00 – 22 root
7.   July  00 – 24 flower
8.   July  00 – 20 flower, 21 – 24 leaf
9.   July  00 – 24 leaf
10. July  00 – 24 leaf
11. July  00 – 22 leaf
12. July  00 – 24 fruit
13. July  00 – 23 fruit
14. July  00 – 16 root, 16 – 24 unsuitable
15. July  00 – 08 unsuitable, 08 – 24 root
16. July  00 – 24 root
17. July  00 – 17 root, 18 – 24 flower
18. July  00 – 24 flower
19. July  00 – 05 flower, 06 – 24 leaf
20. July  00 – 20 leaf, 21 – 24 fruit
21. July  00 – 24 fruit
22. July  00 – 24 fruit
23. July  00 – 11 fruit, 11 – 24 unsuitable
24. July  00 – 24 unsuitable
25. July  00 – 11 fruit, 12 – 18 leaf, 19 – 24 root
26. July  00 – 18 root, 19 – 24 flower
27. July  00 – 24 flower
28. July  00 – 24 leaf
29. July  00 – 22 unsuitable, 22 – 24 leaf
30. July  00 – 05 leaf, 06 – 19 fruit, 19 – 24 unsuitable
31. July  00 – 06 leaf, 07 – 12 root, 13 – 24 fruit

The days between the 1st and the 16th incluiding the 29th of July are suitable for outdoor planting and replanting.
From the 2d 'till and including the 15th of July and the days 30th 'till 31st of July are sutiable for gathering of wild plants.

Most of the time it is obvious what belongs to the categories of; roots, leafplants, fruits and flowers but in the following list we point out some exceptions that might otherwise be confusing.

• Roots are also Sellery, Colorabi, Pastenica and Onions
• Leafs are also Fennel, Brussel sprouts og Cauliflower
• Flowers are flowers of all sorts, also if they grow from Onions and Broccoli
• Beans, Lentils, alls kinds of grain, Succini, Pumkin, Cucumbers, Tomatos and Corn belong belong to the category of fruit

Categories of other plants should be self explanatory.

Graphic: Sowing Calendar for July 2012. Time, not seen as a line, but as a never ending spiral that goes round and around. One year is a circle leaving 1/12 of a circle to symbolze one month. Lines cover the days and time of days when it is suitable to sow for each of the four categorie. A red line for fruit, green for leafplants, brown for roots and yellow for flowere. The symbols for; fruit, leaf, root and flower are located at the beginning and at the end of each timeline. The condition of the Moon can be seen above the days. Design: Guðrún A. Tryggvadóttir.