This solar term marks the ripening of crops (especially wheat), as well as starting off the rice planting season. An agricultural proverb says “If you don’t plant rice in Grain in Ear, planting will be in vain.” Translated as “busy planting”, farmers are in a hurry to cultivate their seeds to ripen them during the best season.

3 pentads

mantis hatch

shrike start singing with the earth energy high

mocking birds stop singing

natures calendar

Dancing dragonflies

Oxeye daisies turn to the sun

Rain soaked roses