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Lunar Gardening with Lunar Planting Chart/Moon Sign Calendar (printable .PDF file links at bottom of page)
The gravitational, magnetic force of the moon affects everything that that contains water, including the ocean tides, vegetation, and the human body, which is made up of about 70% water. Think about it: It is a scientific fact that tides are mainly caused by the moon’s gravity. Human “tides” are not measurable, and science and folklore have never been good bedfellows. Be your own judge. Conduct your own experiments. We are all connected to nature; to the moon, the sun, the stars, the universe. There is much to be gained from a kind, sensitive, natural approach to life and the mark we leave here.
This is not religion or a lack thereof. It is simple truth. Embracing our connection with nature results in spiritual, emotional, physical and intellectual growth.
The moon travels through each zodiac sign about once a month, and stays in each sign for 2-3 days. Check your date, moon phase and sign, plant or harvest accordingly, and enjoy the fruits of your labor!
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Astrological Moon Signs (note days color coded to calender below) |
| Aries (fire, masculine); Ram; Mars; Head; dry and barren |
Not good for planting anything; good for cultivating, destroying noxious growth and pests, weeding and harvesting. |
| Taurus (earth, feminine); Bull; Venus; Neck/Throat; moist and fairly productive |
Plant root crops like potatoes & bulb plants;
plant flowers for hardiness, beans, cabbage, lettuce, onion sets, radish, turnip, leafy vegetables and hay; set out/plant peach, pear and plum trees; perform general garden maintenance. |
| Gemini (air, masculine); Twins; Mercury; Arms/Chest; dry and barren |
Not good for planting anything; good for cultivating, destroying noxious growth and pests, weeding and harvesting. |
| Cancer (water, feminine); Crab; Moon; Breast/Stomach; moist and fruitful |
Widely considered to be the most productive of all the signs and most frequently used for planting both above-ground and root crops. Plant seeds, transplant, irrigate, bud/graft. Asparagus, barley, beets, berries, bulbs, carrots, corn, lettuce, potatoes, roses, herbs, wheat, and deciduous trees do very well. Start compost heaps and worm farms when the moon is in the fourth quarter under Cancer. |
| Leo (fire, masculine); Lion; Sun; Heart/Back; the most barren and dry of all the signs |
No planting at all during this sign, ever. Exterminate weeds and noxious growth, harvest and cultivate. |
| Virgo (earth, feminine); Virgin; Mercury; Bowels; “Bloom Days”; moist but barren |
Good for destroying weeds and pests. Vegetables will not do well if planted in Virgo (big blooms, little ‘fruit’), but it is a good planting sign for most flowers and vines for large bloom yields. Don't plant vegetables or trees. |
| Libra (air, masculine); Balance; Venus; Kidneys; moist and semi-fertile |
Used for planting crops where good pulp growth and roots are desirable; another good sign for flowers and vines. Plant seeds for hay, corn, fodder, grain. Flowers, bulbs, barley, beans, beet, cabbage, carrot, peas, squash, tubers and vines. |
| Scorpio (water, feminine); Scorpion; Mars; Loins; very fruitful and moist |
Produces sturdy, reliable plants. Plant most vegetables and flowers for large yields; excellent time to plant beans, berries, cantaloupes, cauliflower, cereal, chicory, eggplant, peas, potatoes, pumpkin; do not dig potatoes during this sign. |
| Sagittarius (fire, masculine); Archer; Jupiter; Thighs; dry and barren |
Some say this is a good time to plant fiery, “hot” crops such as onions, garlic, peppers, chilies and radishes (I haven't tried this theory yet); cultivate and harvest. |
| Capricorn (earth, feminine); Goat; Saturn; Knees; productive |
Good for most planting. Plant bulbs, potatoes, root crops, beans, cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, onion sets, radishes, flowers and fruit trees. |
| Aquarius (air, masculine); Waterman; Uranus; Legs/Ankles; another barren and dry sign |
Not good for planting anything; good for harvesting, cultivation and extermination of pests. |
| Pisces (water, feminine); Fish; Neptune; Feet; one of the most fertile signs |
A great time for planting most types of crops, including broccoli, bulbs, Brussel sprouts, carrots, celery, chicory, cress, cucumbers, endive, horseradish, parsley, peanuts, radishes, pumpkins, flowers (for abundance) and deciduous trees. |
It is fine to plant (below ground, or root crops) on good sign days during the last quarter of the moon, just don't plant on the actual day the moon changes to/from any of the four quarters. For example, if the moon goes full on July 22, you should not plant anything on that day, even though it is a "fruitful" sign. And remember, if the moon is "growing up", plant things that "grow up", above the ground. When the moon is "shrinking", or "going down", plant things that grow below ground, like bulbs, potatoes and onions. Have fun!
