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Planting By the Moon
Farmers follow the lunar calendar for success, should you?
Creating a lunar planting calendar is very easy, and it is something that I have done on the farm for years. It is also something that old time farmers (who would not consider themselves astrologers at all) find to be valid and follow — hello, farmer’s almanac, ever heard of it?
Why? Because the Moon does have an observable effect on plants and animals. Do your own experiment and see. The same way the tides are real observable phenomenons that are connected to the Moon, growth is also. Why? — well the simplest answer is water.
Water is a complex medium that is involved in everything, but especially growth, and the Moon has an effect on water. Not just the water in the ocean (as in the tides), but the water in plants. And you might also say, the water in everything, including humans. It does effect our hair growth observably.
Planning your garden with the Moon in mind is just one application of using lunar timing to your advantage. You can use many of the same principles to…
