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PLANTING BY THE PHASES OF THE MOON
72 SEED PROPAGATION
magnetism. The lunar gravitational pull that produces high
tides in the oceans and water tides in the soil is very high at
the new moon. And the moon, which is dark, gets progressively
lighter. (See the drawings.) The exact day on which you plant
or transplant is not as important as generally taking advantage
of the impetus provided by nature.
If you place short-germinating seeds in the ground 2 days
before the lunar tide forces are greatest, the seed has time to
absorb water. The force exerted on the water in the seed helps
create a “tide” that helps burst the seed coat in conjunction with
the forces produced by the seed’s swelling. No doubt you have
wondered why one time beet seeds come up almost immediately
and another time the germination process takes 2 weeks
in the same bed under similar conditions. Temperature and
moisture differences, pH changes, and humus levels may influence
the seeds in each case, but the next time you note a
marked difference in germination time, check your calendar
to determine the phase the moon was in when you sowed the
seeds. You may find the moon had an influence.
Looking at the drawing of the moon’s phases, you can see
that there are both increasing and decreasing lunar gravitational
and light force influences that recur periodically during
the lunar month. Sometimes the forces work against each other,
and sometimes they reinforce one another. When the lunar gravitational
pull decreases and the amount of moonlight increases
during the first 7 days of the lunar cycle, plants undergo a period
of balanced growth. The decreasing lunar gravity (and the corresponding
relative increase in Earth’s gravity) stimulates root
growth. At the same time, the increasing amount of moonlight
stimulates leaf growth.
During the second 7 days of the lunar cycle, the lunar gravitational
force reverses its relative direction, and it increases. This
pull slows down the root growth as Earth’s relative gravitational
pull is lessened. The moonlight, on the other hand, continues
to a peak, and leaf growth is especially stimulated. If root growth
2 days before new moon First 7 days Second 7 days
Plant short- and extra-long–
germinating seeds (most vegetables
and herbs) in flats and/or beds
Balanced increase in rate of root
and leaf growth
Moonlight +
Lunar Gravity –
Increased leaf growth rate
Moonlight +
Lunar Gravity +