What type of gardener are you?
I’m the one that has 15 minutes to spare so I’ll try to get as much done as possible. I don’t care what day, month or year it is. Things get trimmed, fertilised, sprayed and planted when I say so.
Are you more of a follower of the rules, like only plant your sweet peas on St Patricks Day?’
Are you a seasonal gardener, only plant in the spring, trim in the summer and rest in the cooler months?
No matter what type of gardener you are does it ever feel like you are just unlucky in the garden and then once in a blue moon you hit jackpot and everything goes according to plan? Or are you always lucky and once in awhile things go astray and you just can’t explain it.
Have you ever tried to germinate seeds and sometimes you get 90% success rate and other times not one measlyseed grows yet you did nothing different?
It’s not just you. It happens to everyone.
The good thing is The Jackson 5 and myself may be able to explain it.
Don’t blame it on the sunshine,
Don’t blame it on the gardener,
Don’t blame it on the good soil,
Blame it on the Moon!
For thousands of years people have been practicing Moon Planting.
Moon planting is based on the synodic period of the Moon from one New Moon to the next, an average period of 29.5 days.
Over this time, farmers observed that all aspects of farming seemed to be affected by the interaction of the gravitational forces between the Sun, the Moon and Earth. The plant geeks, scientists, have found variations in sap flow, biological functions in plants and the subtle changes in Earth’s electro-magnetic fields correspond to the Moon’s gravitational pull. For us non plant geeks just as the moon influences the seas tides, it also affects the motion of water in plants and soil. The ebb and flow of this water can have an impact on seed germination, flower development and fruit production.
Ok, so how do we unlock the secrets to moon planting? With a Moon Planting Calendar of course.
Moon Planting Calendars can help unlock the secrets of the lunar cycles with easy-to-follow directions on the right time to plant, when to fertilise, when to cultivate, when to harvest and when is best to time preserve fruit.
My grandfather swears by Thomas Zimmer’s Moon Planting calendar. It is produced in Australia for Australian conditions.
This moon planting calendar is a detailed chart that gives the correct lunar and astrological planting times forfruiting and leafy vegetables and covers the best times to weed, transplant seedlings, prune, harvest and irrigate.There are even instructions for those new to gardening by the moon. The calendar also contains astrological information such as moon phase, equinox, solstice and eclipse dates and times, including annual planting by the moon guides as well as an astrological commentary on the year to come.
1 comments:
I've heard about moon planting guides (the farmers where I grew up swore by it) but unfortunately I'm more of a "how hot is it? Can I mow the lawn now it's dark?" and a "plant it and pray" sort of gardener. Maybe I should get a calendar... and a portable air conditioner. :-)
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