>LLoyd: >We plant by the moon using Llewlyn's moon sign book. Look for
it at
>bookstores or in some catalogues. This book differs, however from the
>calendar used by Biodynamic folks, who also plant by the moon. Enough
>different that our biodynamic friends plant on days that we would not
>consider it. And their gardens grow just fine. What does THIS mean?
Maybe
>that it is all hogwah, or maybe that something ELSE is going on...
>
>I experimented once with flower seeds, planted the same way on a
"plant"
>day then the next day, which was "barren". The plant day seeds came up
>quickly, high germination rate, vigorous. The Barren day just a few
spindly
>plants. Other experiments were less dramatic, some with no difference.
>
>We still plant and do many other chores by the moon, since it is a nice
way
>to organize our activities. There are days that we just have to do
other
>chores, beside planting another bed. We will usually wait for a good
sign
>even if it is somewhat inconvenient, but if somnething HAS to happen,
we do
>it.
>
>Jo and Jim at Five Springs Farm (and "The Community Farm" newsletter)
>
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>> From: lloyd kinder <lkindr@hotmail.com>
>> To: ogl@lsv.uky.edu
>> Subject: Does it work to plant by Moon Signs?
>> Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 4:31 PM
>>
>> Hi. A guy in my area who does a lot of gardening told me a few years
ago
>> that he always plants by moon signs because the plants grow much
better.
>> I also heard before that weeds and other unwanted plants are less
likely
>> to grow back if weeding is done under other moon signs. I'd like to
know
>> of anyone's personal experience or of studies and the results. Is
there
>> info on this in the list archives? What I remember is that the water
>> signs and maybe earth signs as well as the air sign of Libra are good
>> times for planting and the other signs are good times for weeding.
Can
>> anyone confirm or correct me? If the weather continues to be rainy
here
>> as it was this year, I probly won't be able to go by the moon signs
much
>> anyway, but I'd like to try, since it's a cheap method to possibly
raise
>> yields, etc. Aloha. Lloyd
>>
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