Coffee with Moe - Let it Grow!

Moon Savvy
I wasn’t always a green thumb. In fact, I
sometimes wonder if I actually am. Maybe
it’s that I put my trust in nature to do the
dirty work for me. In fact...
I know that’s what I do. Thanks Mother
Nature and Grandmother Moon, you really
know your stuff!
Have you ever wondered why certain,
usually seasoned, gardeners plant
earlier some years and later others? At
first, it may seem completely random,
but whenever they get to it, their
gardens seem to flourish with ease and
abundance.
Is this just the result of a green thumb? Or
is there something else at work?
I think it’s the latter. They’re likely tuned
into the natural rhythms of the earth
and how they relate to the gravitational
influence of the moon within their gardens.
It may sound a bit whacky at first, but it’s a
method that’s been used quite accurately
by farmers for centuries, to the benefit of
many bumper crops.
They call this method of gardening:
Gardening by the Moon and it saves
wasted time weeding when weeds are
firmly rooted, sewing seeds when the
ground is not optimal for growth and
planting seedlings out, before killing frosts
have subsided.
Is it possible for you to become a Moon
Savvy gardener too?
Absolutely.
Here are 5 easy ways that gardening by
the moon can transform your gardening
woes into results that will impress even
the best of gardeners.
Be aware, that these general rules take
into account seeds, root systems and
plant types. So they work regardless, if
you are planting indoors or out.
1.
Plant Annuals and vegetables that bear
fruit above ground from the day the moon
is new to the day the moon is full.
2.
Plant flowering bulbs, root vegetables,
biennial and perennial flowers from the
day after the moon is full to the day before
it’s a new moon again.
3.
The best time to weed, prune, mow and
thin plantings is after the full moon (I
usually wait a couple of days) until the
time of the new moon.
4.
During drought conditions, it is considered
best to plant just before the moon is full.