Time to plant Root crop, bulbs and perennials Oct 23-30 Here in Az

He thought they were for him, at least a dog can hope

 The large center raised bed will be for carrots season.

We eat carrots every day.

The bed is fine tilde no rocks at all.

The depth of it is all so, it has been a big job.

 Tip here 

When planting carrot and parsley soak the seeds overnight

 cucumber and chive

 This an unexpected gift from compost.

I think it is a tomatoe plant. I never remove a self sewed plant.

I figure it liked it enough to grow there it must be a happy plant

 There are a few early buds on the cucumber.

Tip here NEVER touch a cucumber until your ready to pick it.

Funny plant that way, oh yes I learned the hard way :)

 The Radish is a little leggy. I think there is too much nitro in the soil.

This bed is against the South wall. Too much shade.

 If you look at the left corned. Another gift a little basil plant. 

I have been longing for fresh basil.

 The peas are being eaten by somebody.

This is the third replant.

 That 3 foot compost pile did real well in the summer heat.

It is almost all gone. I have yet to dig it in the far bed. Had a failed crop of Swiss chard.

Going to replant it and the kale next week.

The broccoli is doing well on the far right in image

 Strawberry pot still hold a little promise. I need to get a nice stepping stone for the bench corner. The cushions that I got will the money my dad left me are now on the bench. Water tank hold a fair amount.

 Once carrots were in the earth I just had to step back and admire that beautiful earth. Center row is the longest to harvest. Near the edge is the smaller ones. That way the kids can easily reach them when they are ready in 55 days or so.

Well get your root stocks in this week or you'll need to wait for another lunar cycle

Today Aug 24 Full Sep 1 Last Quarter Sep 8 New Sep 14 First Quarter

	Sept.23      Full	Sept. 30               Last Quarter	Oct. 7                  New	Sept. 14 First Quarter

Planting by the phase of the moon July/ Aug 2010 zone 8

Moon Planting Rule
New Moon To Full Moon:	Sow, Transplant, bud and graft.
Full Moon To New Moon:	Plow, Cultivate, weed and reap.
New Moon To First Quarter:	Good for Planting above-ground crops with outside seeds, flowering annuals.
First Quarter To Full Moon:	Good for planting above ground crops with inside seeds.
Full Moon To Last Quarter:	Good for planting root crops, bulbs, biennials, and perennials.
Last Quarter To New Moon:	Do Not Plant

Moon Planting Examples...

A list of when and what to plant.

First quarter planting, or the time from the new moon to about half-full. Plant annuals with above-ground yields, particularly leafy plants which produce their seed outside the fruit.

1st Qtr. Examples: asparagus cabbage, celery, endive, and spinach.

Second quarter planting, or the time from the half-full to the full moon. Plant annuals that have above-ground yields which are vining and produce seed inside the fruit.

2nd Qtr. Examples: beans, peas, peppers, squash, eggplant, tomatoes, cucumbers.

Third quarter planting, or from the full moon to half-full. Plant biennials, perennials, bulb and root crops. Crops which are planted one season the produce yields the following year, trees, and shrubs.

3rd Qtr. Examples: onions, potatoes, rhubarb, grapes, winter wheat, and berries.

Fourth quarter planting, or from half-full to new moon.

4th Qtr. Examples: pull weeds, cultivate, destroy pests, and turn sod.

Moon Planting Wise Tales...

Plant potatoes during the "dark of the moon" is an old adage. Plant your seeds within 48 hours before a full moon. Do not plant on the day of the New Moon or Full Moon.

Moon Phase for planting October/November 2009

New Moon To Full Moon:  10/18/09-11/2/09	Sow, Transplant, bud and graft.
Full Moon To New Moon: 11/2/09-	11/16-09	Plow, Cultivate, weed and reap.
New Moon To First Quarter:10/18-10/25	Good for Planting above-ground crops with outside seeds, flowering annuals.
First Quarter To Full Moon:10/25-11/5	Good for planting above ground crops with inside seeds.
Full Moon To Last Quarter:11/5-11-9	Good for planting root crops, bulbs, biennials, and perennials.
Last Quarter To New Moon:11/9-11/16	Do Not Plant

Planting by moon phase...New Moon To First Quarter: Good for Planting above-ground crops with outside seeds, flowering annuals.

