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Lunar Gardening
with 2010 Lunar Planting Chart/Moon Sign Calendar (printable .PDF file link 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 *do not 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.
2010 Lunar Gardening ~ Moon Sign Calendar
Based on Central Standard Time
(CST, -6 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 15, 2010, is the date of the first New Moon followed by January 23, 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 15 - Capricorn
Jan 16 - Aquarius
Jan 17 - Aquarius
Jan 18 - Aquarius
Jan 19 - Pisces
Jan 20 - Pisces
Jan 21 - Aries
Jan 22 - Aries
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Jan 23 - Taurus
Jan 24 - Taurus
Jan 25 - Taurus
Jan 26 - Gemini
Jan 27 - Gemini
Jan 28 - Cancer
Jan 29 - Cancer
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Jan 30 - Leo
Jan 31 - Leo
Feb 1 - Virgo
Feb 2 - Virgo
Feb 3 - Libra
Feb 4 - Libra
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Feb 5 - Scorpio
Feb 6 - Scorpio
Feb 7 - Sagittarius
Feb 8 - Sagittarius
Feb 9 - Sagittarius
Feb 10 - Capricorn
Feb 11 - Capricorn
Feb 12 - Aquarius |
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Feb 13 - Aquarius
Feb 14 - Aquarius
Feb 15 - Pisces
Feb 16 - Pisces
Feb 17 - Aries
Feb 18 - Aries
Feb 19 - Aries
Feb 20 - Taurus
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Feb 21 - Taurus
Feb 22 - Gemini
Feb 23 - Gemini
Feb 24 - Cancer
Feb 25 - Cancer
Feb 26 - Leo
Feb 27 - Leo |
March 1 - Virgo
March 2 - Libra
March 3 - Libra
March 4 - Scorpio
March 5 - Scorpio
March 6 - Scorpio
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March 7 - Sagittarius
March 8 - Sagittarius
March 9 - Capricorn
March 10 - Capricorn
March 11 - Capricorn
March 12 - Aquarius
March 13 - Aquarius
March 14 - Pisces
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March 15 - Pisces
March 16 - Pisces
March 17 - Aries
March 18 - Aries
March 19 - Taurus
March 20 - Taurus
Spring/Vernal Equinox
March 21 - Gemini
March 22 - Gemini |
March 23 - Gemini
March 24 - Cancer
March 25 - Cancer
March 26 - Leo
March 27 - Leo
March 28 - Virgo |
March 29 -Virgo
March 30 - Libra
March 31 - Libra
April 1 - Scorpio
April 2 - Scorpio
April 3 - Sagittarius
April 4 - Sagittarius
April 5 - Capricorn
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April 6 - Capricorn
April 7 - Capricorn
April 8 - Aquarius
April 9 - Aquarius
April 10 - Pisces
April 11 - Pisces
April 12 - Pisces
April 13 - Aries
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April 14 - Aries
April 15 - Taurus
April 16 - Taurus
April 17 - Taurus
April 18 - Gemini
April 19 - Gemini
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April 20 - Cancer
April 21 - Cancer
April 22 - Leo
April 23 - Leo
April 24 - Virgo
April 25 - Virgo
April 26 - Libra
April 27 - Libra |
April 28 - Scorpio
April 29 - Scorpio
April 30 - Sagittarius
May 1 - Sagittarius
May 2 - Sagittarius
May 3 - Capricorn
May 4 - Capricorn |
May 5 - Aquarius
May 6 - Aquarius
May 7 - Aquarius
May 8 - Pisces
May 9 - Pisces
May 10 - Aries
May 11 - Aries
May 12 - Aries
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May 13 - Taurus
May 14 - Taurus
May 15 - Gemini
May 16 - Gemini
May 17 - Cancer
May 18 - Cancer
May 19 - Leo |
May 20 - Leo
May 21 - Virgo
May 22 - Virgo
May 23 - Libra
May 24 - Libra
May 25 - Libra
May 26 - Scorpio
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May 27 - Scorpio
May 28 - Sagittarius
May 29 - Sagittarius
May 30 - Capricorn
May 31 - Capricorn
June 1 - Capricorn
June 2 - Aquarius
June 3 - Aquarius |
June 4 - Pisces
June 5 - Pisces
June 6 - Pisces
June 7 - Aries
June 8 - Aries
June 9 - Taurus
June 10 - Taurus
June 11 - Gemini
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June 12 - Gemini
June 13 - Cancer
June 14 - Cancer
June 15 - Leo
June 16 - Leo
June 17 - Leo
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June 18 - Virgo
June 19 -Virgo
June 20 - Libra
June 21 - Libra
June 22 - Scorpio
June 23 - Scorpio
June 24 - Sagittarius
June 25 - Sagittarius |
June 26 - Capricorn
June 27 - Capricorn
June 28 - Capricorn
June 29 - Aquarius
June 30 - Aquarius
July 1 - Pisces
July 2 - Pisces
July 3 - Pisces
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July 4 - Aries
