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Re: Moon planting

Hello--
Been reading John Jeavons book 'How To Grow More Vegetables(than you ever
thought possible on less land than you can imagine)' in which he talks about
planting by the phases of the moon. He uses the biodynamic/French Intensive
method which he explains in the book. His instructions say that you should
plant short (most vegetables, ie beans, peas, carrots, corn, etc; anything
germinating 1-7 days) and extra long (some flower types; anything
germinating 22-28 days) germinating seeds two days before the New Moon
because the magnetic forces and lunar tide forces affect them. Long
germinating (okra, peppers, eggplant; anything germinating 8-21 days) are
planted by the Full Moon and up to 7 days afterwards, again taking advantage
of the forces of nature. He then says that the first 7 days of the moon
phase(increased moonlight, decreased lunar gravity) there is balanced growth
in root and leaf growth, but during the second 7 days (increased moonlight,
increased lunar gravity)there is increased leaf growth. Transplanting should
also be done at the Full Moon as there is increased root growth the third 7
days(decreased moonlight, decreased lunar gravity) and this takes advantage
of those forces. The fourth 7 days(decreased moonlight, increased lunar
gravity) is a time of decreased root and leaf growth, essentially a resting
period for plants. So, depending on your veiwpoint, this would be a
scientific explanation why to use moon phases in gardening.

Anyway, I found it very interesting and think I will try to follow some of
the guidelines generally and see what happens. However as I am planning on
planting peas this weekend and the New Moon isn't until April 7th, I'm not
going to wait 2 weeks for it. It is an excellant book for many reasons,
including his 'double digging' technique, and I would recomend it. There's
alot I'm going to use in conjuction with Mel's instructions.

BTW: Kevin...took me SEVERAL posts to figure out what TIA stood for  :)

Cheralyn
Zone 6 in Boise Idaho

At 08:41 PM 3/13/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Hello--did you ever hear that you should plant everything that grows above
the soil by the full moon, and root vegetables at the new moon?
>I have a friend from El Salvador, and she did most of her gardening, i.e.
planting and pruning, by the full moon.  Apparently in her country is
established fact that this is the way to do it.
>
>----------
>From:   Joe Hemmens[SMTP:joe.hemmens@NDIRECT.CO.UK]
>Sent:   Monday, March 10, 1997 11:19 AM
>To:     Multiple recipients of list SQFT
>Subject:        Re: how to arrange your plants
>
>Hi sqft gardeners
>
>Planting according to the phase of the moon is widely used by
>biodynamic gardeners and others who base their work on the
>teaching of Rudolph Steiner (Anthroposophy).  I know of at least a
>dozen books on the subject.  Some of the work that I have seen seems
>very convincing and has used simple,  but as far as I can see,
>scientifically valid trials.
>
>Best wishes
>
>Joe Hemmens
>
>> >If you've "always" planted in that manner how do you know that you get
>> >better results?
>> >        Ed Flynn, Maryland, Zpne 7
>>
>> Well, when I planted my first garden I lived in a housing complex --- soil
>> all the same, houses all face the same direction and get the same amount of
>> light.  My plants were healthier and produced more than those in the gardens
>> around me. Most of my neighbors went to the nursery, got their seeds and
>> plants, and then stuck them in the ground as soon as they got home.  I
>> waited till the full moon and planted mine.
>>
>> I like to observe and trade notes with other gardeners and asked how they
>> set theirs up and when they planted.  Those of us planting during the full
>> moon definitely got better results.
>>
>> Francine Rice
>> Highland Rose Ranch
>> Montrose, Colorado
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>
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Cheralyn
Zone 6 in Boise Idaho
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