Who harvests according to Moon cycle?

[Oregonism]

This is my 1st outdoor thread.....use lube if applicable.

I noticed full moon will be Aug 31 and I am in a new moon currently.

I think it is interesting to see the level of growth according to phases. I forced a few girls at different times. The girls that were flipped in the last new moon, don't seem eager, but are steady.

The girls that were flipped in the last full moon cycle are almost done and outstanding, I am kind of worried about going thru another full moon phase with them [These are all forced]

I'm not super worried about my situation in particular, it will play out, I just never paid attention before. I am interested in thoughts about the practice, if you do............ thanks!

 

[trichrider]

moon cycle for starting seedlings and clones (new moon) and it so happens that harvest is about three moons so yeah i guess. every new moon i start seed or clones and after a month of veg into flo, pull out flowers, move in new kids, cycle out the media for re-use.

moon keeps track of things for me. simple.

good tool to use especially if you are needing perpetual.

 

[Oregonism]

good tool to use especially if you are needing perpetual.

I will remember this, I think it has crossed my mind before, but now it is re-inforced. I bet each lil girl/random dude [it happens] is healthy and eager.

Seems like a planting / harvesting regime is just as important a buffer for good growth as say, a lil extra Co2 in the atmosphere or pest protection, etc.

 

[Builtaforest]

There is an old post by lolagirl that's good.

I pop beans close to the new moon too

 

[Lucky 7]

This is my 1st outdoor thread.....use lube if applicable.

lmao . . . good one!

 

[Sinkyone]

The lunar cycle will have an effect on the plant, especially seedlings. However when it comes to harvest dates the light cycle, strain, and weather are going to determine when the plant is ready, the moon will have very minimal effect. If it works out that you can harvest at the harvest moon, then great, but you really need to check to make sure the plant is really ready, not go just by the lunar cycle. I have definitely seen some people do some really stupid things in this regards - such as planting a day before a huge icy storm hit or harvesting weeks too early or too late because "it was in accordance with the lunar cycle"

 

[S2B]

i harvest according to the rent cycle...

 

[Oregonism]

The lunar cycle will have an effect on the plant, especially seedlings. However when it comes to harvest dates the light cycle, strain, and weather are going to determine when the plant is ready, the moon will have very minimal effect. If it works out that you can harvest at the harvest moon, then great, but you really need to check to make sure the plant is really ready, not go just by the lunar cycle. I have definitely seen some people do some really stupid things in this regards - such as planting a day before a huge icy storm hit or harvesting weeks too early or too late because "it was in accordance with the lunar cycle"

Yes...I am trying to put aside the fanciful notions of moon planting. I am interested in the scientific point of it, not the esoteric.

With that said, I was going to try doing tensiometer reading's like 3-4 tests a day. The moon has an effect on the hydrologic cycle but to what extent? Tides are influenced, is water in the soil menstrum? And is measuring this phenomenom [if possible] according to moon phases, just another way to gauge maturity @ harvest?

[Didn't think I was going there....huh?]

 

[Builtaforest]

If you're looking for science, your efforts are better spent elsewhere and finding other variables to dial in.

 

[hayday]

Full moon I guess I use for other stuff but I seem to always plant on a new moon.
I love the rent cycle comment hahaha

 

[Swan Lee]

Yup,i always sew my outdoor seeds on the night of the April new moon.Something i was taught a long while ago by an old timer.Now it would just seem wrong not to.

 

[SeaMaiden]

This is my 1st outdoor thread.....use lube if applicable.

I noticed full moon will be Aug 31 and I am in a new moon currently.

I think it is interesting to see the level of growth according to phases. I forced a few girls at different times. The girls that were flipped in the last new moon, don't seem eager, but are steady.

The girls that were flipped in the last full moon cycle are almost done and outstanding, I am kind of worried about going thru another full moon phase with them [These are all forced]

I'm not super worried about my situation in particular, it will play out, I just never paid attention before. I am interested in thoughts about the practice, if you do............ thanks!

I've not only not paid attention, let alone charted data, my methods are a little too... shall we say 'from the hip,'? It's a little rigid to me, but I could probably use a little more rigidity in how I garden.

Are you talking indoor cultivation, or outdoor cultivation?

 

[dirrtyd]

Well Outdoors when I put clones out during the waxing moon in May they have yet to go into flower. Thats clones coming straight from a dispensary and going straight outdoors. So I believe in it and my plants are definitely huge. Also been going this way for a few years. So same plan next year. keepem green dirrtyd

 

[OrganicBuds]

I used to grow by the moon, but due to foggy weather I had to stop.

 

[herbalistRoots]

The Stellanatura 2013 calender is released August 17th. Or if a poster is preferable format The Solar Lunar Calender is good. Used them both & recognized correlations.

http://www.stellanatura.com/use.html

http://www.hawkdancing.com/solarlunar.shtml

 

[green thumbs]

i harvest according to the rent cycle...

lol

 

[rrog]

The moon doesn't affect bodies of water except the largest and most massive - Oceans. Smaller bodies of water, even the great lakes, are virtually unaffected.

The moon would seem to have no effect on the water in plants or in our bodies.

 

[johnd]

I think Rootwise summed up the issue well with the post:

My take: I began farming and followed Steiner's methodology and the Biodynamic calendar for a number of years. After managing 126 acres of fruit trees for 3 years and working on numerous farms from branding cattle to harvesting organic salad greens, to pressing cider full time, I learned probably the most important and valuable lesson there is in farming:

Get your work done in the window you are given, not the window you are waiting for.


I can't tell you how many times we waited around for that darn calendar to tell us the day to do something only to miss the window due to weather, a broken machine, etc....only to be caught thinking,"YEP, could have been done with this a couple days ago." You get the idea. Don't get me wrong bro, I believe in many unseen forces that work with us, it's just that when it comes to what I have experienced, you get shit done when you can. Use those calendars as a guideline but don't let it hold you back...hope that makes sense bro....

Prudent advice for being successful in any field.

 

[Killy]

The moon doesn't affect bodies of water except the largest and most massive - Oceans. Smaller bodies of water, even the great lakes, are virtually unaffected.

The moon would seem to have no effect on the water in plants or in our bodies.

That is not correct, moon affect all life on the planet. Some say there would be no life if there was no moon's gravity.

As for myself I can't sleep when is full moon.

 

[rrog]

Research it Killy. The moon has nearly zero gravitational force / effect even on the largest bodies of fresh water on the planet. No gravitational effect whatsoever. Anything else is myth. That's why it's great to have data available.