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: Full  Moon, Monday April 10th

• Saturday-Sunday: Moon in the sign of  Virgo - Plant flowering vines, seasonal color, and herbs
  • Carolina Jasmine (pictured above), and Banksias Rose, along with Climbing Roses are the primary spring flowering vines.

Later in the Week

Wednesday/Thursday: Moon in the sign of Scorpio - Plant tomatoes, divide perennials, and prune

•  Tomatoes should be planted in a cylinder shape hole so they can be planted deep. You want the entire plant buried leaving only the second set of leaves exposed above the ground.

Other Things To-do

•  The white foamy stuff on plants is from the Spittle Bug. It will be around for about a month, and does little damage to plants. I’d just wash it off with a stream of water.