Understanding effects, and timing your gardening chores accordingly, is a basis of moon gardening. The moon moves in a complete cycle every 29 days. In moon gardening, this cycle is divided in four quarters or phases. Phase refers to the moon’s shape viewed from earth during the month. To plant by moon phases you need an almanac or calendar. It lists exact time and date of the moon phases. A lunar month starts with a new moon, also called “dark of the moon”. From the new moon to first quarter and from first quarter to full moon, the moon grows to a crescent and then a full circle, mid-month. The increasing or waxing phases.
January 8, 2010
January 7, 2010
Getting Ready for Spring
It’s time to get ready for the coming spring. Early in the month, turn under clover and other green manure crops in the vegetable garden so that the soil will be ready for planting next month. Even if you haven’t planted a green manure crop, till the garden to expose overwintering insects. If there hasn’t been any rainfall, make sure to water outside plants, especially if there’s freezing weather. They need to be well hydrated.
Water holiday gift plants with care. Check the soil before watering to make sure it is dry and to avoid drowning plants. Allowing these and other houseplants to dry out between watering will help prevent or control fungus gnats.
September 20, 2009
I recently found some collard seeds, I had left over from last year. So, I planted them in this pot, and many of them came up. These were the only one’s that managed to make it through the hot summer months. Even though they made it, they are still very tender, and I have to protect them, when I know the sun is going to make it a hot day.
August 13, 2009
Planting Sunflower Seeds……..
A farmer in a sunflower field in Los Palacios, Cuba. In a speech to lawmakers last weekend, Raul Castro extolled the value of oxen, saying a pilot program promoting urban farming and relying on the beasts of burden in the central province of Camague.
A farmer works his oxen in a field in Los Palacios, Cuba. Cuba may rely more heavily than ever on oxen to save fuel normally used by heavily machinery.
August 7, 2009
Hanging Tomato
I’ve got several flowers on my upside down, tomato plant……….I hope they make tomatoes for me……….they are the little red cherry tomatoes, and usually make a bunch of fruit. Cherry’s are great in a salad, sliced in half……..and I’m ready for them to get growing…….please…….. 
July 27, 2009
Grapefruit Tree
This was grown from a couple of seeds, I extracted from a grapefruit, that I was eating at the time. 
It’s grown so tall that I can’t get a full picture of it without lessening the effects of the plant. The rain we’ve been having has cause it to grow some larger leaves than the one’s below it.
Tomato Plant
I’ve noticed the recent trend of growing plants from the bottom of a container. So, I planted some tomato seeds, and when
they came up, I transferred then to the hole in the bottom of this container, and this is what I have so far.
July 16, 2009
UR Resident Chef
Have you be to UR Resident Chef, lately? Believe me your in for a nice surprise. Not only does this blogger, write about food and recipes, they also, show ways to grow herbs, to use for cooking. I’ve been in contact with this blogger several months, and can truly suggest you reading this blog.This person has other blogs, that you should check out, but I enjoy this one the most, since we are both enjoying planting and growing, veggies, and herbs. I advertise on this blog very often and suggest you get to know this blogger, as I have. You’ll not regret it.
June 1, 2009
Peach Tree
This peach tree was about 2 ft. tall when we bought it 2 summers ago. I planted it as soon as we got home and I didn’t expect anything from it for another year or two. It suprised me this year and had several peaches on it. There are only 2 or 3 left because some of them didn’t set. They soon fell off and the birds had fun with the other peach tree. I finally pulled all the peaches off the other tree because the birds and the wasps were ruining them anyway. Just thought I’d show you this tree and how much it’s grown. 
March 15, 2009
Last Year
Last year I had plenty of slips for sweet potatoes, growing here and I should have transplanted them, but I didn’t and they grew potatoes, but they were small, because of the container. This year, I plan to do better and grow some of them in the ground so, the potatoes, can get bigger. Sweet potatoes, cost an arm and a leg in the stores. I figure, I can grow my own and have plenty on hand.
