THE MOON 

1950 Moon Phases and Positions 
Many gardeners like to govern their planting by the phases of 
the moon. For them, we show here all the necessary information 
generally shown by more voluminous arrangements. As seedsmen, 
want it. 
we cannot vouch for the effectiveness of this method, but we are 
glad to provide this complete and up-to-date chart for those who 

Signs of the Zodiac and Their 
Influence 
‘? ARIES: Tends to dryness, barrenness. 
Fairly good for cultivating, spraying and 
weeding. 
© TAURUS: Fairly productive. A good 
sign for planting root crops particularly 
potatoes and bulbous plants. 
IT GEMINI: Dry and barren. Not good 
for any kind of planting or transplanting. 
Kill noxious growths. 
°5 CANCER: Moist, very fruitful, most 
productive of the Zodiac. Planting and 
transplanting should yield good crops. 
Irrigate, bud, graft, transplant. 
SL LEO: Most dry and barren sign. Use 
only to kill weeds, destroy roots, etc. 
™ VIRGO: Moist but barren. Not rec- 
ommended 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, 
™ SCORPIO: Next to Cancer in pro- 
ductiveness, Irrigate but do not dig po- 
tatoes. 
¢# SAGITTARIUS: Generally considered 
barren but used by many for onions, 
seeding for hay, destroying weeds, etc. 
V3 CAPRICORN: Earthly, fairly produc- 
tive. Similar to Taurus but drier, Bulb- 
ous flowers, potatoes, tubers, root crops. 
~~ AQUARIUS: Somewhat barren. Good 
only for cultivation and extermination 
of pests. 
3€ PISCES: Similar to Cancer so use for 
same purposes. Very productive. Do not 
dig potatoes. 
When to Plant 
The tables at right show 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 gach 
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. 
ALL 
@ lst QUARTER MOON, INCREASING 
—During Ist Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Asparagus, Broccoli, Brussels 
Sprouts, Cabbage, 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, Peppers, Pumpkins, Squash, To- 
matoes, flowers, and cereals. 
When possible, plant seed while the 
Moon is in the fruitful signs of Cancer, 
Scorpio or Pisces, The next best signs 
are Taurus, Libra and Capricorn, 
3rd QUARTER, MOON DECREASING 
—During 3rd Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Beets, Carrots, Chicory, Pars- 
nips, Potatoes, Radishes, Rutabagas, On- 
ions, Turnips, Tubers. 
( 4th QUARTER, MOON DECREASING 
—In 4th or Last Quarter of the Moon 
turn sod, pull weeds, and destroy nox- 
ious growths, especially when Moon is 
in barren signs, Gemini, Leo, Virgo or 
Aquarius. 




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