This sounds like the Old Farmers' Almanac, a publication that has been
around for many years.
"I first heard about gardening by the signs from my dad. He said that
his Grandpa only planted when the signs were right. To be honest, it
sounded like a lot of hocus-pocus. I decided that it would make a
good science fair project. The purpose of the project was to see if
the moon had any effect on the plants rate of growth. There are two
aspects of planting by the moon. The first part involves planting
according to lunar phases... The moon has four phases, each lasting
about seven days. The first and the second phases of the moon are
supposed to be the best time to plant an above ground crop. During
this time, the moon has a greater gravitational force bringing water
to the above ground parts of the plant. The third and fourth phases
of the moon are supposed to be the best time to plant a below ground
crop (radish, peanuts, potatoes) since more water will be available in
the root zone. The second part of gardening by the moon involves the
astronomical signs. Farmers know them by names such as the head,
heart, twins, feet etc. However, most people refer to these as the
signs of the zodiac. Examples include, Taurus, Cancer, Gemini, and Leo
etc. Each of these signs is known as being fruitful or barren, watery
or dry, fiery or earthy. Planting guides such as the Old Farmers
Almanac say that the best time to plant is when a moon phase and the
most ideal sign occur together for a particular crop. The materials
that I used to conduct my project were commercial potting soil, pots,
and Sparkler radish seed. I sowed the seed on the best and worst days
for planting according to the Almanac. Each planting was allowed to
grow for a period of thirty days. (No fertilizer was used) At the end
of the thirty- day period the plants were removed. The roots and
vegetative parts were measured. The Almanac had predicted that the
best day for planting below ground plants would be on October 27th.
This was during the third phase of the moon under the sign of Cancer
(considered to be the most fruitful). This sign gave the best result
for all of the plantings. The worst possible day for planting yielded
the poorest result. There is evidence to suggest that the signs may
truly have an affect on a plants rate of growth. My next project will
be to test the signs on an above ground crop next spring."
http://www.hos.ufl.edu/vegetarian/03/February/Feb03.htm
Is this the kind of calendar you're looking for?
http://www.almanac.com/astrology/index.php
There's some info here about another, regional almanac with body signs:
http://www.walterreeves.com/qa_display.phtml?qaID=103 |
