A lot of no-planting days ahead - alas
If it’s dry
enough for you to be doing any planting and you are following the phases of the
moon and signs of the zodiac, here’s this week’s information. Remember this is
written for U.S. Plant Hardiness Zone 6. Just adjust accordingly to wherever
you are.
Moon and signs
The moon is in the light phase now and will
remain there until the next full moon at 5:14 p.m. EDT on May 21. Throughout
this period plant only those veggies that produce above the ground.
A look at the signs reveals that today (Tuesday) is ruled
by the very fertile sign Cancer (the breast). If your ground is dry enough – or
if that’s not a factor - then any above-ground producer planted today should do
very well.
But that’s
about it for fertile days for a while since Wednesday is the first of three
days ruled by the killing sign Leo (the heart). Leo continues to be in force
through May 13, which is Friday the Thirteenth! No planting while killing signs
are in force – none!
When you do
get the itch – and I’ve had it – to plant when a killing sign is in force
because it’s a beautiful day, your ground is dry and the weatherman says rain
is coming, your plants don’t fall over and die the next day or fail to sprout
from seeds.
They just don’t produce anywhere near as well as they would if they
were planted in a fertile or at least so-so sign.
But whether
or not to plant is, of course, up to you.
A series of
flowering days begins Saturday and continues through next Wednesday, May 18.
These are all bloom days and flowers planted when either Virgo (the bowels) is
in force on Saturday and Sunday or Libra (the reins) rules May 16-18, should
bloom and do so abundantly. The moon is in the light phase throughout this
period.
I will give
you my well-worn caution about planting veggies when flowering signs are in
force: If possible don’t do it because plants are inclined to produce blooms in
abundance and not as much of what you planted them for – like tomatoes,
peppers, beans, etc.
Ember Days
I want to
press on a bit more into next week, one that is cursed by three Ember Days
right here in the middle of prime planting season. They occur on May 18, 20-21.
Without getting into it, just avoid planting as you would avoid it when killing
signs rule.
Three Leo
days this week and three Ember Days next week! Are we lucky or what?
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