Is there any truth in old farmers tales of planting by the moon?
var html_compressed = ‘ by Alatea ‘; document.write(html_compressed); var html_compressed = ‘ on April 6th, 2006 ‘; document.write(html_compressed); Every farmer knows that roots are supposed to grow best when planted during the dark of the Moon, and plants with edible parts above ground grow better when planted in the waxing Moon. A quick search in the internet will bring hundreds of sites on planting by the Moon. Many farmers commercial and backyard swear by the Moon method. ——— One of the most important sources of information for the early farmer was the moon, which served him at different times as a makeshift calendar, weather report, or even good luck charm. The phases of the moon were used as a planting guide, partly on the basis of reasoned experience and partly out of superstition. Potatoes were planted in the dark phase of the moon in May, while cucumber and pumpkins were not to be put in the ground until the dark phase of the moon in June. These rules-of-thumb had a goo
