Gardening by the Moon

Gardening by the Moon

I don't know if anyone else does this or not, but I guess I just do everything the "old school" way. Everyone around here always plows, plants, etc. by the signs. I didn't know until a few days ago that the Farmer's Almanac has a section where they lay out the days for you; I always just get the calendar that has all the moon phases and 'signs' (feet, heart, bowels, etc) that the phone company or the funeral home publishes every year lol. This lays it all out for you so you can just check the date and see what to do, instead of remembering if it's a barren day or not.

http://farmersalmanac.com/calendar/gardening/

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Great link!
Thanks for posting.

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I always wondered if that was worth doing. My parents are one generation off of the farm. They grew a big garden, but I wasn't allowed to go in it. It was my mom's sanctuary. I could only be in it when my dad had hoed up the potatoes and I got to dig them out. I always regretted the knowledge and experience I could have learned from them. I have learned on my own, but it's not the same as passed on knowledge.

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 I guess since that's how we were taught, I've just always believed it works. It's a really big way of gardening in central Appalachia areas at least. I had to do age-appropriate gardening chores; I was sowing seeds probably  before I started school. I'm thankful for all those years being forced to plant and hoe and dig as a kid:)

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I've gotta try harder to plant by the moon. I plant whenever I get motivated. That doesn't always work.

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I've tried this:) I really believe it works, just don't alwasy follow by it. Here is another great link with lots of info

http://www.the-gardeners-calendar.co.uk/moonplanting.asp