"Cat(h)" wrote in message
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I read about this fellow RJ Harris, head gardener at Tressilian Estate
in Cornwall this week end. He apparently planted, fed, and harvested
fruit and veg depending on the moon phase, and claimed this had a
substantial effect on the success of the operation. Now, I know the
lunar cycle has a substantial effect on nature (tides immediately
spring to mind). But should it be taken into account when gardening ?
I found his book he
http://www.moongardening.cwc.net/BOOK%20cv.htm
What do the experienced resident gardeners here think? Is there
something in this, or is it just airy fairy bunkum? Do any of you
practice gardening by the moon, and would you recommend it?

Cat(h)

Get a hold of a book called Secrets Of The Soil by Peter Tompkins and
Christopher Bird, quite possibly THE best book I have ever read when it
comes to Biodynamics/diversity. It's been a while since I read it but I do
believe there's a chapter on Gardening by the Moon.

Redman