Gardening by the moon

Gardening by the moon is a way of gardening based on the phases of the moon.
Long ago man’s only reliable way of telling the time was by the sun, moon and stars and work was done according to the position of those in the sky. Over time a planting calendar evolved based on the moon phases. It was noticed that certain plants grew better when planted at different stages of the moon’s cycle.

Gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon results in the rising and falling of the ground water level, which, in turn, affects the way plants, grow. It was also noticed that certain plants grew better when planted at the time that the moon was in a particular constellation and this further refined the planting calendar. Germination, leaf and root growth are all affected.

Gardeners working by the phases of the moon also harvest their crops at particular times. This has to do with the water in the crop and the way it is stored at different times of the Lunar Cycle.

I use a Moon Gardening Calendar to plan my gardening tasks. I look ahead to see the favourable days for certain jobs and plan my work accordingly. I have noticed a difference in the way many of my plants grow since I started doing this three years ago.

If you study some of the books available on the subject of moon phases you will find that there are many other ways that the phases of the moon influence your life. It makes interesting reading!