Moon Gardening – May to June 2008 03, 05, 2008
Posted by Kerry in Astrology, Moon Gardening.2 comments
Welcome to my simple technique of Moon Gardening for May June 2008.
If you forget, or need a reminder on how to use this infomation, just scroll down to the end and reread the article. Happy Gardening!
Moon Signs
1st May- Pisces
2nd May- Pisces to Aries
3rd May- Aries
4th May- Aries to Taurus
5th May- Taurus New Moon
6th May- Taurus to Gemini
7th May- Gemini
8th May- Gemini to Cancer
9th May- Cancer
10th May- Cancer
11th May- Leo
12th May- Leo
13th May- Leo to Virgo
14th May- Virgo
15th May- Virgo to Libra
16th May- Libra
17th May- Libra
18th May- Libra to Scorpio
19th May- Scorpio
20th May- Scorpio Full Moon
21st May- Sagittarius
22nd May- Sagittarius
23rd May- Sagittarius to Capricorn
24th May- Capricorn
25th May- Capricorn to Aquarius
26th May- Aquarius
27th May- Aquarius to Pisces
28th May- Pisces
29th May- Pisces
30th May- Pisces to Aries
31st May- Aries
1st June- Aries to Taurus
2nd June- Taurus
3rd June- Taurus to Gemini
4th June- Gemini New Moon
5th June- Gemini to Cancer
6th June- Cancer
7th June- Cancer to Leo
8th June- Leo
9th June- Leo to Virgo
10th June- Virgo
11th June- Virgo to Libra
12th June- Libra
13th June- Libra
14th June- Libra to Scorpio
15th June- Scorpio
16th June- Scorpio to Sagittarius
17th June- Sagittarius
18th June- Sagittarius
19th June- Sagittarius Full Moon
20th June- Capricorn
21st June- Capricorn to Aquarius
22nd June- Aquarius
23rd June- Aquarius
24th June- Aquarius to Pisces
25th June- Pisces
26th June- Pisces to Aries
27th June- Aries
28th June- Aries to Taurus
29th June- Taurus
30th June- Taurus to Gemini
Gardening by the Moon
Kerry Galea
Gardening by the Moon involves uses the Moons phases to find the right time to plant and maintain your garden. It increases the health of plants and the yield of crops. But sometimes it’s difficult to understand the reasons why we are supposed to do certain jobs at certain times. To make it simple, I will share with you my method of understanding Moon gardening that is easy to remember, and easy to use.
First I will tell you two simple rules – then the two simple exceptions to the rules!
Rule 1. Make use of the Moon Phase. When the moon is getting bigger, known as waxing, the life force or energy is going into a growing phase. So its time to plant seedlings, apply foliage fertilisers, and any activity where you want growth, foliage and general expansion. So from New Moon to Full Moon it is waxing.
When the moon is getting smaller, known as waning, the life force or energy is going into the roots. Now its time to apply organic manure, plant your roots crops, prune to retard growth, kill weeds and pests, cultivate, and strike plants that need a period of dormancy before they grow. From Full moon to New Moon is waning.
But during the exact New and Full Moons it is best to avoid any activity.
Rule 2. Find out the Moon Sign. The Moon moves through the zodiac and is in each sign for about 2 or 3 days. Some signs are fertile and some are barren. Planting should be done in fertile signs and maintenance performed in barren signs. If the moon is in Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn), or Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces), it is considered to be fertile. If it is in Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) or Air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) then its barren.
To remember this; just think literally – real earth and water are the ideal place to grow things so they must represent fertile signs. And fire is hot and burns, and air blows the dust around, so they must represent barren signs. But….see exceptions 1 and 2!
Exception 1. Libra is an air sign and so should be barren, but it is really fertile. Why; because Libra is concerned with balance and harmony, and plants want to grow and bloom and be beautiful, just like the essential qualities of Librans.
Exception 2. Virgo is an earth sign and should be fertile, but is actually barren. Why; because Virgo is symbolically the untouched ideal, and very fussy, so it’s not a good time to plant things. These plants will be selective and hard to please. They find everything just too cold, too hot, too dry, too wet, too….do you get the idea?
So for planting, select the waxing phase of the Moon and find the times the Moon is in fertile signs. And for garden maintenance or weeding, select the waning phase and the barren signs. But again, take care to avoid the peak New and Full Moons for any activity.
Remember that once you master this idea you can go on to learn about the differences in root or leafe crops and the different quarters of the Moon. But I do promise that if you “keep it simple” with this technique, you will have success!
