Discussion on Moon Planting

[stella]

The Italians I know in our village plant by the moon, seems to work for them

[Potstubsdustbins]

I have never tried 'lunar planting' but to suggest that someone is GaGa because they do use it is very insulting.

Certainly the moon does affect the weather, the gravitational pull of the moon affects the sea and all our weather starts over the sea.

If it works for you then go for it after all it costs nothing therefore you can't lose.

Colin.

[solway cropper]

my grandfather, a true countryman born 1897, always used to say the weather changed with the moon.

Interesting. I'd never thought about it but talking to an older chap in the village a few weeks ago and complaining about the miserable weather (as usual) he said, it's set to change tomorrow, there's a new moon. He was right...it did.

[Thelma Sanders]

we can but try - and that's just what I'm doing this year!

Wish me luck

[binley100]

This is the first time i've tried to follow moon planting so I've yet to see but I'm liking the structure of sowing on certain days and not randomly sowing everything all at once.......and if it means I'm looney then so be it I honestly couldn't give a toss what anyone thought about me .

[VirginVegGrower]

Nor me guys

[Newton]

I have just asked the prof! Below is a copy of an email just sent to the BBC

Hi Professor Cox

A large number of my gardening forum members swear by lunar planting and say that sowing your seeds by the phases of the moon produce higher crop yields. It's called biodynamic gardening!

Quite simply, Is it woowoo or founded in solid science? This is a big issue currently.

Regards

[VirginVegGrower]

Unless he or you have tried it Newton, I really don't see how either of you can judge.

[Nicos]

Oh- BUT...(no matter what he says)to have a personal reply from yummy yum himself....drools!

[Alison]

I've posted a few times on the threads and have no idea if it would work for me as I would struggle to find the time on the right days. Was thinking of loosely following this year (as already said, nothing to lose!) but to be honest have found all the different calendars very confusing with one saying it's a good day for one thing and another saying something quite different. At some point I'll find the time to read up properly and decide which way I want to go and am quite sure I'll jump in at some point but don't think it will be this year.

One point though, I know a lot of you are 100% convinced and some people are totally dismissive about it all. There are however a lot of us in the middle who are curious but not totally bought in, sometimes (and only sometimes) when we stick our heads about the parapet and ask a question it CAN (as I say, not always) be bitten off to some extent, perhaps as it's perceived as critism, questioning is not critising, it's just wanting to find out more.

[VirginVegGrower]

Question away - I may not know the answer?! I'm trialling...

[SlugLobber]

I cannot see how someone can believe that the moon is able to affect gravitational force and the tides, but not the germination of a seed! It's not exactly in the realms of mediums and telekinesis, is it?

I have accidentally started lunar planting, this year, but the conditions are otherwise sub-optimal (only South-facing windowsill is the bedroom and haven't been brave enough to sneak the trays past his lordship, yet...).

[Potstubsdustbins]

As gardeners we have to work with nature. Yes we try to sway things our way but nature will always win out in the end.

Don't you just love people who with a wave of their hand dismiss any premiss because they cannot see the logic.

I am in love with SWMBO I have to proof of this and there is certainly no scientific evidence. Does that mean therefore I am not in love, that I have wasted 40 years of my life being married to someone I don't love.

There is only one fool here and it ain't the grapes.

Colin

[VirginVegGrower]

Hey Colin, SWMBO sounds a lucky lady. Hope I can say that after 40 years. You little poppet

[Sylvan]

Been doing it for years. It seems to work for me.
The way I see it is, every little helps and if it doesn't actually work I'm not losing anything . Just have to be a little more organised.