| Gardening by the signs of the zodiacThe
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| | was believed to aid in the length of time
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| first farmers were probably the first
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| | that produce could be stored without
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| practical astrologers. Their crops seemed
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| | spoiling. This was especially true of
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| to respond to the signs in the heavens
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| | timber which was to be used in
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| and this became a convenient method of
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| | construction. If wood is cut at the end
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| ensuring good harvests and provided a
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| | of the winter and during the decline in
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| functional approach to husbandry.Modern
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| | moonlight it will be hard and
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| agriculture echoes many of these ancient
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| | durable.Plant RegenerationWhen cutting or
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| principles.
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| | gleaning crops and plants that produce
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| Certain seasons brought changing
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| | more than one yield the moon should be
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| conditions which seemed to either help or
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| | waxing and in its first quarter. Also,
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| hinder the growth of crops. Each season
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| | the moon must be high in the sky at this
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| presented different alignments in the
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| | time and in conjunction with the planets
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| constellations and these patterns would
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| | Venus or Jupiter. When this equation is
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| evolve into horticultural astrology as it
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| | followed yields will increase and new
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| is often practiced today. The following
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| | growth will be rapid.SowingSow or plant
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| is a brief outline of the zodiacal roots
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| | your garden when the moon is in Taurus,
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| of gardening by the stars and signs of
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| | Virgo or Scorpio and is near Saturn. This
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| the zodiac.PruningIt was believed that in
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| | is the time of maximum benefit for seeds
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| order to insure against infestations when
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| | and transplants which, if planted now,
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| pruning vine crops, trees and woody
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| | will grow with strength and vitality.
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| growths the following formula applied.
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| | Also, when the moon is in Libra or
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| The Moon must be full in the
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| | Capricorn it is a good time to weed your
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| constellations of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio,
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| | garden and trim trees and shrubs.When to
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| or Sagittarius. When pruning is done
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| | Avoid PlantingNever plant any type of
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| during this period the plants will not
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| | vegetation when Saturn is in one of the
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| suffer from parasites nor
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| | fixed signs of the zodiac. This will
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| disease.GraftingAncient gardeners were
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| | cause poor crops and limited harvests. In
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| believers in never grafting plants or
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| | ancient times this stellar alignment was
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| trees when the moon was waning or not
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| | associated with famine and death.The
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| visible. Decreasing moonlight or the
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| | Stellar GardenerPlanting and husbandry by
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| total absence of moonlight was considered
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| | astrological signs should be examined by
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| crucial in the successful propagation and
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| | any gardener as an insightful way to
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| grafting of all types of
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| | round out ones knowledge of horticulture.
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| vegetation.HarvestingCrops and other
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| | The ancients studied the natural order of
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| plants that were to be preserved for
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| | things. It worked for them and it will
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| future use were always cut while the
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| | still work for us if we care to heed
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| light of the moon was decreasing. This
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| | these echoes from the past.
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