GARDENING

PLANTING BY THE MOON'S PHASE

ACCORDING TO THIS AGE-OLD PRACTICE, CYCLES OF THE MOON AFFECT PLANT GROWTH.

Plant annual flowers and vegetables that bear crops above ground during the light, or waxing, of the Moon: from the day the Moon is new to the day it is full.

Plant flowering bulbs, biennial and perennial flowers, and vegetables that bear crops below ground during the dark, or waning, of the Moon: from the day after it is full to the day before it is new again.

The Planting Dates columns give the safe periods for planting in areas that receive frost. (See page 232 for frost dates in your area.) The Moon Favorable columns give the best planting days within the Planting Dates based on the Moon's phases for 2021. (See pages 120–146 for the exact days of the new and full Moons.)

The dates listed in this table are meant as general guidelines only. For seed-sowing dates based on frost dates in your local area, go to Almanac.com/PlantingTable.

Aboveground crops are marked *. (E) means early; (L) means late.

* Barley

* Beans (E) (L)

Beets (E) (L)

* Broccoli plants (E) (L)

* Brussels sprouts

* Cabbage plants

Carrots (E) (L)

* Cauliflower plants (E) (L)

* Celery plants (E) (L)

* Collards (E) (L)

* Corn, sweet (E) (L)

* Cucumbers

* Eggplant plants

* Endive (E) (L)

* Kale (E) (L)

Leek plants

* Lettuce

* Muskmelons

* Okra

Onion sets

* Parsley Parsnips

* Peas (E) (L)

* Pepper plants

Potatoes

* Pumpkins

Radishes (E) (L)

* Spinach (E) (L)

* Squashes

Sweet potatoes

* Swiss chard

* Tomato plants 

Turnips (E) (L)

* Watermelons

* Wheat, spring * Wheat, winter

 

Get more growing information at Almanac.com/Plants.