2013 Lunar Gardening ~ Moon Sign Calendar
Based on Eastern Standard Time (EST, -5 from GMT). Add one hour during Daylight Savings. Dates at the top of each box in bold print are the days of the actual phase change. For example, January 11, 2011, is the date of the first New Moon followed by January 18, the date of the First Quarter Moon.
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New Moon
Above ground crops.
Start new projects. |
1st Qtr Moon
Above ground crops.
Tend new growth. |
Full Moon
Root Crops.
Harvest. |
Last Qtr Moon
Remove weeds, noxious
growth, pests.
Harvest. |
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Jan 11 - Capricorn
Jan 12 - Capricorn
Jan 13 - Aquarius
Jan 14 - Aquarius
Jan 15 - Pisces
Jan 16 - Pisces
Jan 17 - Aries
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Jan 18 - Aries
Jan 19 - Taurus
Jan 20 - Taurus
Jan 21 - Taurus
Jan 22 - Gemini
Jan 23 - Gemini
Jan 24 - Cancer
Jan 25 - Cancer |
Jan 26 - Cancer,
11:38 PM
Jan 27 - Leo
Jan 28 - Leo
Jan 29 - Virgo
Jan 30 -Virgo
Jan 31 - Virgo
Feb 1 - Libra
Feb 2 - Libra |
Feb 3 - Scorpio
Feb 4 - Scorpio
Feb 5 - Sagittarius
Feb 6 - Sagittarius
Feb 7 - Capricorn
Feb 8 - Capricorn
Feb 9 - Aquarius |
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Feb 10 - Aquarius
Feb 11 - Pisces
Feb 12 - Pisces
Feb 13 - Aries
Feb 14 -Aries
Feb 15 - Aries
Feb 16 - Taurus |
Feb 17 -Taurus
Feb 18 - Gemini
Feb 19 - Gemini
Feb 20 - Gemini
Feb 21 - Cancer
Feb 22 - Cancer
Feb 23 - Leo
Feb 24 - Leo
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Feb 25 - Leo,
3:26 PM
Feb 26 - Virgo
Feb 27 - Virgo
Feb 28 - Libra
Mar 1 - Libra
Mar 2 - Scorpio
Mar 3 - Scorpio
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Mar 4 - Sagittarius
Mar 5 - Sagittarius
Mar 6 - Capricorn
Mar 7 - Capricorn
Mar 8 - Aquarius
Mar 9 - Aquarius
Mar 10 - Aquarius |
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Mar 11 - Pisces
Mar 12 - Pisces
Mar 13 - Aries
Mar 14 - Aries
Mar 15 - Taurus
Mar 16 – Taurus
Mar 17 - Taurus
Mar 18 - Gemini
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Mar 19 - Gemini
Mar 20 - Cancer -
Spring Equinox, 6:02 AM
Mar 21 - Cancer
Mar 22 - Cancer
Mar 23 - Leo
Mar 24 – Leo
Mar 25 - Virgo
Mar 26 - Virgo
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Mar 27 -Libra,
4:27 AM
Mar 28 – Libra
Mar 29 - Scorpio
Mar 30 - Scorpio
Mar 31 -Sagittarius
Apr 1 - Sagittarius
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Apr 2 - Sagittarius
Apr 3 - Capricorn
Apr 4 - Capricorn
Apr 5 - Aquarius
Apr 6 - Aquarius
Apr 7 - Pisces
Apr 8 - Pisces
Apr 9 - Aries |
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Apr 10 - Aries
Apr 11 - Taurus
Apr 12 - Taurus
Apr 13 - Taurus
Apr 14 - Gemini
Apr 15 - Gemini
Apr 16 - Cancer
Apr 17 - Cancer |
Apr 18 - Cancer
Apr 19 - Leo
Apr 20 - Leo
Apr 21 - Virgo
Apr 22 - Virgo
Apr 23 - Virgo
Apr 24 - Libra
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Apr 25 - Libra,
2:57 PM
Apr 26 -Scorpio
Apr 27 - Scorpio
Apr 28 - Sagittarius
Apr 29 - Sagittarius
Apr 30 - Capricorn
May 1 - Capricorn
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May 2 - Aquarius
May 3 - Aquarius
May 4 - Pisces
May 5 - Pisces
May 6 – Aries
May 7 - Aries
May 8 - Aries |
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2013 Lunar Gardening ~ Moon Sign Calendar |
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New Moon
Above ground crops.
