In the Garden in January
Planting Guide
New Moon to Full Moon: sow, transplant, bud and graft
Full Moon to New Moon: plough, cultivate, weed and reap
New Moon to First Quarter: plant above ground crops with outside seeds & flowering annuals
Asparagus, cabbage, endive, celery, spinach
Black-eyed Susan, Blue Lobelia, Cosmos
First Quarter to Full Moon: plant above ground crops with inside seeds
Beans, peas, peppers, squash, eggplant, tomatoes, cucumbers
Full Moon to Last Quarter: plant root crops, bulbs, biennials & perennials
Onions, potatoes, rhubarb, grapes, berries
Impatiens, Barberton daisies, Clivias, Agapanthus, Michaelmas daisies
Arum lily, Painted Lady, Falling stars, Rooipypie, Freesias
Last Quarter to New Moon: do not plant
PHASES of the MOON: 2010 – Universal Time (for SAST add 2 hours)
| Month |
New Moon
1st Quarter
(Waxing) |
Crescent
2nd Quarter
(Waxing) |
Full Moon
3rd Quarter
(Waning) |
Crescent
4th Quarter
(Waning) |
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Sow, Transplant, Bud And Graft |
Plough, Cultivate, Weed And Reap |
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Above Ground Crops With Outside Seeds & Flowering Annuals |
Plant Above Ground Crops With Inside Seeds |
Plant Root Crops, Bulbs, Biennials & Perennials |
Do Not Plant |
|
Day |
Time |
Day |
Time |
Day |
Time |
Day |
Time |
| January |
15 |
07:11 |
23 |
10:53 |
30 |
06:18 |
7 |
10:39 |
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Outside seeds
Vegetables: Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Parsley, Herbs
Summer Flowering Annuals:
Alyssum, Snap Dragon, Gypsophila, Petunia, Verbena, Coleus, Marigold, Impatiens,
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Inside seeds vegetables:
Beans, Brinjals, Cucumber, Squash, Tomato, Green Pepper,
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Underground vegetables:
Radish
Summer flowering perennial:
Alyssum, Snap Dragon, Begonia, Impatiens, Salvia, Coleus, Marigold, Verbena, |
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