Planting by moon phase

I have been reading an article in the Farmers almanac dealing with planting by moon phases.
Does anyone do this?
Does anyone see a difference in productivity?
Do big time farmers follow this practice? I?m sure they find themselves in the same situation as me with weather and time.
I have a 40x40 and plant when time allows in my schedule and the weather cooperates.
The article discussed moon phases for root vegetables and above ground vegetables.
It goes further into moon phases and signs of the zodiac for many aspects of farming and landscaping. Once again do people follow this method and see real results?
Thanks, John
 
My mother always planted her gardens by the Farmers Almanac. Seemed to work for her! Dad planted when the weather and time allowed and that worked for farm crops too. Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do...
 
The wife doesn't plant her garden until after the last May full moon. Seems like it's always coldest around a full moon and the greatest chance of frost in May.
 
When I grew up. That was the only way people in the country would plant. Or kill animals for meat. My grandmother went by the signs. If they were not right she did nothing.
 
Some folks get carried away with this stuff. I remember Grandpa in mud up to his ankles planting green beans on Good Friday. According to him that was the only day you could.
 
Up here in Minnesota we have a very short summer, lots of spring rain.

We hear the wives tails, but if you grow more than 100 foot long row of anything you need to get in the field and get planting -any- time you are able to get in the field! This far north one doesn?t get to sit around the porch and look at a calendar or the sky when it?s time to plant you go plant the few days you can!

Paul
 
Hi, I have always planted my garden potatoes on Easter weekend. Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon after spring solstice. So its lunar . Sometimes it's cold but always works for me. Oliver , BC
 
The moon's gravity pull creates ocean waves. I think the belief is that the moon's gravity can pull moisture closer to ground surface and help seeds sprout, based on the moon phase.
 
My cousin does all her garden work by the moon and what her calendar Says she always has great crops . I have to do things when I can
 
I can't mention on planting by moon phase. But I can sure mention on digging holes by moon phase. You either have enough dirt or not enough to refill the hole. Anyone else notice this??
 
That's interesting, Ed. Here in northeast Texas, all my life I've been told to plant potatoes on Valentine's day to make the best crop. Of course, that's not always possible, just a guideline. My granddad made a fair living for 60 years farming no more than 500 acres of cotton, and he believed in planting when the moon was right.

Butch
 
Back when we cut calves dad would wait for the right sign. If it was in the sign of the heart they would bleed to death. I started banding them so never did follow the sign. I will say the sign does tell when the fish will bite the best.
 
This time of the year is when crappie spawn in Florida. Best time is full moon.
Does anyone know the best way to catch a crappie?

Answer: In the lip!
 
Grandpa always went to the butcher shop on Good Friday to arrange for the cattle to go to slaughter as soon as the schedule allowed. Now, I plan my times around refueling outages at work- coworkers are short on time but long in the wallet.

Grandpa always pointed to the stone boat in reference to the effect of the moon cycle- one time you parked it in the orchard and the grass under it turned brown and died, the next time the grass grew through the cracks between the boards. Most folks today would hear that sentence as gibberish.
 
That and location causing tidal changes. Charts are posted and you fish coastal waters on the rising tide. Best rising tide is early in the morning. Fish come in from the Gulf (of Mexico) to feed in the shallows. Bull Reds, a popular game fish, part of the Drum family, hunt in packs and herd prey right up to and sometimes onto the sandy beaches. Easy to spot but they can spot you too and easily spooked. Great sport trying to outsmart them.

Other popular, not as fiesty, but better flavored is the Spotted Weakfish, better known as the Speckled Trout. You can smell them when schooling....smell like Watermelon. Drift fishing in the bays with live bait, and popping corks....popping corks resemble the noises they make when they are feeding in schools and triggers strikes....on your live bait.
 
Reminds me of an episode of Beverly Hillbillies where granny had a remedy that would cure a common cold in a week, turns out it would cure by itself in that week.
 

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