I’m back to blogging and here’s my first offering.
This is an overview of the month of October, detailing what signs are in force when, as well as what phase the moon is in.
If you’re doing planting or work with any living plant – inside or out – then the phases of the moon and signs of the zodiac can help you. Just give it a try and even if it can’t be “proven” on some university’s research farm, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work!
The Moon
The dark moon is in force now and until 2:44 p.m. (U.S./Eastern Daylight Time) Thursday, Oct. 7 when the new moon comes into force. The dark moon will come back into force at 9:36 p.m. (EDT) Oct. 22. That full moon is the “Full Hunter’s Moon.”
Between the two dark moon periods this month the light moon will rule Oct. 8 through most of Oct. 22.
Summary
>Dark moon until 2:44 p.m. Oct. 7 then Oct. 23 until Nov. 6.
>Light moon Oct. 8-22.
The Signs
Remember: Check to see if the moon is in the light or dark phase (information above) before proceeding with planting or other activities, indoors or out.
If you’re planting, vegetables that produce (what you eat) below the ground – like potatoes – should be planted when the dark moon is in force and those that produce above the ground – like tomatoes – planted when the light moon rules.
Fertile signs: the most fertile signs in the zodiac rule these days. Oct. 28-29, Cancer (the breast); Oct. 10-11, Scorpio (the secrets); Pisces (the feet), Oct. 19-21; Taurus (the neck), Oct. 24-25.
Killing signs: No planting, transplanting, or dealing with things you want to thrive should occur on these days. Reserve them for cultivating, putting your garden “to bed” for the winter, cleaning out fencerows – anything but planting: Oct. 22-23, Aries (the head); Oct. 30-31, Leo (the heart).
So-so days: These aren’t particularly fertile nor destructive, just so-so: Oct. 12-13, Sagittarius (the thighs); Oct. 14-16, Capricorn (the knees); Oct. 17-18, Aquarius (the legs). There are seven so-so days this month.
Flowering days: These are “bloom days” and well suited for planting flowers since it’s the blooms we’re after: Oct. 5-6, Virgo (the bowels); Oct.7-9, Libra (the reins). There are five flowering days in October ruled by the two flowering signs, Virgo and Libra.
Gemini days: Gemini (the arms) is in force on Oct. 26-27. Gemini days are particularly well suited for planting beans or peas.
General tips
Again, here are a few general tips for activities other than planting:
>If you have gravel to pour on a drive or roadway, do that in the light of the moon so the gravel won’t sink. Same applies for stones on a garden path: Place them when the moon is in the light phase so they don’t sink. Check above for the right days.
>If you’re setting fence posts, do that in the light of the moon so the posts don’t sink.
>If you’re putting on a new shingle roof, do that when the moon’s in the dark phase so that the shingles stick down and don’t curl up on the ends.
