Gardening by the Moon
Lunar Almanac
Planting Guide and Garden Activities based on the Cycles of the Moon
work ~with~ the forces of nature to get the most from your garden
There’s always something to take care of in the garden, and this beautifully utilitarian tool keeps you on track. With more lunar information than any other almanac, Gardening by the Moon is a planting guide, lunar almanac, and wall calendar all in one and bursting with planting information specific to your climate.
Our annually-published planting guide contains everything you need to know to bring the age-old tradition of planting by the signs to your own farm or garden, presented in an intuitive monthly calendar format.
By working with the forces of nature, you can have an earlier, healthier, and more abundant harvest. Seeds are scientifically proven to germinate more quickly as the moon waxes. Planting under the correct lunar phase and sign gives your garden the very best start—and the best chance of success!
Ancient Agricultural Wisdom, Backed by Modern Science:
- Monthly gardening activities like pruning, irrigating, and fertilizing to keep you on track throughout the year
- Best planting days and daily garden activities based on moon’s phase and sign
- When to plant vegetable and flower seeds in flats or set out in the garden, according to your local frost dates
- Leaf, fruit, root, and flower days
- Average frost dates by hardiness zone
- Daily moon phase and sign
- Easy to read timeline showing the moon’s progress through the zodiac, including void-of-course
- Precise time of moon’s entrance into and exit out of each sign
- Moon quarters, lunar & solar eclipses, and solstices & equinoxes given to the minute
- Includes brand new six-page introduction to lunar gardening and planting by the signs, including specific information for medicinal herbs and seedsaving
- Art-print quality color photographs from the calendarmakers’ garden
- Humidity-resistant clay-based “silk” finish improves durability and takes pen, pencil, and marker well
- Made from recycled and recyclable materials
- US & Canadian federal holidays
- Print calendar hangs open at 11” x 17”
- Available in three time zones (Pacific, Central, and Eastern), all adjusted for Daylight Savings Time
Calculated to your local growing season:
- LONG — March 1 to November 15 or no frost expected
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- zones 7, 8, 9, 10
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- MEDIUM — April 15 to October 15
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- zones 5, 6, 7, 8
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- SHORT — May 15 to September 30
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- zones 3, 4, 5, 6
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Each version of the calendar features lists of suggested monthly gardening activities suitable for your climate at that time, to help keep you on track as the seasons (and chores!) change.
Detailed planting guide with monthly planting and transplanting lists, including notations of when to use season-extending protections, are invaluable to vegetable and flower growers alike.
Average frost dates are given, as well as when to start hardening seedlings off and when to transplant them.
Which planting guide format suits you best?
The Gardening by the Moon calendar is available in three different growing seasons (Long, Medium, Short), three different time zones (Pacific, Central, Eastern, and new for 2024—Mountain), and three different formats. Each format contains the same beautiful photography, planting lists, and daily and monthly gardening activities, but has been tailored to your lifestyle needs as well as your time zone and local growing season.
Digital
Mobile Friendly
For modern gardeners on the go, we are introducing a MOBILE FRIENDLY .PDF INSTANT DOWNLOAD. Laid out vertically to for increased legibility on a phone or tablet. Available as Long Season in Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern Standard Times; Medium Season in Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern Standard Times; and Short Season in Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern Standard Times. (2024 mobile friendly .pdfs are in final stages of editing and will be available soon)
Combine your wall calendar with any .pdf purchase and save 25% off your download. Use code DOWNLOAD25
