Mar 07 2009
Lunar Phase Gardening 101
It’s Saturday! Saturday is one of my favorite days to play in the garden!
If we go by the lunar cycles for preparing our garden, the two things to consider is the astrological placement of the sun and the phase of the moon. At this time the sun is in Pisces and the moon is waxing (also known as the second quarter), as the moon will be full on Tuesday March 10, 2009.
Pisces is a water sign, which is to say, that it is the prime time to plant above ground crops such as leafy greens, vines and sturdy plants. Water signs are also the perfect signs for irrigation and root growth!
When you combine the astrological signs with the moon phases, it narrows down which types of plants that you should be working with during this time. As today is the time of the waxing moon, the gravitational pull has lessened but the moonlight is very strong which produces good strong leaf growth! Therefore, plants that produce seeds inside the fruit, like beans, melons, peppers, squash and tomatoes should be your primary focus during this time.
By combining the moon phase with astrological sign, gardening today should be focused on lettuces, melons, tomatoes and beans.
With that knowledge, I’m off to play in the garden!
~Wind
photo credit: astronomy cast
Hi Laane! That very well could be the case, try and keep a journal on that phenomena, it could open the door to a whole new gardening world for you!
~Wind
Not quite time for gardening up in the north - we still have plenty of snow on the ground. Maple sugaring is started and today - it reached 50F>
I learn something new here today! The weather here is still cold, so I have to wait for another month or so before anything can be started in the garden..Thanks Wind!