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Re: Planting by the signs

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Hi I am new and have never planted by the moons phases, but growing up we
had old farmer neighbors from Arkansas-they grew everything by the phases of
the moon- they did other things by it too- cut their cows horns. castrated
their pigs, etc. My father finally decided to try it(being an  old wheat
farmer from Oklahoma)and fairly competitive about his gardening ) with our
half acre garden, and the results were pretty amazing as I recall. They used
the Farmers Almanac- available still at feed stores. Might be worth looking
into. Me? By the time I was 18 and moved out- I wanted nothing to do with
farming or raising livestock anymore, but here I am at the ripe old age of
41- trying to remember what I forgot and being absolutely obsessed with
growing things! Funny how the circle closes.-Teri
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From: <talshank@uswest.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: Planting by the signs


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> HI all. In regards to planting by "signs"--last year, my first year of
outside
> gardening, I planted with the waxing moon only.  The garden turned out
great
> IMHO.  I'd be interested in more extensive info on the lunar cycles as
Patricia
> spoke of---where do you find the calendars?  Lorri  Zone 5
>
> Patricia Santhuff wrote:
>
> > Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
> >
> > Cheri wrote:
> > >Does anyone here plant by the signs?  Have a local woman telling me how
> > >much it helps but can't help feeling a little skeptical :)  Thought I'd
> > >ask you experienced guys!
> >
> > I am, tho I haven't had enough personal experience to be able to tell
you
> > how well it has worked for me. But I'm sure it does -- not only have I
> > heard stories from others including relatives who were gardeners and
> > farmers in my youth, but the practice has been around for centuries and
> > served the oldtimers well.
> >
> > It's not that things won't grow or produce when planted under an
> > *unfavorable sign,* but that they'll do better more easily when assisted
by
> > the right timing. Also that doing the planting (or other task) might be
> > *easier* and go more smoothly under the right sign. So it needn't be
> > something that restricts one too much -- like you can't pull a weed when
> > the moon is in Taurus.
> >
> > One of the things I'm finding helpful is that I have SO many things I
need
> > to be doing in the garden that taking note of the moon signs helps me
> > select which tasks are optimum for that period. (The moon is in each
sign
> > for roughly 2-1/2 days at a time.) IOW, if I have some things to plant,
I
> > know that Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are great times to do that (Taurus
and
> > Capricorn slightly less excellent), but extensive weeding ought to wait
> > until Leo, Aquarius, Gemini. And so forth. I almost always have
something
> > that's *best* for any given sign and it helps me prioritize.
> >
> > The practrice also provides a wonderful rhythm to gardening activities
> > which is, to me, very fulfilling as well. It's like a minor version of
the
> > annual cycle, to some extent, paying attention to the lesser cycles
within
> > the greater annual cycle.
> >
> > I was interested in doing this last year, but wasn't able to to any
great
> > extent. I do remember planting some herb plants I'd bought in the right
> > sign, mindful of the fact that the sign changed to weed-pulling sign in
> > late afternoon (so I had a deadline of sorts). As the specific time
came --
> > just as I was finishing up (since I was hurrying), I felt a definite
shift
> > in the energy. Subtle, but definite. On occasion I've noticed that I
wasn't
> > able to get around to doing something until the beneficial time came.
> >
> > Any other experience out there? Cheri, I'd be interested in what your
local
> > woman's suggestions for lunar planting are. There are some different
ideas
> > about it, and to my way of thinking, some conflicting information.
> >
> > Patricia
> > West Georgia, Zone 7b, where the waning moon goes into Aquarius in an
hour
> > or so, a good time for weeding -- and boy do I have weeding to do!
> >
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