Grain Rain planted melons and beans before and after.

Planting melons and beans before and after Grain Rain is actually a good opportunity to plant melons and beans because the rain in Grain Rain season moistens the earth. The increase of seasonal precipitation in Grain Rain is a good opportunity for agricultural activities, and Tomb-Sweeping Day is close to Grain Rain, so some areas will also have the custom of growing beans in Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Grain Rain solar terms, rain moistens the earth, and it is also a good time to sow melons and beans, so there is a saying that Grain Rain planted melons and beans before and after. The increase of seasonal rainfall in Grain Rain can not only help the growth of crops, but also provide a good opportunity for the temperature to warm up, which is the origin of "Rain gives birth to a hundred valleys".

In fact, there is a saying similar to farming in Tomb-Sweeping Day, mainly because the time difference between Grain Rain and Tomb-Sweeping Day is relatively short, and there are some differences in the climate between the north and the south of China, so some areas will start planting crops around Tomb-Sweeping Day, which mainly depends on the change of temperature.

In Grain Rain season, the temperature rises rapidly, the rainfall will increase, and agriculture will start to scramble for seeds. Many agricultural proverbs, such as "Before Grain Rain, grow good cotton", are accumulated by the ancients for many years, so many people in ancient times carried out related farming activities according to the opportunity of Grain Rain.