Lunar gardening
Last post 19-03-2012 6:28 AM by Julie. 14 replies.
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04/08/2010 03:42 PM
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- Valerian
- South Essex
- 20 Jun 2010
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Does anyone on the forums have any experience with growing, planting and cropping according to the phases of the moon?
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04/08/2010 09:08 PM
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- RogerB
- Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
- 14 Jan 2009
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I too would be interested in any information anyone has on lunar gardening.
Give it a go - it might just work!
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15/08/2010 06:36 PM
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- kaydee
- Perthshire
- 15 Feb 2009
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Yes. I've been doing it for three years now. It seems to work - or at least it does no harm & it is interesting. Certainly it seems a good idea to sow on the waxing moon. You need a Planting by the Moon calendar which you can find on Amazon or any good bookshop.
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15/08/2010 08:00 PM
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- MC
- UK
- 19 Sep 2008
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Ok, my mum mentioned this to me and I didn't have a clue what she was talking about! She said something about planting crops that grow underground and crops that grow overground at different times of the month according to the moon? Is that more or less the gist? Because she's convinced that the reason none of my radishes or moolis grew bulbs at the root is because I planted them at the wrong time of the month rather than anything to do with the weather!
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15/08/2010 08:10 PM
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- asj
- esher
- 01 May 2010
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A suggestion - the left side of the page is here and now, the right seems to be more general!
asj - War on slugs and snails!
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16/08/2010 07:58 PM
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- kaydee
- Perthshire
- 15 Feb 2009
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That is a good site. Hadn't seen it before.
I think it is probably a good idea to have a calendar/lunar diary too so that you can have it by you as you wander round the garden & greenhouse. I tend to scribble notes in it with compost mucky fingers!
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17/08/2010 09:52 PM
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Found this website online which may help you out a little
http://www.gardeningbythemoon.com/
Adam
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www.hotel-desk.net
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19/08/2010 01:36 PM
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- Valerian
- South Essex
- 20 Jun 2010
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For anyone that may be interested in lunar gardening, I’ve subscribed to the newsletter on the Gardeners Calendar website. Every Tuesday they will send me a list of things that can be done in the garden according to the phases of the moon and the zodiac. It seems as if it is going to be easier for me to follow rather than trying to work out what to do from books. If you are interested I hope that it helps.
http://www.the-gardeners-calender.co.uk
You go to the website and subscribe to the newsletter. They then send you an e-mail for you to confirm your subscription.
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19/08/2010 07:47 PM
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- kaydee
- Perthshire
- 15 Feb 2009
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I think it is one of those things you can enjoy doing simply or take more on board as you progress. The diaries set out clearly what to do day by day. It is mostly aimed at vegetable/crop growing & harvesting of roots fruits & leaves are advised on different days of the lunar month. Having said that, if the weather is bad you just do what you can. Basically I try to sow on a waxing moon, do root work /take cuttings on a waning moon & stay out of the garden on eclipse days.
It also makes for interesting conversations with gardening friends!
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18/01/2012 05:49 AM
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- Julie
- London
- 28 Apr 2009
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Interesting article on this in the Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/9010443/Moon-planting-just-a-passing-phase.html
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18/01/2012 03:52 PM
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I do. It really does work. The farmers here in Brittany swear by it. Have tried to get hold of a copy of RJ Harris' book but to no avail. It is out of print.
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18/01/2012 06:12 PM
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I'm a firm believer in looney gardening, aided by several cocktails and some loud opera on the radio.
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19/01/2012 06:24 PM
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- kaydee
- Perthshire
- 15 Feb 2009
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Just read the Telegraph article. My views on the subject are already mentioned up-thread. Just happened to be reading a letter in this week's edition of 'Garden News' in which a reader states ' Lunar planting applies to the retired gardener only'. I think that is a fair comment. I only take on some of the basic ideas. Gardeners generally just do what works for them.
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24/01/2012 06:51 PM
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- Obelix
- Belgium
- 24 Nov 2004
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I did this quite seriously a couple of years ago following a lunar calendar given away free in a French gardening magazine and had the best germination rates ever for my seeds as well as successful cuttings and crops. Since then I haven't had access to such an easy lunar calendar but I do occasionally check on the internet - best days for planting, best day for pruning and so on and then I find I actually get more done in the garden because I go out to do specific tasks and tend to stick to them.
All too often I go out to do one thing and get distracted by a job I see that needs doing and end up doing something completely different. I find I have less time available than I need to keep my garden looking good so I'll be keeping an eye out for a magazine with a free calendar this spring in the hope of being more efficient again and maybe, just once, getting a decent carrot crop..
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19/03/2012 06:28 AM
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- Julie
- London
- 28 Apr 2009
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I'm reading a book about John Evelyn (1620-1706) one of whose books was about trees. He writes about planting them according to the phases of the moon. I just thought that was interesting. He's one of the first to be concerned with the conservation of trees in England.
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