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: New Moon, Saturday, January 3
• Saturday-Sunday: Moon in the sign of Cancer/Leo - Weed and control pests
  • Deciduous Fruit Trees are sprayed during the winter months with a Copper Fungicide. You need to space the application between rainy periods?  

Later in the Week

• Tuesday - Thursday; Moon in the sign of Virgo - Harvest and cultivate.
  • If you haven’t already, clear out and discard any summer vegetable plants. By now, they should look pretty ugly. Once the area is clear, spade it to prepare for adding a new layer of soil amendments.   Hold off if the area is saturated from the rain. 

Other Things To-do

• And finally, all the holiday cedar, pine, and spruce trees in four and six-inch pots should be moved outdoors. Once outside, give them a good drink of water, hose off the foliage, and remove the holiday decorations and wrapping.