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Gardening by Moon Sign

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Some gardeners include the influence of the twelve astrological signs in their lunar gardening as well. The moon changes sign roughly every two and a half days.

MOON IN ARIES: Barren and dry. Used for destroying noxious growth, weeds, pests, and so on, and for cultivating.

MOON IN TAURUS: Productive and moist. Used for planting many crops, particularly poatatoes and root crops, and when hardiness is important. Also used for lettuce, cabbage, and similar leafy vegetables.

MOON IN GEMINI: Barren and dry. Used for destroying noxious growths, weeds, and pests, and for cultivation.

MOON IN CANCER: Very fruitful and moist. This is the most productive sign, used extensively for planting and irrigation.

MOON IN LEO: Barren and dry. This is the most barren sign, used only for killing weeds and for cultivation.

MOON IN VIRGO: Barren and moist. Good for cultivation and destroying weeds and pests.

MOON IN LIBRA: Semi-fruitful and moist. Used for planting many crops and producing good pulp growth and roots. a very good sign for flowers and vines. Also used for seeding hay, corn fodder, etc.

MOON IN SCORPIO: Very fruitful and moist. Nearly as productive as Cancer; used for the same purpose. Especially good for vine growth and sturdiness.

MOON IN SAGITTARIUS: Barren and dry. Used for planting onions, for seeding hay, and for cultivation.

MOON IN CAPRICORN: Productive and dry. Used for planting potatoes, tubers, etc.

MOON IN AQUARIUS: Barren and dry. Used for cultivation and destroying noxious growths, weeds, and pests.

MOON IN PISCES: Very fruitful and moist. Used along with Cancer and Scorpio, and especially good for root growth.

Gardening by the Moon

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It is believed that the moon’s gravitational pull extends beyond Earth’s oceans, affecting the moisture in the soil, seeds, and plants. Some gardeners utilize this timing to strategically plan various gardening activities.

Gardening by Moon Phase

During the waxing moon (from new moon to full moon), plant annuals, crops that need to be seeded anew each year, and those that produce their yeild above the ground. During the waning moon (from full moon to new moon), plant biennials, pereniials, and bulb and root plants. As a rule, these are plants that produce below the ground.

These are not hard and fast divisions. If you can’t plant during hte first quarter, plant during the secon, and vice versa. There are many plants that seem to do equally well planted in either quarter, such as watermelon, hay, and cereals and grains.

FIRST QUARTER (WAXING). The first quarter begins with the new moon. Plant annuals that produce their yeild above the ground and are generally of the leafy kind that produce their seed outside their fruit. Examples are asparagus, broccoli, brussesl sprouts, parsley, and spinach. Cucumbers an exception, as they do best in the first quarter rather than the second, even thought the seeds are inside the fruit. Also in hte first quarter, plant cereals and grains.

SECOND QUARTER (WAXING): Plant annuals htat produce their yield above ground and are generally the viney types that produce their seed inside the fruit. Examples include beans, eggplant, melons, peas, peppers, pumpkins, squash, and tomatoes.

THIRD QUARTER (WANING): The third quarter begins with the full moon. Plant biennials, perennials, and bulb and root plants. Also plant trees, shrubs, berries, beets, carrots, onions, parnsips, peanuts, potatoes, radishes, rhubarb, rutabagas, strawberries, turnips, winter wheat, and grapes.

FOURTH QUARTER (WANING): This is the best time to cultivate, turn sod, pull weeds, and destroy pests of all kinds, especially when the moon is in the barren signs of Aries, Virgo, Gemini, Aquarius, and Sagittarius.