posted March 16, 2014 09:06 PM            

There's a gardening by the moon calendar. I never paid attention before, and I'm wondering how many gardeners follow this. http://www.gardeningbythemoon.com/features.html

Here's an excerpt from the site:

Aries- A fire sign. Barren and dry. Harvest root and fruit for storage. Cultivate, destroy weeds and pests.

Taurus- An earth sign. Productive and moist. Second best for planting and transplanting. Good for root crops and potatoes, especially when hardiness is important. Also a good sign for leafy vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage and spinach.

Gemini- An air sign. Barren and dry. Harvest root and fruit for storage. Cultivate, destroy weeds and pests. Melon seeds respond well in this sign.

Cancer- A water sign. Very fruitful and moist. The best sign for all planting and transplanting. Also good for grafting, and irrigation.

Leo- A fire sign. Very barren and dry. Cultivate, harvest root and fruit for storage. An excellent time to destroy weeds and pests in the fourth quarter.

Virgo- An earth sign. Barren and moist. Some flowers and vines are favored by it. Cultivate and destroy weeds and pests.

Libra- An air signs. Semi-fruitful and moist. Best sign for planting beautiful and fragrant flowers, vines and herbs. Good for planting pulpy stems like kohlrabi, and root crops.

Scorpio- A water sign. Very fruitful and moist. Best planting sign for sturdy plants and vines. Tomatoes like to be transplanted in Scorpio, and it is a good sign for corn and squash. Graft or prune in the third and fourth quarter to retard growth and promote better fruit. A good sign for irrigation and transplanting.

Sagittarius- A fire sign. Barren and dry. Harvest roots and onions for storage, and plant onion sets and fruit trees. A good sign in which to cultivate the soil.

Capricorn- An earth sign. Productive and dry. Good for planting potatoes and other root crops, and for encouraging strong hardy growth. Good for grafting, and pruning to promote healing, and applying organic fertilizer.

Aquarius- An air sign. Barren and dry. Harvest root and fruit for storage. Cultivate, destroy weeds and pests. Good for planting onion sets.

posted March 30, 2014 11:34 AM            

We haven't started any new seeds this year, so I'm just hoping that a lot of things will come back...

posted May 07, 2014 07:07 PM            

What a great thread, PS!

I keep debating on whether or not I should just go ahead and transplant some of my flowers today (while it's pleasant enough to be outside, heh), or wait until tomorrow or even for the Moon to be in Libra...

Goodness knows there are enough weeds to be cleared right now, and I could probably put down some DE to try to thin out the ridiculous ant population (and keep them away from my berries).

posted May 27, 2014 09:22 PM            

I had thought so, but now I'm not sure...
I'm harvesting mine, at any rate. Hope Taurus is good for that.

Also, harvesting new Douglas Fir needles. They're in abundance here, and quite tasty!