The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #95979   Message #1878605
Posted By: Bee
07-Nov-06 - 04:25 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Planting by phases of the moon
Subject: RE: Folklore: Planting by phases of the moon
Father in Law was a great gardener. His only moon rules related to frost - don't plant tender stuff until after the full moon in June. Harvest same before the full moon in September. And it was he that taught me to ripen my last tomatos by uprooting the whole plant and hanging it upside down in a sunny porch. Every last tomato ripens and no rot sets in. Of course, your porch looks and smells very earthy, but I kinda like that.