PLANTING BY THE MOON

a natural guide to a great garden

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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! 

May 2021

• 1st – 1st

  Plant late beets, potatoes, onions, carrots, and other root crops.

• 2nd – 3rd

  Kill plant pests on these barren days.

• 4th – 6th

  Fine for vine crops. Set strawberry plants. Good days for transplanting. Favorable time for planting late root crops.

• 7th – 8th

  Poor planting. Fine for cultivating or spraying.

• 9th – 11th

  First two days are good days for transplanting. First two days are also when planted root crops will yield well. Last day is favorable for planting beans, corn, cotton, tomatoes, peppers, and other aboveground crops.

• 12th – 13th

  Any seed planted now will tend to rot.

• 14th – 16th

  Plant seedbeds and flower gardens. Most favorable for corn, cotton, okra, beans, peppers, eggplant, and other aboveground crops.

• 17th – 20th

  A barren period. Favorable for killing plant pests, cultivating, or taking a short vacation.

• 21st – 22nd

  Favorable time for sowing hay, fodder crops, and grains. Plant flowers. Excellent time for planting corn, beans, peppers, and other aboveground crops.

• 23rd – 24th

  Plant seedbeds. Excellent for planting aboveground crops, and planting leafy vegetables.

• 25th – 26th

  Seeds planted now will do poorly and yield little.

• 27th – 29th

  Plant late beets, potatoes, onions, carrots, and other root crops.

• 30th – 31st

  Kill plant pests on these barren days.

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May 26th    Full Flower Moon

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