jim chadwick wrote:
It used to be said that garlic should be planted on the shortest
day
and harvested on the longest.It was a fine day on Saturday, so
rather
than lose the chance I planted 22 cloves there and then. But can
anyone tell me if this fits in with the old lunar cycle
agriculture?

The longest and shortest days are about the sun, rather than the
moon: the moon's cycle doesn't match the sun's.

(Like all Aquarians, I don't believe in anything resembling
astrology.)

Mike.