On 11/16/04 10:03 AM, in article
, "Jaques d'Alltrades"
wrote:

The message
from "Mike Lyle" contains these words:
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.

The moon cycle of planting isn't about the length of days.

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

And the moon cycle doesn't have anything to do with astrology either.
(Though I note the intentional irony...)

Indeed, astrology has nothing to do with astrology, if that isn't a bit
abstruse. Astrology works, but it isn't because of the position of the
heavenly bodies, those positions are merely a clock.
Now for those of you that have no idea what they are talking about...go see
your doctor...I will see you there and then we can talk composting... or
any other gardening idea that pops into your/or my head..
Gary