Gardening by the Moon

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It might be old wives tales, then, again, it might not. We found that it really does work. Give it a try.

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Code	Meaning	Activity	Code	Meaning	Activity
	Full Moon			Scorpio	Plant, transplant
	New Moon			Sag	Cut, weed, dig, pests
	Aries	Cut, weed, dig, pests		Capricorn	Build, mend, 2nd choice to plant
	Taurus	Build, mend, 2nd choice to plant		Aquarius	Cut, weed, dig, pests
	Gemini	Weed, pest control		Pisces	Plant, transplant
	Cancer	Plant, transplant		Cut up	Cut to encourage growth, see bottom
	Leo	Cut, weed, dig, pests		Cut down	Cut to discourage growth, see bottom
	Virgo	Clean, 2nd choice to plant		Celtic/Druid festival - traditional day
	Libra	Avoid indecision (plan)		Celtic/Druid festival - actual day EDT

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Cut to encourage growth during waxing moon, between new moon and full moon

Plant crops that produce above ground foods, ie tomatoes, squash, cucs, corn

Cut to discourage growth during waning moon, between full moon and new moon

Plant crops that produce below ground foods, ie carrots, onions, potatoes

NEW: Planets in Retrograde - High turmoil & coincidences occur

Mercury 01/01/2023-01/18/2023 04/21/2023-05/15/2023 08/23/2023-09/15/2023 12/13/2023-01/022024

Venus 07/23/2023-09/04/2023

Mars 10/30/2023-01/12/2024

Jupiter 09/04/2023-12/31/2023

Saturn 06/17/2023-11/04/2023

Uranus 08/24/2022-01/22/2024 08/29/2023-01/27/2024

Neptune 06/30/2023-12/06/2023

Pluto 07/23/2023-12/27/2023

NEW: 2021 Eclipses

NEW: EVENTS
Jan 4	Quadrantid meteor shower, predawn, look N
Jan 12	C/2022 E3 ZTF comet passing earth 1st time since neanderthal era
Jan 31	Machholz comet, visible both hemispheres but too close to the sun
Feb 1-2	C/2022 E3 ZTF comet closest to earth
April 19-20	Annular eclipse of the sun, not visible from North America
April 22	Lyrid/Thatcher meteor shower, predawn, look S
May 4	Eta Aquarid/Halley, predawn, look SE
May 5	Penumbral eclipse of the moon, visible from North America
May 8	Comet C/2020, closest Sept 17, both hemispheres, but too close to the sun
July 20	Comet C/2021/T4 Lemmon, south hemisphere only
July 30	Delta Aquarid, predawn, look S
Aug 11-13	Perseid, predawn, look NE
Sept 17	Comet C/2020, both hemispheres, close to sun but best now
Sept 24	Comet 2P Encke, northeren hemisphere, morning sky at sunrise
Sept 26	Comet 103P Hartley, closest in both hemispheres
Oct 9	Draconid, late evening, look NW
Oct 14	Annular eclipse of the sun, partially visible from North America
Oct 21-22	Orionid/Halley, predawn, look S
Oct 28	Partial eclipse of the moon, visible from North America
Nov 9	Northern Taurid, late evening, look S
Nov 17-18	Keonid, predawn, look S
Nov 25-27	Andromedid, late evening, look S
Dec 12	144P Kushida, closest for both hemispheres, brighter in 2024
Dec 13-14	Geminid, all night, look NE
Dec 22	Ursid, predawn, look N

The Full Moon Names
Jan	Wolf or Old Moon	July	Buck or Thunder Moon
Feb	Snow or Hunger Moon	Aug	Red or Sturgeon Moon
Mar	Worm or Crow Moon	Sept	Corn or Harvest Moon
Apr	Pink or Fish Moon	Oct	Harvest or Hunter Moon
May	Flower or Full Corn Moon	Nov	Hunter or Beaver Moon
June	Rose or Strawberry Moon	Dec	Cold or Long Night Moon

2023 dates the moon runs high (perigean), starting 5 day period when earthquakes are most likely in the Northern Hemisphere:

1/21, 2/19, 3/19, 4/15, 5/11, 6/6, 7/4, 8/2, 8/30, 9/27, 10/25, 11/21, 12/16

Dates the moon is on the celestial equator, starting 2 days period when earthquakes are most likely in both hemispheres:

1/13&26, 2/9&22, 3/8&21, 4/18, 5/2&15&29, 6/11&26, 7/23, 8/5&19, 9/1&15, 10/13&26, 11/9, 12/6&20

Dates the moon is closest to the earth: (the moon is at the perigee)

1/21, 2/19, 3/19, 4/15, 5/11, 6/6, 7/4, 8/2&30, 9/27, 10/25, 11/21, 12/16

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	Cut to encourage growth during waxing moon, between new moon and full moon
	Plant crops that produce above ground foods, ie tomatoes, squash, cucs, corn

	Cut to discourage growth during waning moon, between full moon and new moon
	Plant crops that produce below ground foods, ie carrots, onions, potatoes

NEW: Planets in Retrograde - High turmoil & coincidences occur
Mercury	01/01/2023-01/18/2023	04/21/2023-05/15/2023	08/23/2023-09/15/2023	12/13/2023-01/022024
Venus	07/23/2023-09/04/2023
Mars	10/30/2023-01/12/2024
Jupiter	09/04/2023-12/31/2023
Saturn	06/17/2023-11/04/2023
Uranus	08/24/2022-01/22/2024	08/29/2023-01/27/2024
Neptune	06/30/2023-12/06/2023
Pluto	07/23/2023-12/27/2023