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Conference hydra::dejavu

Title:Psychic Phenomena
Notice:Please read note 1.0-1.* before writing
Moderator:JARETH::PAINTER
Created:Wed Jan 22 1986
Last Modified:Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2143
Total number of notes:41773

1217.0. "Gardening by the Stars" by EDIT::JAMES () Tue Feb 20 1990 09:24

    Hi. I am an avid gardener and was wondering if anyone in DEJAVU gardens
    (more than likely, I'd say) and if they use astrological gardening -
    planting by the signs and the phases of the moon. I posed this question
    in the GARDENING notesfile, but met with a deafening silence. On the
    assumption that I am more likely to find an astrological gardener
    here, I'd like to open this topic for discussion.
    
    
    As a starter, I just purchased "Astrological Gardening" by Louise
    Riotte, and I think it's fascinating...has anyone else read it?
    
    Estelle
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1217.1Them little green apples.CSCMA::PERRYTue Feb 20 1990 10:1714
    We know that (from "The Secret Life of Plants" - published some
    years ago) plants can react to their enviroment, suffer loss and
    have some sort of 'feeling' at some level.
    
    They are a life form, right.  We are a life form, right?
    
    And if one believes that we are influenced by the energies given
    by and being balanced by the stars and planets, then why can't plants?
    
    I know that when I do my spring planting or house plant watering,
    I always send a blessing towards them so they will be healthy and
    grow.  I would theorize that there are "positive growth cycles"
    or something of the sort in astrology.  I would say our little
    green (or multi colored) friends are affected.
1217.2Possible pointerCGVAX2::PAINTERAnd on Earth, peace...Tue Feb 20 1990 18:269
    
    There is a great book entitled "Behaving As If The God In All Life
    Mattered", by Michaelle Small.  It's been over a year since I read it,
    however she has a little in there about her gardening experiences,
    though can't remember if she has any charts or anything.
    
    Then there is the Farmer's Almanac.  (;^)
    
    Cindy
1217.3CSC32::GORTMAKERwhatsa Gort?Wed Feb 21 1990 03:038
Nope. But my next door neighbor does use the planting charts in the almanac
and has about the same quality of garden as I do I can't really say it has
any effect. I have read the secret life of plants and found it interesting
but somewhat less than enlightening.

I think weather, skill and preparation play more active roles.

-j
1217.4Watery Moon for Lush PlantsAICADC::DOLLIVERWatching my life go by ...Wed Feb 21 1990 10:085
    The simplest astrological gardening guide is to plant or transplant
    when the Moon is transiting through a Water sign (Cancer, Scorpio,
    Pisces).  Also try to plant during a waxing (increasing) Moon.
    
    					Todd
1217.5Ben's BookORCAS::MCKINNON_JATue Mar 06 1990 20:263
    as mentioned before, the "Farmers almanac" is a great sorce of 
    info on gardening by the stars and such.
1217.6Planting and gatheringLEDS::BATESTroppe vite per farne unaThu Mar 08 1990 13:5513
    
    Years ago, I had extensive herb and vegetable gardens, as well as a
    greenhouse for semi-tropical and tropical plants (all at a home west 
    of Boston). At the suggestion of several gardeners, whose success in
    growing beautiful specimens of *everything* was awe-inspiring, I began
    to plant certain crops at specific lunar phases, as well as planting
    and gathering at specific times of the day. Crops and plants were
    spectacular!
    
    I'll go back into my gardening journals for notes, and post the
    information here, or you can contact me offline -
    
    gloria