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Gardening Moon Calendar - August 2024
Gardening by the Moon Phase, Farmer's Planting Guide

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Biodynamic Gardening Moon Calendar - August 2024

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August 2024 - Gardening by the Moon, Biodynamic Planting Guide

Please read this first:

1) Moon Phase x Moon Zodiac Sign:

Please keep in mind, that Gardening by Moon Phase and Gardening by Moon Zodiac Sign are two different/independent biodynamic systems and they might give you different or contradictiory gardening recommendations.

a) Each Moon Phase (except Full Moon and New Moon) lasts about 1 week
b) Each Moon Zodiac Sign lasts about 2.5 days

Try to experiment with these two systems to find which recommendations suits you the most.

2) Tropical (Astrological) x Sidereal (Astronomical) Zodiac:
(1-2 days difference in Leaf, Fruit, Root and Flower days)

There are two different zodiacs for determining the Moon Sign:

a) Tropical zodiac (Astrological) is based on the seasons - Vernal Equinox is fixed as 0° Aries (The 1st Fruit day)
b) Sidereal zodiac (Astronomical) takes into account Precession of Equinoxes and shifts 0° Aries back by cca 1-2 days. Maria Thun who was an authority on biodynamics was using this Sidereal zodiac

Try to experiment also with these two zodiac systems to find which system suits you better.

Date
2024

Moon Phase

Gardening by the
Moon Phase

Gardening by the
Moon Zodiac Sign

Aug 1
Thu

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

- Harvest and store crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Destroy weed
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Gemini

Aug 2
Fri

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

- Harvest and store crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Destroy weed
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Gemini

Aug 3
Sat

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

- Harvest and store crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Destroy weed
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Gemini until 00:11
	from 00:11 Cancer

Aug 4
Sun

NEW MOON
at 11:12

Time to rest, celebrate and meditate

Cancer

Aug 5
Mon

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Cancer until 09:51
	from 09:51 Leo

Aug 6
Tue

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Leo

Aug 7
Wed

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Spraying days: Moon Opposition Saturn

	Leo until 21:44
	from 21:44 Virgo

Aug 8
Thu

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Virgo

Aug 9
Fri

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Virgo

Aug 10
Sat

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Virgo until 10:48
	from 10:48 Libra

Aug 11
Sun

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Libra

Aug 12
Mon

First Quarter

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Libra until 22:45
	from 22:45 Scorpio

Aug 13
Tue

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Scorpio

Aug 14
Wed

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Scorpio

Aug 15
Thu

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Scorpio until 07:22
	from 07:22 Sagittarius

Aug 16
Fri

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Sagittarius

Aug 17
Sat

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Sagittarius until 11:58
	from 11:58 Capricorn

Aug 18
Sun

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers
Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon)

- Mow lawns (to increase growth)
- Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Capricorn

Aug 19
Mon

FULL MOON
at 18:25

Time to rest, celebrate and meditate

Pick medicinal herbs and plants

	Capricorn until 13:29
	from 13:29 Aquarius

Aug 20
Tue

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

- Harvest all crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Aquarius

Aug 21
Wed

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

- Harvest all crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Aquarius until 13:41
	from 13:41 Pisces

Aug 22
Thu

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

- Harvest all crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Pisces

Aug 23
Fri

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

- Harvest all crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Pisces until 14:24
	from 14:24 Aries

Aug 24
Sat

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

- Harvest all crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Aries

Aug 25
Sun

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

- Harvest all crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Aries until 16:59
	from 16:59 Taurus

Aug 26
Mon

Last Quarter

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

- Harvest all crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Taurus

Aug 27
Tue

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

- Harvest and store crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Destroy weed
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Taurus until 22:11
	from 22:11 Gemini

Aug 28
Wed

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

- Harvest and store crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Destroy weed
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Gemini

Aug 29
Thu

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

- Harvest and store crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Destroy weed
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Gemini

Aug 30
Fri

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

- Harvest and store crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Destroy weed
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Gemini until 06:03
	from 06:03 Cancer

Aug 31
Sat

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

- Harvest and store crops
- Fertilize, Transplant
- Destroy weed
- Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Cancer

Gardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign (Element) - Legend

Biodynamic Calendar - Icon Legend
	Leaf days (Water Element) It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate plants from which the intention is to use Leaves and Stems. Ex: Cabbage, Salads, Lettuce, Spinach, Green onions, Broccoli, Cauliflower and Celeriac. Leaf plants should be harvested in Flower days (or Fruit days). Harvesting in Leaf days is not recommended (products start decomposing in a shorter time). Beekeeping: Working with the hive is not recommended in Leaf days.
	Fruit days (Fire Element) It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate plants that produce Fruits and Seeds. Ex: Cherry, Strawberry, Tomato, Pea, Bean, Corn, Pumpkin, Nut, Cereal, Courgette. Harvesting in Fruit days allows fruits and seeds to have a better storage quality. Leaf plants should be harvested in Flower days (or Fruit days). Beekeeping: Fruit days stimulate the collection of nectar. Bees are also supposed to be more gentle these days.
	Root days (Earth Element) It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate Root plants and Root vegetables. Ex: Carrot, Turnip, but also Potato, Beet-root, Garlic, Onion, Leek. Crop should be stored in Root days. Beekeeping: Bees should be encouraged to build more comb.
	Flower days (Air Element) It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant, cultivate and harvest Flower plants or herbs used for medicinal purposes. Flowers, if cut in these days, have a more intense scent and endure longer. Leaf plants should be harvested in these Flower days. Beekeeping: Flower days stimulate brood activity and colony development. Bees are also supposed to be more gentle these days.

Gardening by the Moon Phase - Legend
	NEW MOON Time to rest, celebrate and meditate.
	NEW MOON PHASE New Moon -» First Quarter (Waxing Crescent) - Moonlight is increasing - Strongest gravitational pull - Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets Sow/Plant: Above ground Leaf plants, Cereals, Grains, Lawns, Herbs, Cucumbers. Jobs: Graft, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to increase growth).
	FIRST QUARTER PHASE First Quarter -» Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous) - Moonlight becomes stronger - Gravitational pull is a little less now - Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets Sow/Plant: Above ground Fruit plants (with "inside seeds" such as Tomatoes, Peppers, Peas and Bean), Cereals, Grains, Lawns and Flowers. Jobs: Graft, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to increase growth). Planting and Grafting take best if done two days just before the Full Moon.
	FULL MOON Time to rest, celebrate and meditate. Pick medicinal herbs and plants.
	FULL MOON PHASE Full Moon -» Last Quarter (Waning Gibbous) - Moonlight is decreasing - Gravitational pull is decreasing - Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots Sow/Plant: Below ground Root plants such as Potatoes, Carrots & Onions. Plant trees, shrubs, biennials & perennials. Jobs: Harvest all crops, Fertilize, Transplant, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to reduce growth).
	LAST QUARTER PHASE Last Quarter -» New Moon (Waning Crescent) - Moonlight has decreased - Gravitational pull has decreased - Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots Barren phase: Time to rest and prepare for the next New Moon. Jobs: Avoid seed sowing. Jobs: Harvest and store crops, Fertilize, Transplant, Destroy weed, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to reduce growth).

Moon Opposition Saturn

SPRAYING DAYS

Spraying Biodynamic preparations out during Moon opposition Saturn increases soil activity.
The Moon represents fertility and germination, while Saturn represents form and strong structure.
It is also a perfect time to plant seeds out.