Weather and Farming

Divine control of the weather

General meteorology

Rain Saturating, Enriching, Fertilizing and Enlarging the Ground: Ketuvot 10b

Rain is most needed in the Month of Tishrei: Rosh HaShanah 11a

Which crops grow mostly on rain-water, as opposed to water absorbed in the ground: Rosh HaShanah 14a

Grafted sprouts take root during the first 3 days/2 weeks, or they won't ever take root: Pesachim 55a, Rosh HaShanah 10b

How to graft: Pesachim 56a

Rav Acha Beraih DeRava's method of grafting: Pesachim 56a

Difference between plowing/seeding order in Israel and elsewhere: Shabbat 73b

Seasons in the cycle of growth of grains: Rosh HaShanah 8a

Seasons in the cycle of growth of grasses: Rosh HaShanah 11a

Seasons in the cycle of the bearing of fruit: Rosh HaShanah 11a

How to tell whether land has been worked before: Niddah 8b

Hills are defined by Berries: Pesachim 53a

Valleys are defined by Palm Trees: Pesachim 53a

"Nachal" is defined by Reeds: Pesachim 53a

Plains are defined by Shikmah [Sycamore]: Pesachim 53a

Defining land which hasn't been worked: Niddah 8b

Defining a tree which has never been chopped back: Niddah 8b



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