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 s
chedule, my gardens flourish! Try it, and let me know what you think. I get my information from the Farmers Almanac, Garden Blessings!....may your efforts excell....and taste delicious!
January 2021
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1st – 4th
A barren time. Best for killing weeds, briars, poison ivy, and other plant pests. Clear wood lots and fencerows.
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5th – 6th
A favorable time for sowing grains, hay, and forage crops. Plant flowers. Favorable days for planting root crops.
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7th – 8th
Start seedbeds. Good days for transplanting. Plant carrots, turnips, onions, beets, Irish potatoes, other root crops in the South. Also good for leafy vegetables.
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9th – 10th
Do no planting.
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11th – 12th
Good planting days for root crops where climate permits.
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13th – 14th
A good time to kill plant pests or do plowing. Poor for planting.
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15th – 17th
Extra good for peppers, tomatoes, peas and other vine crops. Fine for planting any aboveground crop where the climate permits.
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18th – 19th
Barren days, do no planting.
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20th – 22nd
Fine for planting beans, peppers, cucumbers, melons, and other aboveground crops where climate is suitable.
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23rd – 24th
Poor days for planting, seeds tend to rot in ground.
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25th – 26th
Plant seedbeds and flower gardens. Best planting days for aboveground crops, especially peas, beans, cucumbers, and squash where climate is suitable.
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27th – 31st
A barren time. Best for killing weeds, briars, poison ivy, and other plant pests. Clear wood lots and fencerows.
January 28th Full Wolf Moon