Today I’m taking advantage of the New Moon happening RIGHT at the beginning of May, and I’ve been sitting here planning my planting schedule for the month.
Here’s what I ended up with after an hour.
Which I translated over into a second form….
And there you have it. A lunar planting calendar for the month of May, 2011.
From Friday May 6th @ 10:32 pm EDT until Monday May 9th @ 5:35 am EDT the moon is in its first waxing quarter and in Cancer. This is the perfect time for me to plant my lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelon, and herbs. *** That’s this coming weekend! ***
From Friday May 13th @ 11:56 am EDT until Sunday May 15th @ 12:31 pm EDT the moon is in its second waxing quarter and in Libra. This is the ideal time to plant flowers. Especially sunflowers. *** That’s next weekend! ***
From Sunday May 15th @ 12:31 pm EDT until Tuesday May 17th @ 7:09 am EDT the moon is in its second waxing quarter and in Scorpio. These are the days to be planting my beans, zucchini, pumpkin, peppers, and peas.
From Tuesday May 17th @ 1:22 pm EDT until Thursday May 19th @ 10:17 am EDT the moon is in its third waning quarter and in Sagittarius. Here is where we plant our onions.
From Thursday May 19th @ 4:16 pm EDT until Saturday May 21st @ 5:04 am EDT the moon is in its third waning quarter and in Capricorn. This is the time in the cycle to plant the potatoes, beets, and radishes.
And finally, on Tuesday May 24th from 8:24 am EDT until 2:52 pm EDT the moon is in its third waning quarter and in Pisces. In this small window of six and a half hours, get those carrots in the ground!
May 27th, 28th, and June 1st are PERFECT days to trim and weed to retard growth.
And that’s the garden!
