full moon

Looks interesting - pity the book isn't available, though. If you say the leaflet is one you find a useful guide, though, Liz - that's good enough for me!

Well worth investigating. Thanks for that.

What's happened your froggy avatar, H-A - or should I say grenouille? Hopefully not been used as cuisses :eek:

 

Not a "grenouille", Dendy - it's a "rainette"! And luckily for her (I think, from the size, it's a "she") too small for the pot! (Not that I'd EVER touch "cuisses de grenouille" on principle!)
We have lots of other lovely wee beasties, here, too - praying mantises, yellow-and-black spiders two-inches across, a gorgeous five-foot long whip snake that lives in a hole by the side of the drive, lots of wall lizards, and huge bumblebees which are black with an irridescent purple sheen.

Anybody like pix of those, too???!!! :D

 

Thanks for that, H-A! Always like to learn! :D

I'm sure Strongy will say a definite "Yes!" to that offer! And I'd like to see them too.... how about in the "what's creeping and crawling" thread?

 

Yes, please!!!!! My two "darling" little kiddie-winkies are crazy on lizards..... and any sort of bug in general.... I reckon the youngest may be a budding Entomologist.... and we have a bucket of frog spawn in the greenhouse.... :rolleyes:

Thank you!!!

oh - back to the moon gardening.... I saw a tv programme a few years ago about an elderly Cornish Chap who worked on this Estate since a boy, and was all about how he gardened by the Moon - fascinating stuff!!!

 

source: wikipedia.org


phases of the moon:
Dark Moon - Not visible
New Moon - Not visible, or traditionally, the first visible crescent of the Moon
Waxing Crescent Moon - Right 1-49% visible
First Quarter Moon - Right 50% visible
Waxing gibbous Moon - Right 51-99% visible
Full Moon - Fully visible
Waning gibbous Moon - Left 51-99% visible
Third Quarter Moon - Left 50% visible
Waning Crescent Moon - Left 1-49% visible
New Moon - Not visible

Full moon will be tomorrow. If you sow: tomatoes, peppers and aubergines in waning gibbous moon the plants will not develop as much, but the production will be increased.

 

That's very interesting, MF. Thanks!

I've ordered myself the "leaflet" book you mentioned, Liz - looking forward to trying this out.
:D

 

OK Honey Bee - will try to oblige! May take a day or two to find the images & downsize them. Bet it'll give a few folks the Skin-crawling Creepies tho'!! :D :D

 

I have just seen the "Year at Kew" program a few minutes ago, which covered moon planting. Looks interesting.

Liz, you have two books and there is at least one more by John Harris. Do they all follow the same principles and agree. If they do it lends credance, but if they are all quite different but claim to be the only true view, I get a bit cyncal.

 

Pete, I don't know the John Harris one. The books I have propound the same basic theory- vey simply, It is the moon's gravity which is affecting the plants. Top leafy growth is encouraged by waxing moon, bottom root growth by waning.
There are also bio-dynamicists [John Soper, Maria Thun] who beieve in planetary influences as well.
Amazon has copies of both my books:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gwydions-Planting-Guide-Pan-dimensional-Collection/dp/0952342405/ref=sr_1_3/026-8262450-5870032?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1172870430&sr=1-3

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gardening-Planting-Moon-2007-Vegetables/dp/0572032714/ref=ed_oe_p/026-8262450-5870032

I would also like creeping and crawling pictures somewhere!

 

Add to that a total eclipse of the moon tomorrow night - as I am advised. If its a clear night go take a look, from the piccies, could be lovely.

 

I shall be looking out- patchy cloud so far...

For anyone who seriously wants to have a go with moon planting, you can buy a 2007 year sheet with all the 'planting slots' worked out for you- very good for people like me who are disorganised! See:
http://www.pandimensional.co.uk/plantguide.php
Mail order available.

 

Thanks Liz. Its reassuring that they all seem to be saying the same thing.

The third book by RJ Harris can be found on this site. Its out of stock at Amazon. I have just ordered a copy as a present for my sister, who is a veg grower. But I might take a peek first. :D
http://www.moongardening.cwc.net/OPENING%20PAGE.html

 

I hope after this we are getting some decent weather and if they say there is a hosepipe ban I will scream.

 

I shall be up on deck camera to hand ...

 

Guess what.. we bought a cheap astronomical telescope last year. First chance we get to see something unusual - and the forecast is for ten-tenths cloud!!!! :( Wouldn't you just know it!

Oh, yes - creepycrawlies now posted on the wildlife thread. Dare you look...??? :eek: