
WHEN TO SOW 
by Nature’s Calendar 
Man-made seed catalogs and books 
usually give planting dates and direc- 
tions on a calendar basis. We'd like 
to do this, too, but our experience has 
taught us that such arbitrary dates are 
dangerous. Weather variations from 
year to year are likely to make the 
most carefully compiled dates go wrong. 
That’s why we suggest you follow nat- 
ural planting dates, which take into 
account the variation from year to year. 
While they are not 100% infallible, they 
are far more accurate than the calender. 
FULLY HARDY CROPS 
Sow as soon as you can work the ground 
in spring, or when the farmer is plant- 
ing oats. In some years, crocuses, snow- 
drops and winter aconites may be in 
bloom, but if the soil is workable before 
they appear, don’t wait—plant as soon 
as you can. Even if the soil freezes over 
the seed, the following vegetables will 
start growing when it thaws again: Brus- 
sels sprouts, Broccoli, early Cabbage, 
Cauliflower, Collards, Cress, Endive, Kale, 
Kohlrobi, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion sets, 
Parsley, Parsnips, Alaska Peas, Radishes, 
Salsify, Spinach and Turnips. All of these 
can be seeded in fall (just before the 
ground freezes for the winter) and should 
give fair results in spring. If they kill 
out in open winters, they can be readily 
reseeded. 
HARDY CROPS 
Plant these when earliest tulips and nar- 
cissi bloom, when maple trees flower and 
when forsythia shows signs of fading: 
Beets, wrinkled Peas, Swiss Chard Leek, 
New Zealand Spinach, Onion Seed, Spin- 
ach. Take a chance on an early planting 
of Sweet Corn. 
TENDER CROPS 
Plant when Darwin tulips, lilacs and 
apple trees are in full bloom: Bush Beans, 
Sweet Corn, Pumpkins, Summer and Win- 
ter Squash. 
TROPICAL VEGETABLES 
When the petals on apple blossoms fall, 
and when the late tall irises are in full 
bloom, plant the following: Lima Beans 
(bush and pole) Pole Snap Beans, Musk- 
melon, Okra and Watermelons. Now is 
the time to set out all greenhouse-grown 
plants of tender vegetables like Peppers, 
Eggplant and Tomatoes. 

A sure way 
to defeat the rabbit pest 
To shut out pests like rabbits, gophers 
and pheasants, a good fence will pay 
in the permanent garden where it would 
have been too costly for a temporary 
plot. An attractive fence can be made 
by stretching two-foot high close mesh 
and planting hedge shrubs on both 
sides. The wire will turn all pests that 
walk, and flying pheasants rarely fly 
over this type of hedge if it is closely 
planted. If a wire fence must be used 
because of space limitations, plan on 
covering it with some woody vine. Do 
not grow tender vines like sweet peas 
on a wire fence because the hot sun 
will heat up the wire enough to stunt 
the growth of pea vine tendrils. 
PLANTING BY THE MOON 
Many gardeners like to govern their plant- 
ing by the phases of the moon. For them, 
we show here all the necessary informa- 
tion generally shown by more voluminous 
arrangements. 
vouch for the effectiveness of this method, 
but we are glad to provide this complete 
and up-to-date chart for those who want it. 
As seedsmen, we cannot 

Signs of the Zodiac and Their Influence 
‘TT ARIES:Tends to dryness, 
barrenness. Fairly good for 
cultivating, spraying and 
weeding. 
© TAURUS: Fairly produc- 
tive. A good sign for plant- 
ing root crops particularly 
potatoes and bulbous plants. 
IT GEMINI: Dry and bar- 
ren. Not good for any kind 
of planting or transplant- 
ing. Kill noxious growths. 
25 CANCER: Moist, very 
fruitful, most productive of 
the Zodiac. Planting and 
transplanting should yield 
good crops. Irrigate, bud, 
graft, transplant. 
The table below shows 
when the moon enters each 
sign of the Zodiac. It also 
shows the moon’s changes. 
Under each month, we 
show first the time at 
which the moon _ enters 
each SIGN (day of the 
month and hour of the day, 
Central Standard Time). 
Then we show the moon 
CHANGES (day and hour) 
for each month. 
@ist QUARTER, MOON 
INCREASING—During 1st 
Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Asparagus, Broc- 
coli, Brussels Sprouts, Cab- 
$2 LEO: Most dry and bar- 
ren sign. Use only to kill 
weeds, destroy roots, etc. 
1? VIRGO: Moist but bar- 
ren. Not recommended for 
planting or transplanting; 
good for cultivating and 
destroying. 
=~ LIBRA: Fairly fruitful. 
Seed for hay, corn, fodder, 
etc. Produces vigorous pulp 
growth, reasonable amount 
of grain. Good for flowers. 
M SCORPIO: Next to Can- 
cer in productiveness. Irri- 
gate but do not dig pota- 
toes. 
When to Plant 
bage, Cauliflower, Celery, 
Corn, Cucumbers, Endive, 
Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, 
Spinach, Barley, Oats, Rye, 
Wheat. 
) 2nd QUARTER, MOON 
INCREASING—During 2nd 
Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Beans, Egg 
Plant, Melons, Peas, Pep- 
pers, Pumpkins, Squash, 
Tomatoes, flowers, and 
cereals. 
When possible, plant seed 
while the Moon is in the 
fruitful signs of Cancer, 
Scorpio or Pisces. The next 
* SAGITTARIUS: Gen- 
erally considered barren 
but used by many for on- 
ions, seeding for hay, des= 
troying weeds, etc. 
V3 CAPRICORN: Earthly, 
fairly productive. Similar 
to Taurus but drier. Bulb- 
ous flowers, potatoes, 
tubers, root crops. 
* AQUARIUS: Somewhat 
barren. Good only for cul- 
tivation and extermination 
of pests. 
€ PISCES: Similar to Can- 
cer so use for same pur- 
poses. Very productive. Do 
not dig potatoes. 
best signs are Taurus, Libra 
and Capricorn. 
® 3rd QUARTER, MOON 
DECREASING—During 3rd 
Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Beets, Carrots, 
Chicory, Parsnips, Potatoes, 
Radishes, Rutabagas. On- 
ions, Turnips, Tubers. 
C 4th QUARTER, MOON 
DECREASING—In 4th or 
Last Quarter of the Moon 
turn sod, pull weeds, and 
destroy noxious growths, 
especially when Moon is in 
barren signs, Gemini, Leo, 
Virgo or Aquarius. 

1948 — Moon’s Phases and Positions — 1948 


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