Planting by the Moon's Phases

Phase: New Moon - First Quarter
Application: Sow and tend hardy above ground plants, Best time for pruning & cutting
Plants: Broccoli, Cabbages, Cauliflower, Celery, Corn, Flowers, Grasses, Herbs, Lettuces, Spinach, Sprouts


Phase: First Quarter - Full Moon

Application: 

Plant cane fruits and watery/fleshy fruits, Sow vine plants

Plants: Beans, Cantaloupe, Cucumbers, Currants, Eggplant, Flowering Sweet Peas, Gooseberries, Grapes, Loganberries, Melons, Peas, Peppers, Raspberries, Runner Beans, Squash, Tomatoes

Phase: Full Moon - Last Quarter

Application: 

Plant root crops, bulb plants, large rooted plants

Plants: Beets, Bulbs, Carrots, Garlic, Irises, Onions, Peonies, Parsnips, Peanuts, Potatoes, Radishes, Root crops, Spring bulbs, Turnips

Phase: Last Quarter - New Moon

Application: Weed and turn the flower beds, prune deadwood and burn leaves

Plants: --

Earth Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

Root crops - potatoes, carrots, radishes

Transplanting

Air Signs: Libra, Gemini, Aquarius

Harvest & cultivate

Harvesting (4th Quarter) - preserve fruits & vegetables for storage

Libra - flowers & herbs

Gemini - melons

Aquarius - onions

Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Harvesting

Seed crops

Leo - weeding & cultivation

Harvesting (4th Quarter) - preserve fruits & vegetables for storage

Water Signs: Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio

All planting

Aries- A fire sign. Barren and dry. Harvest root and fruit for storage. Cultivate, destroy weeds and pests.

Taurus- An earth sign. Productive and moist. Second best for planting and transplanting. Good for root crops and potatoes, especially when hardiness is important. Also a good sign for leafy vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage and spinach.

Gemini- An air sign. Barren and dry. Harvest root and fruit for storage. Cultivate, destroy weeds and pests. Melon seeds respond well in this sign.

Cancer- A water sign. Very fruitful and moist. The best sign for all planting and transplanting. Also good for grafting, and irrigation.

Leo- A fire sign. Very barren and dry. Cultivate, harvest root and fruit for storage. An excellent time to destroy weeds and pests in the fourth quarter.

Virgo- An earth sign. Barren and moist. Some flowers and vines are favored by it. Cultivate and destroy weeds and pests.

Libra- An air signs. Semi-fruitful and moist. Best sign for planting beautiful and fragrant flowers, vines and herbs. Good for planting pulpy stems like kohlrabi, and root crops.

Scorpio- A water sign. Very fruitful and moist. Best planting sign for sturdy plants and vines. Tomatoes like to be transplanted in Scorpio, and it is a good sign for corn and squash. Graft or prune in the third and fourth quarter to retard growth and promote better fruit. A good sign for irrigation and transplanting.

Sagittarius- A fire sign. Barren and dry. Harvest roots and onions for storage, and plant onion sets and fruit trees. A good sign in which to cultivate the soil.

Capricorn- An earth sign. Productive and dry. Good for planting potatoes and other root crops, and for encouraging strong hardy growth. Good for grafting, and pruning to promote healing, and applying organic fertilizer.

Aquarius- An air sign. Barren and dry. Harvest root and fruit for storage. Cultivate, destroy weeds and pests. Good for planting onion sets.

Pisces- A water sign. Very productive and moist. Second best sign for planting and transplanting. Especially good for root growth and irrigation.