Grow in pots at any time
The main reason for moon gardening is to make sure your plants and seeds have a head start when you plant at the most opportune time for them.
If you think about a plant or seed and what it needs, it basically boils down to: Light, food and water.
If you are planting after the winter solstice then the hours of light are increasing each day as we move into spring.
If you prepare your ground well and add plenty of muck and compost then you will have added all the food a plant could need. The muck and compost also act as a sponge to lock any moisture into the ground. This organic sponge is not fussy about where the water comes from. Rain, hose or underground store, as the plant needs water so it takes it.
If a plant is restricted in the access it has to water then growth slows down and the plant can suffer or vegetables can become bitter.
Moon Gardening utilises the gravitational pull of the moon to alter the earth’s water table. In the first and second quarter the water table rises and feeds the plant/seed as well as filling the spongy ground store you have provided to your vegetables to grow in.
During the third and fourth quarters the water table goes down so plants and seeds are reliant on rain or an hour or two with the hose. If when preparing your beds you have dug deep and layered down leafmold, compost, manure, between the earth and the surface then the water surrounding the plants during the third and fourth quarters will remain longer.
When it comes to plants in pots you provide all the needs of the seeds. Water, food and light position. The cycle of the moon will have no sway on the growth. In this case it’s all down to you. There is no magic to help seeds and plants in pots. The care you as a gardener provide determines how well your seeds and plant do.
Moon Gardening is not "Magic" but using observation of the world around you with a little 20th century science to explain why it works.
To sum it all up. Plant in pots at any time of the year. Just bare in mind when you will need the plants for planting out so that you leave adequate time before hand to start them off.
hope this helps?
Jax
The main reason for moon gardening is to make sure your plants and seeds have a head start when you plant at the most opportune time for them.
If you think about a plant or seed and what it needs, it basically boils down to: Light, food and water.
If you are planting after the winter solstice then the hours of light are increasing each day as we move into spring.
If you prepare your ground well and add plenty of muck and compost then you will have added all the food a plant could need. The muck and compost also act as a sponge to lock any moisture into the ground. This organic sponge is not fussy about where the water comes from. Rain, hose or underground store, as the plant needs water so it takes it.
If a plant is restricted in the access it has to water then growth slows down and the plant can suffer or vegetables can become bitter.
Moon Gardening utilises the gravitational pull of the moon to alter the earth’s water table. In the first and second quarter the water table rises and feeds the plant/seed as well as filling the spongy ground store you have provided to your vegetables to grow in.
During the third and fourth quarters the water table goes down so plants and seeds are reliant on rain or an hour or two with the hose. If when preparing your beds you have dug deep and layered down leafmold, compost, manure, between the earth and the surface then the water surrounding the plants during the third and fourth quarters will remain longer.
When it comes to plants in pots you provide all the needs of the seeds. Water, food and light position. The cycle of the moon will have no sway on the growth. In this case it’s all down to you. There is no magic to help seeds and plants in pots. The care you as a gardener provide determines how well your seeds and plant do.
Moon Gardening is not "Magic" but using observation of the world around you with a little 20th century science to explain why it works.
To sum it all up. Plant in pots at any time of the year. Just bare in mind when you will need the plants for planting out so that you leave adequate time before hand to start them off.
hope this helps?
Jax
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