Gardening by the Moon Weekend To-Do

An idea as old as agriculture, based both folklore and superstition but there are scientific ideas to back it up.

• Lunar Phase: The 2nd Quarter begins on Wednesday, January 24
• Saturday-Sunday: Moon in the sign of Pisces - Plant seasonal color
  •   Primulas and the dwarf Primroses are available in 4” pots and packs.  They are an excellent complement plant when combined with Cyclamen and other seasonal color.

Later in the Week

• Wednesday/Thursday: Moon in the sign of Taurus - Plant seasonal color and leafy vegetables.
  • All types of lettuce along with Spinach and Swiss chard are available now for planting. If it’s too wet to plant in your vegetable garden, I would then use any type of container.

Other Things To-do

• When freezing temperatures are expected, bring your Hummingbird feeder inside and then reset it out in the morning. Hummingbirds are morning feeders.
•   When pruning Apricot and Plum trees use a ladder or telescoping pole pruner, to avoid climbing in the trees. This avoids damaging the fruiting spurs.