long-germinating seeds (which take approximately 1
month to germinate) are planted 2 days before the new
moon, when signi9cant magnetic forces occur, and up to
7 days after the new moon. Long-germinating seeds are
planted at the full moon and up to 7 days afterward.
Seedlings are transplanted at the opposite time (see chart
on this page). Both planting periods take advantage of
the full sum of the forces of nature—which are greatest
at the new moon—including gravity, light, and
magnetism. The lunar gravitational pull that produces
high tides in the oceans and water tides in the soil is very
high at the new moon. And the moon, which is dark,
gets progressively lighter. The exact day on which you
plant or transplant is not as important as generally
taking advantage of the impetus provided by nature.
If you place short-germinating seeds in the ground 2
days before the lunar tide forces are greatest, the seed
has time to absorb water. The force exerted on the water
in the seed helps create a “tide” that helps burst the seed
coat in conjunction with the forces produced by the
seed’s swelling. No doubt you have wondered why one
time beet seeds come up almost immediately and
another time the germination process takes 2 weeks in
the same bed under similar conditions. Temperature and
moisture di<erences, pH changes, and humus levels may
in uence the seeds in each case, but the next time you
note a marked di<erence in germination time, check
your calendar to determine the phase the moon was in
when you sowed the seeds. You may 9nd the moon had
brent
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