Planting Dates and Activities extracted from Brian Keats’ Antipodean Astro Calendar.

Using Moon opposition Saturn

(2 days prior to )

Nov 2011	Mon 7	Tues 8
Dec 2011	Sun 4	Mon 5
Jan 2012	Sun 1	Mon 2
Jan 2012	Sat 28	Sun 29
Feb 2012	Sat 25	Sun 26
Mar 2012	Frid 23	Sat 24
April 2012	Thur 19	Frid 20
May 2012	Wed 16	Thur 17

Using Descending Moon – an alternative spraying time when the Moon’s influences are working below the earth into the soil.

Oct/Nov 2011	Mon 30	Sun 13
Dec 2011	Thur 1	Sat 10
Dec 2011	Sat 24	Sat 31
Jan  2012	Sun 1	Frid 6
Jan 2012	Sat 21	Tues 31
Feb 2012	Wed 1	Frid 3
Feb 2012	Frid 17	Wed 29
Mar 2012	Thurs 1
Mar 2012	Thur 15	Sat 31
April 2012	Thur 11	Tue 24
May 2012	Wed 9	Tues 22

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)

Dec 2011	3 – 10	16 – 17
Jan 2012	12 – 13
Feb 2012	8 – 9
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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