July 5 - Aries
July 6 - Taurus
July 7 - Taurus
July 8 - Taurus
July 9 - Gemini
July 10 - Gemini
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July 11 - Cancer
July 12 - Cancer
July 13 - Leo
July 14 - Leo
July 15 - Virgo
July 16 - Virgo
July 17 - Libra |
July 18 - Libra
July 19 - Scorpio
July 20 - Scorpio
July 21 - Sagittarius
Summer Solstice
July 22 - Sagittarius
July 23 - Sagittarius
July 24 - Capricorn |
July 25 - Capricorn
July 26 - Aquarius
July 27 - Aquarius
July 28 - Aquarius
July 29 - Pisces
July 30 - Pisces
July 31 - Aries
Aug 1 - Aries
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Aug 2 - Aries
Aug 3 - Taurus
Aug 4 - Taurus
Aug 5 - Gemini
Aug 6 - Gemini
Aug 7 - Cancer
Aug 8 - Cancer |
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Aug 9 - Leo
Aug 10 - Leo
Aug 11 - Virgo
Aug 12 - Virgo
Aug 13 - Libra
Aug 14 - Libra
Aug 15 - Scorpio
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Aug 16 - Scorpio
Aug 17 - Scorpio
Aug 18 - Sagittarius
Aug 19 - Sagittarius
Aug 20 - Capricorn
Aug 21 - Capricorn
Aug 22 - Aquarius
Aug 23 - Aquarius
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Aug 24 - Aquarius
Aug 25 - Pisces
Aug 26 - Pisces
Aug 27 - Aries
Aug 28 - Aries
Aug 29 - Aries
Aug 30 - Taurus
Aug 31 - Taurus
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Sept 1 - Gemini
Sept 2 - Gemini
Sept 3 - Gemini
Sept 4 - Cancer
Sept 5 - Cancer
Sept 6 - Leo
Sept 7 - Leo
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Sept 8 - Virgo
Sept 9 - Virgo
Sept 10 - Libra
Sept 11 - Libra
Sept 12 - Scorpio
Sept 13 - Scorpio
Sept 14 - Sagittarius
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Sept 15 -
Sagittarius
Sept 16 - Capricorn
Sept 17 - Capricorn
Sept 18 - Capricorn
Sept 19 - Aquarius
Sept 20 - Aquarius
Sept 21 - Pisces
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Sept 22 -
Pisces
Autumnal Equinox
Sept 23 - Pisces
Sept 24 - Aries
Sept 25 - Aries
Sept 26 - Taurus
Sept 27 - Taurus
Sept 28 - Taurus
Sept 29 - Gemini
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Sept 30 - Gemini
Oct 1 - Cancer
Oct 2 - Cancer
Oct 3 - Leo
Oct 4 - Leo
Oct 5 - Virgo
Oct 6 - Virgo
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Oct 7 - Libra
Oct 8 - Libra
Oct 9 - Scorpio
Oct 10 - Scorpio
Oct 11 - Sagittarius
Oct 12 - Sagittarius
Oct 13 - Capricorn
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Oct 14 - Capricorn
Oct 15 - Capricorn
Oct 16 - Aquarius
Oct 17 - Aquarius
Oct 18 - Pisces
Oct 19 - Pisces
Oct 20 - Pisces
Oct 21 - Aries
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Oct 22 - Aries
Oct 23 - Taurus
Oct 24 - Taurus
Oct 25 - Taurus
Oct 26 - Gemini
Oct 27 - Gemini
Oct 28 - Cancer
Oct 29 - Cancer
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Oct 30 - Leo
Oct 31 - Leo
Nov 1 - Virgo
Nov 2 - Virgo
Nov 3 - Virgo
Nov 4 - Libra
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Nov 5 - Libra
Nov 6 - Scorpio
Nov 7 - Scorpio
Nov 8 - Sagittarius
Nov 9 - Sagittarius
Nov 10 - Capricorn
Nov 11 - Capricorn
Nov 12 - Aquarius
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Nov 13 - Aquarius
Nov 14 - Aquarius
Nov 15 - Pisces
Nov 16 - Pisces
Nov 17 - Aries
Nov 18 - Aries
Nov 19 - Aries
Nov 20 - Taurus
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Nov 21 - Taurus
Nov 22 - Gemini
Nov 23 - Gemini
Nov 24 - Cancer
Nov 25 - Cancer
Nov 26 - Cancer
Nov 27 - Leo
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Nov 28 - Leo
Nov 29 - Virgo
Nov 30 - Virgo
Dec 1 - Libra
Dec 2 - Libra
Dec 3 - Scorpio
Dec 4 - Scorpio
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Dec 5 - Sagittarius
Dec 6 - Sagittarius
Dec 7 - Capricorn
Dec 8 - Capricorn
Dec 9 - Capricorn
Dec 10 - Aquarius
Dec 11 - Aquarius
Dec 12 - Pisces |
Dec 13 - Pisces
Dec 14 -Pisces
Dec 15 - Aries
Dec 16 - Aries
Dec 17 - Taurus
Dec 18 - Taurus
Dec 19 - Gemini
Dec 20 - Gemini
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Dec 21 - Gemini
Winter Solstice
Dec 22 - Cancer
Dec 23 - Cancer
Dec 24 - Leo
Dec 25 - Leo
Dec 26 - Virgo
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Dec 27 - Virgo
Dec 28 - Libra
Dec 29 - Libra
Dec 30 - Scorpio
Dec 31 - Scorpio
Jan 1 - Sagittarius
Jan 2 - Sagittarius
Jan 3 - Sagittarius
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2011 Lunar Planting Calendar