Astrological Gardening                          
                                          Planting by the Moon and Sun Signs

Spring is the time for planting and gardening.  Gardening by the moon has been done for centuries.  
Even the farmers almanac uses it to show when to plant, pull weeds and harvest.  The moon affects the
water tide.  It also affects the fluids in the plants.

When the moon is in a certain zodiac signs also has an influence on gardening.  The signs are described
as fruitful or barren, moist, watery, dry, earthy, fiery, hot or airy. It stays in each sign for approximately
three days each.  Planting is always done during a fruitful sign.  There are fourteen fruitful days in a
month. The best signs to plant are the water and earth signs; Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces or Taurus.  Avoid
planting on a barren sign or hot day which is the Sun’s day.  Also, signs that associate with the head or
heart, plants will not make it during these times.

The signs are as follows:

Aries - is good for plowing, tilling, or cultivating. Though a barren sign, it can be used for planting onions
or garlic.
Taurus - associated with the neck, this is a earthy sign and is especially favorable for root crops.
Gemini - a barren sign, good for cultivating and weeding, the cutting of grass and pinching buds.
Cancer - is a watery sign. It is said to be the most fruitful sign. It is excellent for all planting and
transplanting. Seeds sown under
Cancer - will germinate quickly, growth well and yields will be abundant.
Leo - tied to the Heart. This sign does not favor planting or transplanting. It is good for weeding.
Virgo - a barren sign, good for cultivating and weeding.
Libra  - is a strong, fruitful sign. Flowers should be planted in Libra. This sign is also thought to be
favorable for planting crops  that bear above ground.
Scorpio - ranks next to Cancer in fruitfulness. Favorable for planting crops that bear above the ground,
root crops, and fruit trees.
Sagittarius - a barren, fiery sign, although said to be good for planting onions.
Capricorn - a moist, productive sign. Tied to the knees it is favorable for planting root crops.
Aquarius - an airy, barren sign, useful for cultivating and weeding.
Pisces - a watery, fruitful sign, good for planting all crops, especially fruits and bulbs.

The phase of the moon is also used with what sun sign it is in.  

Things that yield above ground ~ plant during a waxing moon.
Things that yield below ground ~ plant during a waning moon.
Planting should not be done on the first day of a new moon or when a day the moon changes quarters.
Plant seeds, transplants of leafy plants, plants that carry their seed on the outside of the fruit like a
strawberry when the moon is between the new and first quarter.  
Sow or transplant plants that produce seeds inside their fruit when the moon is between the first quarter
and full.  Full moon is not the time to plant anything.  It is a time to pull weeds.