Planting Dates and Activities extracted from Brian Keats’ Antipodean Astro Calendar.
Using Moon opposition Saturn
(2 days prior to )
| Mar 2012 | Frid 23 | Sat 24 |
| April 2012 | Thur 19 | Frid 20 |
| May 2012 | Wed 16 | Thur 17 |
| June 2012 | Tues 12 | Wed 13 |
Using Descending Moon – an alternative spraying time when the Moon’s influences are working below the earth into the soil.
| Mar 2012 | Thurs 1 | |
| Mar 2012 | Thur 15 | Thur 29 |
| April 2012 | Wed 11 | Wed 25 |
| May 2012 | Tues 8 | Tues 22 |
| Jun 2012 | Tues 5 | Tues 19 |
Peppering dates for Weeds
Moon in Leo (Note when Mercury is in retrograde it interferes with some planetary influences and appears to affect making of peppers)
| Mar 2012 | 6 – 8 | (Mercury retro 12-31 also
full moon – extra good time) |
| April 2012 | 3 – 4 | (Mercury retro 1 -4 so not a good time for peppering) |
| April 2012 | 30 | |
| May 2012 | 1 – 2 | 27 – 29 |
Insect Peppers
Ground Living Types (pasture grubs,scarab grubs)
Burn when the Sun is in an Earth Sign- Capricorn,Taurus & Virgo
Air Insects (those that lay eggs on leaves and live mostly in the air)
Burn when Sun is in an Air Sign- Aquarius, Gemini & Libra
Watery Types ( slugs, snails etc – although better to ferment overnight and spray out maybe when the Sun is in a water Sign- Pisces,Cancer & Scorpio
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