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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MA/NH Border
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Hi Donna, If you do some searching among older threads, you'll find that some of us swear by the "signs" and some of us ignore them completely, yet we all manage to grow stuff! As for you seeds - are they sitting in completely dry starting mix? If you added any water, then I would suggest watering them well and letting them do their thing. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: South Carolina Zone 8a
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If you're talking about planting by the moon, that's been proven over and over again to be a fallacy based on a poor understanding of how the tides work. Water your seeds, once they're in the soil they need water. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Kentucky
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Yes, I was referring to planting by the signs, as shown here: http://farmersalmanac.com/calendar/gardening/
March 1 - 5 is considered a very barren period for planting. I don't like to work against Mother Nature! A lot of the older farmers in my area "swear" by the signs. Now that I already have my seeds in the planting medium, though, it sounds like I need to go on ahead and water them well. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
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I remember the old timers like my dad always planting during the moon phases.
Well the moon is in the foot or hoof or something like that. Worth |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2009
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Vermont
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The only moon stuff I've paid attention to is that I have noticed that if is cold around the time of the full moon closest to our Last Frost Date, that is when it will freeze. So I generally wait until after the full moon closest to our expected Last Frost Date. But it really has more to do with weather patterns than with any moon influence.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Planting by the moon is a personal decision made by people based on their personal beliefs.
These personal ideologies are not to be infringed upon by either federal state or local governments nor by ones peers. These ideologies and rights we therefore hold scared in our great land. ![]() Worth |
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