When is the Grain in Ear Festival? What kind of tea should I drink to maintain my health?

Grain in Ear As the name indicates, Grain in Ear is the busiest season of the year. On the one hand, crops need to be harvested, and on the other hand, summer sowing is needed. From farming activities, we can see that by the Grain in Ear Festival, people from south to north are busy with planting, and the busy farming season has entered its climax. When is Grain in Ear? Open this page to find out!

Contents of this article

1. When is Grain in Ear?

2. What to plant in Grain in Ear

3. What kind of tea should I drink during Grain in Ear?

When is Grain in Ear?

Grain in Ear is between June 5 and 7 of the Gregorian calendar every year. In 2019, it will be on June 6. It is the ninth solar term in the 24 solar terms and the third solar term in summer. The arrival of Grain in Ear marks the official start of midsummer, when temperatures begin to rise gradually. High temperatures of up to 40°C will occur in the northwest region.

Grain in Ear falls between June 5 and 7 every year, and in 2019 it falls on June 6. Grain in Ear is the ninth solar term in the 24 solar terms, the third solar term in summer, and the official start of midsummer. The literal meaning of Grain in Ear can be understood as the awned wheat is about to be harvested, and the awned rice can be planted.

Grain in Ear is the busiest season of the year. On the one hand, crops need to be harvested, and on the other hand, summer sowing is needed. The weather and climate also become complicated, with rising temperatures and abundant rainfall. The Grain in Ear climate is hot, and there will be heavy rain in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

When Grain in Ear season comes, the temperature will gradually rise in both the north and south of my country. The northwest region will even experience a high temperature of 40°C, but it will not be a continuous weather. The air humidity is high and the meteorological changes are unstable. During this solar term, we need to be prepared to prevent heatstroke and eat a light diet.

What to plant in Grain in Ear

Grain in Ear is a very busy solar term. In Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, the rule is "busy planting during Grain in Ear, and grains are pregnant during Summer Solstice". In Guangdong, the rule is "planting during Grain in Ear, and transplanting during Great Heat (transplanting refers to transplanting plants)". In Jiangxi, the rule is "the seedlings cannot be planted three days before Grain in Ear, and they cannot grow three days after Grain in Ear". In Guizhou, the rule is "if you don't plant during Grain in Ear, it's useless to plant again". In Fujian, the rule is "it's good to plant indica rice before Grain in Ear, and it's good to plant glutinous rice after Grain in Ear". In Jiangsu, the rule is "planting treasures during Grain in Ear, and weeds during Summer Solstice". In Shanxi, the rule is "planting everything during Grain in Ear". "Plant millet and grains in a hurry during Grain in Ear". In Sichuan and Shaanxi, the rule is "before Grain in Ear, busy planting fields, after Grain in Ear, busy planting beans". From the above farming activities, we can see that by the Grain in Ear Festival, my country is busy planting from south to north, and the busy farming season has entered its climax.

What kind of tea should I drink during Grain in Ear?

1. Green tea

Green tea is a herbal tea, which is suitable for summer drinking! It can bring more comfort to the body and mind. In the endless heat of summer, a cup of green tea becomes the secret to fighting against the lazy people.

What kind of tea should I drink during Grain in Ear?

2. Mulberry tea

Mulberries taste sweet and sour, and are slightly cold in nature. They have the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, nourishing the intestines, promoting intestinal fluid exudation, and promoting gastrointestinal motility.

3. Plum tea

Plum is sour, astringent, and flat, and it enters the liver, spleen, lung, and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of astringing the lungs and promoting body fluid.

4. Wolfberry anti-heat tea

Put 10g of wolfberry, 3g of mint, 12g of schisandra chinensis, and 6g of chrysanthemum in a cup and cover it for 10 minutes until the flavor comes out. This drink can nourish the lungs and produce body fluids, and cure summer heat and thirst. For bitter melon honey tea, put 15g of dried bitter melon in a cup, pour in 300ml of boiling water, cover it and soak it for 10 minutes until the flavor comes out, then add honey and drink it. It has the effect of clearing heat and lowering blood pressure.

5. Cassia Chrysanthemum Tea

Grind 30 grams of Cassia Seed into powder and put 12 grams of wild chrysanthemum in a teacup, and brew with boiling water as tea. It has the effects of calming the liver and suppressing yang, clearing away heat, and lowering blood pressure.