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PLANTING BY THE MOON
a natural guide to a great garden
Planting by the moon phases is an ancient science that really works! Google the subject for full details....definitely worth your time to research. I have found that if I follow this schedule, my gardens flourish!
Try it, and let me know what you think.
I get my information from the Farmers Almanac, they have always been a valuable resource to me!
check them out https://www.farmersalmanac.com/
Garden Blessings!....may your efforts excell....and taste delicious!
March 2021
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1st – 1st
Fine for sowing grains, hay, and forage crops. Plant flowers. Favorable day for planting root crops.
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2nd – 3rd
Start seedbeds. Good days for transplanting. Excellent time for planting root crops that can be planted now. Also good for leafy vegetables.
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4th – 5th
Barren days, do no planting.
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6th – 8th
Any root crops that can be planted now will do well.
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9th – 10th
A barren period, best suited for killing plant pests. Do plowing and cultivating.
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11th – 12th
Good for planting cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, and other vine crops. Set strawberry plants. Good days for transplanting. Favorable days for planting beets, carrots, radishes, salsify, turnips, peanuts, and other root crops.
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13th – 15th
Cultivate and spray, do general farm work, but no planting.
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16th – 17th
Favorable for planting crops bearing yield above the ground.
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18th – 20th
Seeds planted now tend to rot in ground.
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21st – 22nd
Excellent for sowing seedbeds and flower gardens. Best planting days for aboveground crops, especially peas, beans, cucumbers, and squash where climate permits.
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23rd – 27th
A most barren period, best for killing plant pests or doing chores around the farm
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28th – 29th
Fine for sowing grains, hay, and forage crops. Plant flowers. Favorable days for planting root crops.
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30th – 31st
Start seedbeds. Good days for transplanting. Excellent time for planting root crops that can be planted now. Also good for leafy vegetables.
March 28th Full Worm Moon