Gardening by the moon is a method of starting seeds based on the phases of the moon. As the moon grows full, plant seeds that grow up and out of the soil. Today the lunar calender reveals we are about a week away from the full moon, so I planted a few rows of cold hardy sugar snap peas. If all goes according to plan, I'll be eating fresh peas by mid May. In another moon related story, I saw this billboard....is it real? Has the advertising world really sold its soul?
Root vegetables that grow down into the earth follow the opposite schedule. I was looking forward to planting some early carrots, but it seems I should wait till the beginning of April for the dark of the moon.
On my porch I started arugula and mixed lettuce. The greens need to be harvested before our other herbs are ready to move outside because I pretty much stole Luke's real estate. He is in charge of the herbs.
Some of the seeds we started last week are peeking through the soil! I've read that seedlings actually need to be "pet" so they grow strong stems. I hope someone stops by to find me petting my seedlings!
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