Start new projects. |
1st Qtr Moon
Above ground crops.
Tend new growth. |
Full Moon
Root Crops.
Harvest. |
Last Qtr Moon
Remove weeds, noxiousgrowth, pests. Harvest. |
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May 9 - Taurus
May 10 - Taurus
May 11 - Gemini
May 12 - Gemini
May 13 - Gemini
May 14 - Cancer
May 15 - Cancer
May 16 - Leo
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May 17 - Leo
May 18 - Leo
May 19 - Virgo
May 20 - Virgo
May 21 - Libra
May 22 - Libra
May 23 - Scorpio |
May 24 - Scorpio,
11:25 PM
May 25 - Sagittarius
May 26 - Sagittarius
May 27 - Capricorn
May 28 - Capricorn
May 29 - Aquarius
May 30 - Aquarius |
May 31 - Pisces
June 1 - Pisces
June 2 - Pisces
June 3 - Aries
June 4 - Aries
June 5 - Taurus
June 6 - Taurus
June 7 -Gemini |
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June 8 - Gemini
June 9 - Gemini
June 10 - Cancer
June 11 - Cancer
June 12 - Cancer
June 13 - Leo
June 14 - Leo
June 15 -Virgo |
June 16 – Virgo
June 17 - Libra
June 18 - Libra
June 19 - Libra
June 20 - Scorpio
June 21 - Scorpio -
Summer Solstice, 12:04 AM
June 22 - Sagittarius |
Jun 23 -Sagittarius,
6:32 AM
June 24 - Capricorn
June 25 - Capricorn
June 26 - Aquarius
June 27 - Aquarius
June 28 - Pisces
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June 29 - Pisces
June 30 - Aries
July 1 - Aries
July 2 - Taurus
July 3 - Taurus
July 4 - Taurus
July 5 - Gemini
July 6 - Gemini
July 7 - Cancer
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July 8 - Cancer
July 9 - Cancer
July 10 - Leo
July 11 - Leo
July 12 - Virgo
July 13 - Virgo
July 14 - Virgo |
July 15 - Libra
July 16 - Libra
July 17 - Scorpio
July 18 - Scorpio
July 19 - Sagittarius
July 20 - Sagittarius
July 21 - Capricorn |
July 22 - Capricorn,
1:15 PM
July 23 - Aquarius
July 24 - Aquarius
July 25 - Pisces
July 26 - Pisces
July 27 -Aries
July 28 - Aries
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July 29 -Taurus
July 30 - Taurus
July 31 - Taurus
Aug 1 - Gemini
Aug 2 - Gemini
Aug 3 - Cancer
Aug 4 - Cancer
Aug 5 - Cancer
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Aug 6 - Leo
Aug 7 - Leo
Aug 8 - Virgo
Aug 9 - Virgo
Aug 10 - Virgo
Aug 11 - Libra
Aug 12 - Libra
Aug 13 -Scorpio |
Aug 14 - Scorpio
Aug 15 - Sagittarius
Aug 16 - Sagittarius
Aug 17 - Capricorn
Aug 18 - Capricorn
Aug 19 - Aquarius |
Aug 20 - Aquarius,
8:45 PM
Aug 21 - Pisces
Aug 22 - Pisces
Aug 23 - Pisces
Aug 24 - Aries
Aug 25 - Aries
Aug 26 - Taurus
Aug 27 - Taurus |
Aug 28 - Gemini
Aug 29 - Gemini
Aug 30 - Gemini
Aug 31 - Cancer
Sept 1 - Cancer
Sept 2 - Leo
Sept 3 - Leo
Sept 4 - Leo |
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Sept 5 - Virgo
Sept 6 - Virgo
Sept 7 - Libra
Sept 8 - Libra
Sept 9 - Scorpio
Sept 10 - Scorpio
Sept 11 - Scorpio |
Sept 12 - Sagittarius
Sept 13 - Sagittarius
Sept 14 - Capricorn
Sept 15 - Capricorn
Sept 16 - Aquarius
Sept 17 - Aquarius
Sept 18 - Pisces |
Sept 19 - Pisces,
6:13 AM
Sept 20 - Aries
Sept 21 - Aries
Sept 22 -Taurus -
Autumn Equinox, 3:44 PM
Sept 23 - Taurus
Sept 24 - Taurus
Sept 25 - Gemini |
Sept 26 - Gemini
Sept 27 - Cancer
Sept 28 - Cancer
Sept 29 – Cancer
Sept 30 - Leo
Oct 1 - Leo
Oct 2 - Virgo
Oct 3 - Virgo |
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2013 Lunar Gardening ~ Moon Sign Calendar |
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New Moon
Above ground crops.
