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Planting by the Zodiac
Based on Recomendations in Astrological Gardening, by Louise Riotte (Powell, Vermont: Storey Books, 1989)Vegetables
| Name |
Optimal Planting Sign |
Qtr to Plant |
|---|---|---|
| Asparagus | Can, Scp, Psc |
2nd |
| Beans | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
2nd |
| Beets | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib, Cap |
3rd |
| Black-Eyed Peas | Cap |
2nd |
| Broccoli | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
2nd |
| Brussel Sprouts | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib, Tau
|
1st |
| Cabbage | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib, Tau |
1st |
| Cantaloupe | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib, Tau |
1st or 2nd |
| Carrots | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib
|
3rd |
| Cauliflower | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
1st |
| Chard | Can, Scp, Psc |
1st or 2nd |
| Chinese Cabbage | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib, Tau
|
2nd |
| Collards | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib, Tau |
1st |
| Corn | Can, Scp, Psc
|
1st |
| Cucumbers | Can, Scp, Psc |
1st |
| Eggplant | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
2nd |
| Endive | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib, Virgo, Gem |
1st |
| Garlic | Scp, Sag
|
3rd or 4th |
| Garlic Chives | Scp, Sag |
1st or 2nd |
| Gourds | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
1st or 2nd |
| Herbs | Can, Scp, Psc |
1st or 2nd |
| Horseradish | Can, Scp, Psc |
1st or 2nd |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
3rd |
| Kale | Can, Scp, Psc |
1st or 2nd |
| Kohlrabi | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
1st |
| Lettuce | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib, Tau |
1st |
| Luffas | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
1st or 2nd |
| Mustard | Scorpio |
2nd |
| Okra | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
2nd or 3rd |
| Onions (seed) | Scp, Sag |
2nd |
| Onions (sets) | Lib |
3rd or 4th |
| Parsnips | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
3rd |
| Peas | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
2nd |
| Peppers | Scp, Sag |
2nd |
| Potatoes | Can, Scp, Tau, Lib, Cap |
3rd |
| Pumpkins | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
2nd |
| Rhubarb | Ari |
3rd |
| Rutabagas | Can, Scp, Psc, Tau |
3rd |
| Salsify | Can, Scp, Psc, Tau |
3rd |
| Spinach | Can, Scp, Psc |
1st |
| Squash | Can, Scp, Psc, Tau |
2nd |
| Sunflower | Lib |
2nd,3rd,4th |
| Sweet Potatoes | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
3rd or 4th |
| Tomatoes | Can, Scp, Psc |
2nd |
| Turnips | Can, Scp, Psc, Tau, Cap |
3rd |
| Watermelon | Can, Scp, Psc |
2nd |
Other Crops
| Name |
Optimal Planting Sign |
Qtr to Plant |
|---|---|---|
| Apples | Sag |
2nd or 3rd |
| Apricots | Tau, Lib |
2nd or 3rd |
| Barley | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib, Cap |
1st or 2nd |
| Buckwheat | Cap |
1st or 2nd |
| Cherries | Tau, Lib |
2nd or 3rd |
| Corn | Can, Scp, Psc |
1st |
| Cotton | Can |
1st or 2nd |
| Grapes | Can, Scp, Psc |
3rd or 4th |
| Hay | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib, Tau, Sag |
1st or 2nd |
| Millet | Can, Scp, Psc |
1st or 2nd |
| Oats | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
1st or 2nd |
| Peaches | Tau, Lib |
2nd or 3rd |
| Pears | Tau, Lib |
2nd or 3rd |
| Plums | Tau, Lib |
2nd or 3rd |
| Rice | Scp |
1st or 2nd |
| Rye | Cap |
1st or 2nd |
| Soybeans | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
2nd |
| Sugar Cane | Scp, Cap, Tau |
1st or 2nd |
| Tobacco | Aries |
1st or 2nd |
| Wheat | Can, Scp, Psc, Lib |
1st or 2nd |
Other Agricultural Operations
Dehorn and castrate during the waning moon when it's in Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo or Sagittarius (in descending order of effectiveness).
Harvest seed grain during New Moon.
Prune fruit trees in the Third Quarter when the Moon is in Scorpio.
Copyright © 2004 Jim Jung