Months |
Weather |
Crops & activity |
Tishri 7th month(Sep/Oct) |
First rains |
Plowing begins |
Heshvan 8th month(Oct/Nov) |
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Plowing / grain planting |
Kislev 9th month(Nov/Dec) |
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Grain planting continues |
Teveth 10th month(Dec/Jan) |
Main rains |
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Sebat 11th month (Jan/Feb) |
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Adar 12th month (Feb/Mar) |
Spring rains |
Almond in bloom / flax harvest |
Aviv 1st month (Mar/Apr) |
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Barley harvest begins |
2nd month (Apr/May) |
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Barley harvest completed |
3rd month (May/Jun) |
Dry season |
Wheat harvest begins |
4th month (Jun/Jul) |
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Wheat harvest completed / first figs |
Av 5th month (Jul/Aug) |
Summer heat |
Vintage (grape harvest) begins |
Elul 6th month (Aug/Sep) |
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Date harvest / summer figs |