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For plants that seed outside the plant, plant in the 1st Quarter during Fruitful or Semi-fruitful signs.
(Grains, asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, celery, corn, basil…)
For plants that seed inside the plant, plant in the 2nd Quarter during Fruitful or Semi-fruitful signs.
(Beans, eggplant, melons, peas, peppers, pumpkin, squash, tomatoes…)
For plants that fruit underground, plant in the 3rd Quarter during Fruitful or Semi-fruitful signs.
(Beets, carrots, potatoes, radishes, rutabagas, onions, garlic, turnips, other tubers…)
Transplant above ground crops during the 1st and 2nd Quarters and in fruitful or semi-fruitful signs.
Transplant below ground crops during the 3rd and 4th Quarters and in fruitful or semi-fruitful signs.
Fruitful Signs (Numbers are IN ORDER OF EFFECTIVENESS)
Cancer (1)
Scorpio (2)
Pisces (3)
Barren Signs (Numbers are IN ORDER OF EFFECTIVENESS)
Aries (6)
Gemini (2)
Leo (1)
Virgo (3)
Sagittarius (5)
Aquarius (4)
All the fruitful or semi-fruitful signs are feminine except Libra. All barren signs are masculine except Virgo. Both are logical since the male is the father but the female is the producer. Logic says that Virgo should be fruitful or at least semi-fruitful, but the sign is the Virgin… untried, non-producer. Libra’s symbol is the Scales, the Balance… and thus neither masculine nor feminine.
Light of the Moon (Waxing Moon) is the period when the moon is growing in light, from the New Moon to the Full Moon. (First and Second Quarters.) The moon is ‘energized’ during this 14 day period and favorable to above ground crops in the right sign.
Dark of the Moon (Waning Moon) is the period when the moon is declining in light, from the full moon to the next New Moon, 14 days (Third and Fourth Quarters). Favorable for below ground crops in the right sign.
Canning, Drying or Freezing Food
Can food during a Waning Moon in a Fruitful sign.
Dry food in a Waning Moon in a Barren sign.
Can jams and jellies in a Waning Moon in Scorpio, Taurus or even Aquarius but not in Cancer or Pisces even though they are fruitful signs.
Pickle in the 3rd or 4th Quarter. For firm pickles, select Scorpio or Taurus in those quarters.
Bake in a fruitful sign during the 1st or 2nd Quarter Waxing Moon. Bake fancy cookies (like for judging or a big display) during Libra in a Waxing Moon.
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