Good Sunday to you

follow your vision

With the coffee grounds to compost

the ground egg shell, oatmeal and bread heals to chicken set off to task am I.

WRONG...I thought it was time

to plant the bulbs, perennials and biannual and those plants that seed above ground this is correct.
boy did I get mixed up!
Oh well! :)
They are now in!
Onion and per/biannual well say a prayer and hope for the best.
opps!

The new plot dug out has been tri trenched...

Companion planting...

Chives for the peas...

This is the newest bed on the west side of the shed in the shade of the gazebo

 Sage and chive in the squares around the lettuces

 

This is the east facing bed

The sage in the squares...

The chive between the bok choy and the lettuce/onion rows

keep aphids away.

the pots were soaked in the dogs pool

the absorption is a better way to moisten the soil.

Lemon balm (tomato on the otherside of the rain barrel love it)

on one side planter.

The trailing rosemary to the left is favored by the brocolli in the raised bed

pollinators are drawn by it.

Planting alterations!

This week Aug 21-26
( Aug 20 is the new moon never plant on the day of the new moon)
plant....seed...
Borage seed East bed
Marigold seed East bed
Dill seed (bed not ready plant Sept 18-20) South bed extension East corner
Annuals seed
Lettuce seed indoors to transplant Sept 18 th

Aug 27-Sept 3th
Sweet Corn seed Sept 2&3 Center Main
Popping Corn seed Sept 2&3 Center Main

Sept 4-10
weed/cultivate/reap/plow
Get South bed finished
Get East Bed ready down to till for root crop

Plant
Sept 3-10
Beet seed ( must get ready can be done Oct 3-11, 17-25) South bed extension East corner
Parsnip seed (bed must get ready) East bed
Leek seed ( must turn it) Center Extention



Sept 4-24 plant
Radish seed (main garden must go down to till) East bed
Sweet William seed



Sept 18-24
Transplant
Sept 19-24
Plant
(Never plant on a full moon)
Parsley(soak seed over night) East bed
Kale seed East bed
Parsnips (again) seed East bed
Radish (again) seed East bed
Basil seed in ground ( or put in the transplants Sept 18-30) East bed
Turnip seed East bed
Carrot seed East bed
Snap Dragon seed
Broccoli seed Center Extension bed
Leek (again) seed Center Extension bed
Broccoli raab seed Center Extension bed
Beet (again) seed South bed extension East corner
Swiss chard seed South bed extension
Spinach seed South bed extension
Dill (again) seed South bed extension East corner
Bok Choy seed South bed extension
Sage seed South bed extension
Thyme seed South bed extension
Cauliflower seed South bed extension
Mache corn salad seed (broad cast)
Lettuce seed
Alyssum seed

DO NOT PLANT
Sept 11-17
weed/cultivate/reap/plow

Oct. 1&2
Plant seed
Above ground with inside seed

Oct 3-11, 17-25
Radish seed East bed
Turnip seed East bed
Carrot East bed

plant onion seed Center Extension bed

Beet seed South bed extension


Oct 19-25
Cauliflower seed South bed extension

Oct 12-16
DO NOT PLANT
weed/cultivate/reap/plow

Aug 20
Seed to sow indoors
Celery to go out in 6-8 weeds?
Lettuce indoors to go out in Sept 18th-30th
Basil indoors East bed

Last night I studied the planting dates and the moon phases. I made a calender of sorts.
My own almanac. Remember the old Farmers Almanacks .?...I understand now...
This is sorta tricky stuff. Hard to wrap the brain around.
I now have my calender for this zone...1200 ft. above sea level...

The New Moon is today.
This is my schedule for the next 10 weeks I will try to explain...

My process was this

1. I marked all the seeds with the elevation proper dates to plant
2. Then I labeled the calendar color coded as to the moon phase indicators.
3. I went back and adjusted the plant date to correspond with the moon phase indicators.
4.In doing that I paid attention to the type of plant

a. above seed in
b. above seed out
c. root or bulb
d. transplant or sow
e. plant indoors....here I took back the plant in ground seed or plant and calculated the date to put the transplant in ground and will set indoors those that are applicable.