Tag Archives: lunar planting

What’s Working?

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

My original thought was to blog about my incredible tomato harvest. I had planned to sing the praises of cherry tomatoes. I’ve had dubious success with tomatoes in the past (a fruit everyone can grow easily) and did some reading … Continue reading →

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Mouldy Peas

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

I’ve been struggling with my peas this autumn. Because of all my woes, on May 22nd I started a trial to see if I could get better success by germinating my dead, old snow peas in a damp paper towel. … Continue reading →

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Problematic Peas

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

My peas aren’t exactly the success story of my garden. I believe that this is, in large part, because one package of snow peas is dead. The package says they’re good until August 2012, but I’m thinking it’s wrong. Above … Continue reading →

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Planting Out Kale and Kohlrabi

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

On April 6th I sowed kohlrabi and on April 9th I sowed some kale in pots. All the kohlrabi seedlings made it into the ground yesterday but I had way too many kale seedlings to plant them all out. Since … Continue reading →

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Lunar Peas

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Yesterday the moon was in its First Quarter which is a good phase for planting crops that grow their seeds on the inside – like peas.  I’m having lousy luck with peas this winter so now I’m giving the moon … Continue reading →

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Lunar Greens

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

On March 7th I sowed a bunch of seeds (the moon was in the first quarter – good for plants that bear seeds on the inside – not optimal for leafy greens or Brassicas but probably not horrid). I planted … Continue reading →

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Sweet Corn

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Yesterday I decided it was time to finally get that sweet corn in the ground. Frank had finished the bed, it had rested for a few days, the lunar calendar said it was time to go and the weather wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Flowers Galore

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

The flowering almond/peach/apricot (I’m not sure what it is but it produces only a few stunted fruits each year that fall off long before they’d be ripe) is starting to burst into bloom. Within a week the front yard will … Continue reading →

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Parsley in a Tea Kettle

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Deb did a kitchen clean out and she offered me some stuff she no longer uses, including this cute tea kettle. It’s too nice to waste but I need a kettle like I need more egg cups. Being currently obsessed … Continue reading →

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Kohlrabi

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

This bed is planted out with kohlrabi from seedlings provided by our neighbour, Frank. I put them in a shady bed for a while and they did nothing so Frank (hubby, not neighbour) transplanted them here on June 9th. (The … Continue reading →

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