Planting by Moon Phase

duajones · March 23, 2008

Ive recently done a little reading on the subject and wanted to know how others feel about this practice. The only thing I have left to plant this spring is okra and while I planned on the first week of April, moon favorable days are the 15th thru the 20th. Your thoughts?

cottonpicker · March 23, 2008

I'm quite sure we went thru this exercise a couple of years ago but I will chime in.... My grandparents ( from Appalachia in WV & KY) planted "according to the signs" but I don't remember their gardens producing any better than their neighbors who planted "according to local weather conditions".

LarryD

feldon30 · March 24, 2008

I'm also about to plant okra in the next few days. Not gonna wait. Nobody in the house eats okra. I'm growing these in appreciation for the neighbor who cut down a 40 foot tall tree without prompting.

She'll get some of the tomatoes and blackberries which were made possible by that gesture too.

duajones · March 24, 2008

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Originally Posted by feldon30

I'm also about to plant okra in the next few days.

Which variety are you planting?

PaulF · March 24, 2008

Not a sign planter. My mother-in-law was but I saw no difference. Some plant potatoes around here on good Friday, but then good Friday can vary as much as a month so that doesn't really mean anything either. A lot of the old people plant according to the Old Farmer's Almanac and swear by it.

March 23, 2008	#1
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Planting by Moon Phase Ive recently done a little reading on the subject and wanted to know how others feel about this practice. The only thing I have left to plant this spring is okra and while I planned on the first week of April, moon favorable days are the 15th thru the 20th. Your thoughts?

March 23, 2008	#2
cottonpicker Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SE PA..near Valley Forge Posts: 839	I'm quite sure we went thru this exercise a couple of years ago but I will chime in.... My grandparents ( from Appalachia in WV & KY) planted "according to the signs" but I don't remember their gardens producing any better than their neighbors who planted "according to local weather conditions". LarryD __________________ "Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause". Victor Hugo

March 24, 2008	#3
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	I'm also about to plant okra in the next few days. Not gonna wait. Nobody in the house eats okra. I'm growing these in appreciation for the neighbor who cut down a 40 foot tall tree without prompting. She'll get some of the tomatoes and blackberries which were made possible by that gesture too. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

March 24, 2008	#5
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,294	Not a sign planter. My mother-in-law was but I saw no difference. Some plant potatoes around here on good Friday, but then good Friday can vary as much as a month so that doesn't really mean anything either. A lot of the old people plant according to the Old Farmer's Almanac and swear by it. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.