desertlady
Attractive To Bees
Farmers Alamanac has been around for years, I was wondering has it been very accurate? Do you all use the book when planting the garden? There is alot of helpful information in that book.
Farmers Almanac
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so lucky
Garden Master
I love it and always intend to use the planting guide, but something usually gets in the way. (Like the weather!) I do know that, all other things being equal, something makes a difference when you plant. I have had cucumbers jump out of the ground when planted one day, and languish around for weeks when planted another day. Also makes a difference in how well they grow. If it is the moon, I don't know.
schmije
Garden Ornament
We were discussing this question a couple of days ago. I'm curious if somebody has ever gone back a year or two and checked whether it was actually accurate. I've never used it, but I've read it before, and it SEEMS to have good information.
strantor
Chillin' In The Garden
My experience doesn't count because I don't have any 
. But when I read it, it feels very horoscopish to me. For example, I copied this to my computer a while back:
(I've highlighted things that smell particularly fishy to me)
. But when I read it, it feels very horoscopish to me. For example, I copied this to my computer a while back:(I've highlighted things that smell particularly fishy to me)
How can anyone, months in advance, predict that seeds planted on a certain day will rot in the ground? If you read that little section over and over, each time with a little more skepticism, you will (or at least I did) find yourself questioning how anything there could be accurate.,
Collector
Garden Master
I like the OFA, I only look at the synopsis for the weather for the year though, it ussually seems pretty accurate.
journey11
Garden Master
I guess the only way to satisfy curiosity would be to do a little experimenting.
My parents always planted by the almanac and swore by it. There is undoubtedly something to the lunar pull that affects nature, I am sure. But I am lucky to get around to getting anything planted on time--period--so it would do me no good anyway. I do like Poor Will's almanac in Countryside Magazine. It is pretty practical for my purposes and is written near my area. I like keeping my own record of things on my calendar as I observe them each year. That is very helpful for me, especially in keeping bees and it helps me plan ahead for all kinds of things.. Or if you want to know when to put out your bluebird houses, stuff like that. Also, I noted this year that my apple trees bloomed 3 weeks earlier than usual...and now they are ripe 3 weeks earlier as well.
My parents always planted by the almanac and swore by it. There is undoubtedly something to the lunar pull that affects nature, I am sure. But I am lucky to get around to getting anything planted on time--period--so it would do me no good anyway. I do like Poor Will's almanac in Countryside Magazine. It is pretty practical for my purposes and is written near my area. I like keeping my own record of things on my calendar as I observe them each year. That is very helpful for me, especially in keeping bees and it helps me plan ahead for all kinds of things.. Or if you want to know when to put out your bluebird houses, stuff like that. Also, I noted this year that my apple trees bloomed 3 weeks earlier than usual...and now they are ripe 3 weeks earlier as well.
so lucky
Garden Master
If it were just the pull of the moon, that would be pretty straightforward and easy to follow. It's when you take into account all the constellations' influence that I get confused. That's what makes it change from day to day. And do the planets influence it, too?
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desertlady
Attractive To Bees
WHO is the "Scientist" behind this? 
thats what baffles me ! So interesting why we cant plant them on certain days !
thats what baffles me ! So interesting why we cant plant them on certain days !