Start new projects. |
1st Qtr Moon
Above ground crops.
Tend new growth. |
Full Moon
Root Crops.
Harvest. |
Last Qtr Moon
Remove weeds, noxiousgrowth, pests. Harvest. |
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Oct 4 - Libra
Oct 5 - Libra
Oct 6 - Libra
Oct 7 - Scorpio
Oct 8 - Scorpio
Oct 9 - Sagittarius
Oct 10 - Sagittarius |
Oct 11 - Capricorn
Oct 12 - Capricorn
Oct 13 - Aquarius
Oct 14 - Aquarius
Oct 15 - Pisces
Oct 16 - Pisces
Oct 17 - Aries |
Oct 18 - Aries,
6:38 PM
Oct 19 - Aries
Oct 20 - Taurus
Oct 21 - Taurus
Oct 22 - Gemini
Oct 23 - Gemini
Oct 24 - Cancer
Oct 25 - Cancer |
Oct 26 - Cancer
Oct 27 - Leo
Oct 28 - Leo
Oct 29 - Virgo
Oct 30 - Virgo
Oct 31 - Virgo
Nov 1 - Libra
Nov 2 - Libra |
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Nov 3 - Scorpio
Nov 4 - Scorpio
Nov 5 - Sagittarius
Nov 6 - Sagittarius
Nov 7 - Capricorn
Nov 8 - Capricorn
Nov 9 -Aquarius |
Nov 10 - Aquarius
Nov 11 - Pisces
Nov 12 -Pisces
Nov 13 - Pisces
Nov 14 - Aries
Nov 15 - Aries
Nov 16 - Taurus |
Nov 17 - Taurus,
10:16 AM
Nov 18 - Gemini
Nov 19 - Gemini
Nov 20 - Gemini
Nov 21 - Cancer
Nov 22 - Cancer
Nov 23 - Leo
Nov 24 - Leo |
Nov 25 - Leo
Nov 26 - Virgo
Nov 27 - Virgo
Nov 28 - Libra
Nov 29 - Libra
Nov 30 - Scorpio
Dec 1 - Scorpio |
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Dec 2 - Scorpio
Dec 3 - Sagittarius
Dec 4 - Sagittarius
Dec 5 - Capricorn
Dec 6 - Capricorn
Dec 7 - Aquarius
Dec 8 - Aquarius |
Dec 9 - Pisces
Dec 10 - Pisces
Dec 11 - Aries
Dec 12 - Aries
Dec 13 - Taurus
Dec 14 - Taurus
Dec 15 - Taurus
Dec 16 - Gemini |
Dec 17 - Gemini,
4:28 AM
Dec 18 - Cancer
Dec 19 - Cancer
Dec 20 - Cancer
Dec 21 - Leo -
Winter Solstice, 12:11 PM
Dec 22 - Leo
Dec 23 - Virgo
Dec 24 - Virgo
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Dec 25 - Virgo
Dec 26 - Libra
Dec 27 - Libra
Dec 28 - Scorpio
Dec 29 - Scorpio
Dec 30 – Sagittarius
Dec 31 - Sagittarius |
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Based on Eastern Standard Time (EST, -5 from GMT) Add one hour during Daylight Savings. |
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