Lunar Planting - what have you grown today?

[binley100]

noooo.........they're more twitchy than itchy and the seed box doesn't help . I can hear those little packets calling ........sow me sow me

[veggiechicken]

AS you know, it was a leaf day today, but it was too bloomin' wet and cold to go outside for the pots and compost. Have brought the compost indoors to warm up for a little light sowing tomorrow. Some cabbage, more salad leaves like oriental mustard and who knows what else will leap out of the seed box and confront me! When they call, I cannot ignore them!!

[VirginVegGrower]

Sometimes its very hard to sit on your hands ..............mine are getting too itchy to sit on

It is indeed Bins, but if I keep sowing I could supply everyone on this forum, so I find other jobs to do. That reminds me the marmalade calls tomorrow too

[binley100]

Mines sitting there staring at me ......its been so hard not to sow aubs to replace the ones I threw on the floor......

[veggiechicken]

That reminds me the marmalade calls tomorrow too

Is it a fruit day for you VVG?

[veggiechicken]

Very glad to have gone yesterday, even that was cold enough once we stopped dancing - the musicians were frozen as it was. It must have been grim today. Glad to meet you, too. See you in Carmarthen on the 11th. Maybe time for a bit more of a chat.

More time on the 11th would be good! I've been looking out my saved seed swaps today in readiness!

[VirginVegGrower]

Is it a fruit day for you VVG?

Fruity week!

[veggiechicken]

Fruity week!

Lucky you! We Bios have a fruit day on Tuesday and then its back to our roots!

[binley100]

One day is not enough I tell you......have to help OH clear the rubbish from Eldests front garden and not sure if I'll get playtime in the gh .....

[veggiechicken]

Preparation is the key! Fill your modules/trays/pots whatever beforehand. Find your seeds ready, then, on fruit day, tell OH that he can have a cooked breakfast (with black pudding) while you do your sowing. ...... and you need to make that call to the Ukraine first too.

[binley100]

I think he may get a little worried if I call the Ukraine

[binley100]

yaay just noticed that next week we have three whole fruit days ........I could wait a week ...

[VirginVegGrower]

OK all, we appear to be getting in a pickle with what is when, so here's the next week ahead:-


Date: 30 January 2012 - 1st February 2012 Fruit Aries First quarter

Synodic:
This is a good time to sow vegetables that produce internal seed bearing fruits.

Biodynamic:
Moon in Aries: This is a Fire sign. This is a good time to sow Fruiting plants.

Sidereal:
Moon in Aries: Dry and barren. Good time for garden maintenance.

2-3 February 2012 Root Taurus Waxing gibbous*****

Synodic:
This is a good time to sow vegetables that produce internal seed bearing fruits.

Biodynamic:
Moon in Taurus: This is an Earth sign. It is a good time to sow Root plants.

Sidereal:
Moon in Taurus: This is a good time to sow Root vegetable crops especially when hardiness in drought conditions is needed.

4-5 February 2012 Flower Gemini Waxing gibbous

Synodic:
This is a good time to sow vegetables that produce internal seed bearing fruits.

Biodynamic:
Moon in Gemini: This is an Air sign. This is a good time to sow Flowering.

Sidereal:
Moon in Gemini: Barren and dry, and yet good for promoting flower growth.

[VirginVegGrower]

52 potted on tomatoes and peppers. Thought I might sow some more tomatoes too in light of Sarzwix' post on bad boy tins. Tomorrow maybe now!

[veggiechicken]

The pretty picture Biodynamic calendar says that today is a leaf day so I've sown a pinch of Golden Acre cabbage, Winter Gem lettuce, Georgia Southern Collards and Oriental Mustard salad leaves. Also Frosty kale and Broccoli - but these are out of date seeds and I shall be very surprised if they germinate They're just being tested for viability really!