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I would love to hear from you if your gardening benefits from following the moon phases. GardeningByTheMoon.Com explains when you should and shouldn't do things in the garden. Maybe it is worth looking in to. As far as I can tell, …

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Hi everyone

Welcome to this edition of your Gardening Weekly, today's edition is entitled:

Planting By the Moon

QUOTE: A garden is never so good as it will be next year
- Thomas Cooper

As plants are approximately 90% water, it is believed by many gardeners that all planting should be done according to the phases of the moon.

The moon affects the movement of water on the earth and this is their reason for believing that the moon also has an effect on the growth patterns of plants.

Some people also believe that by planting according to the lunar cycles you will get tastier fruits from your plants and bigger, more vibrant colors from their flowers.

While many people don't follow this idea of planting according to the moon, it is surprising to see that there are a lot of people who will still follow the suggestions of recommended planting times even though they are skeptical.

Website Of Interest. Check out the following:
http://blog.mygardeninghome.com/plants.html

There are some grounds to believe that the moon does affect the growth of plants, and quite apart from the aspect of the gravitational pull and the relationship to the movement of the water, there is the added belief that the amount of light that the moon emits during it's changing phases has a greater effect than some people first thought.

As plants are extremely responsive to the changes in light, which is called photoperiodism, it is correct to assume that the light from the moon could influence growing patterns.
Plants have been shown to respond to light levels that are lower than those experienced during a full moon so changes in moonlight would have an affect on them.

It is possible to buy calendars specifically for gardeners where the various planting times are listed for the different types of plants throughout the year according to the phases of the moon.
You might not believe the affect this can have on your garden but there is certainly no harm to plant by these suggestions.
You might just have a bumper crop in doing so.

Website Of Interest. Check out the following:
http://blog.mygardeninghome.com/plants.html

Thanks,
Annie
http://blog.mygardeninghome.com

What is the effect of the Moon's phases on plant growth? (answer). From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Echinacea 'Harvest Moon' (Big Sky Series)

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I am really annoyed. Before we left for our week away, I put nets over the tomatoes to keep the darned starlings out, only to return today to find the nets lying loose and tomatoes with huge chunks bitten out of them. …

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As I posted in the last post, I have a few major jobs underway. Because our fruit trees are now growing to demand more space and nutrient, I decided to abolish the herbs to pots on the patio. This morning, energised by a sunny cool …

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you can join up here and use the private messaging feature to contact me. I may pop in on the chat every blue moon but really have less and less interest in the diary/blog of an old drunk and his grub worms. Thanks.

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These barren signs should be avoided for planting, but are good for pruning, weeding, and other similar types of gardening work. All water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) are considered “fruitful and productive. …

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Gardening At Night3. Man on the Moon (w/Eddie Vedder)4. I Wanna Be Your Dog (w/Patti Smith Lenny Kaye)5. People Have The Power (et. al.)For those of you listening to my complaints about this evening for over the past few years as I have …

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As the Equinox approaches, and the Moon is Disemminating to Last Quarter, there is no better time to crop produce in the southern hemisphere garden. Here are the pumpkins I cropped today , the biggest is 14 kg. …

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