Moon gardening

[sheep rustler]

Oh damn.......knew I had the wrong idea

[raine]

I think this is a brill idea. Can't wait to start!
raine

[Nicky]

I've found a link to a moon calendar that gives you some informationon moon gardening. It tells you what's best to do on what days. The link is:

http://www.astrologie-info.com/mocal.cgi

I'm going to try using this to do my jobs on the plot.... not sure what good it will do though, I'll have to wait and see.

Nicky.

[Birdie Wife]

Dried frog pills

Sorry this has taken me a while, here we go. I was going to put it in the recipe section but then again...

Ingredients
0 frogs
1 small egg white
30g icing sugar (sifted)
1 heaped teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon rum flavouring
1 teaspoon green food colouring

Method
Carefully take no frogs, and do not dry them. Whisk the egg white until stiff. Gradually beat in most of the sugar using a wooden spoon. Sift in the cinnamon, add the rum flavouring and the colouring and stir until well blended. Add enough of the remaining sugar to form a mixture that doesn't stick to the fingers when patted. Line a baking trapy with greasproof paper, roll the mixture into pea-sized balls, place them on the tray and leave to set for 24 hours. Take one whenever the world gets too much, or when the voices tell you to.

Editors note - We have removed the frog-based ingredient from this recipe because its inclusion would result in a) cruelty to frogs and b) outbreaks of homicidal sanity amongst the readers.

From Nanny Oggs Cookbook. A Useful and improving Almanack of Information including Astonishing Recipes from Terry Pratchett's Discworld.

[smallblueplanet]

I have a copy of 'Gardening & Planting by the Moon 2006' by Nick Kollerstrom (isbn 0572031327) if anyone would like it? (It would be 75p in stamps to post 2nd class - pm me for my address)

Although it has diary bits at the back it has general 'lore' at the front half of the book.

[mandyballantyne]

Hi Birdie Wife,

Glad to see there is a vegetarian option

[supersprout]

I have a copy of 'Gardening & Planting by the Moon 2006' by Nick Kollerstrom (isbn 0572031327) if anyone would like it? (It would be 75p in stamps to post 2nd class - pm me for my address)

Although it has diary bits at the back it has general 'lore' at the front half of the book.

If I didn' already have it sbp, I'd POUNCE
I look at the week ahead, and at my sowing/transplant chart, and think what day I might use for setting what. Easy peasy, and cuts down the work to manageable chunks. Also helps with crop rotation as you're (broadly) planting in crop families! Also another way to seize the moment and not put off the regular 'little and often' sowing

[smallblueplanet]

Hi SS, no-one seems to want the book? Its still just sitting here (in very good nick, only read once)........anyone want it?

[supersprout]

wauuugh! they just don't know what theyre missing sbp! come on guys, you know you want to ...

[pigletwillie]

Mmmm., moon gardening is not something that convinces me but I will keep my mind open?

[supersprout]

Well take up sbp's offer of her spare Nick Kollerstrom diary, it don't get much better than that!

[smallblueplanet]

Too late boys its gone to a good home!

[supersprout]

Glad to hear it sbp

[Poledragon]

I've found a link to a moon calendar that gives you some informationon moon gardening. It tells you what's best to do on what days. The link is:

http://www.astrologie-info.com/mocal.cgi

Nicky.

I've just compared this website with my 2006 copy of Nick Kollerstrom's book and if you select sidereal time, the planting days are identical. Which is rather nice, as it means I don't have to buy another copy as I can use the blurb from the 2006 book and the diary bit for 2007 from the website.
Thanks Nicky

[denise]

Did anyone watch the Kew programme to night? One of the students there desided to plant 1/2 her plot by the moon and other 1/2 like normal, it was only a small trial but it proved that at that time with those conditions it worked. Her sweet peas had twice as may flowers on the moon side and the yeld over all was up to,once she had fixed the water hose.
Think ill give it a go if i can fit in in easy and still get every thing sown and planted. will reaserch it a bit more, while it is too wet do much on lotty.