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Planting Crops By Moon Phases
Does anyone think that planting crops by the phase of the moon really makes any difference at all? Myself, I'm kind of a sceptic about this whole moon phase thing. Rich |
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Planting Crops By Moon Phases
EVP MAN wrote:
Does anyone think that planting crops by the phase of the moon really makes any difference at all? Myself, I'm kind of a sceptic about this whole moon phase thing. Rich It is a branch of astrology and like astrology there is no reliable evidence that it works. If it worked you might expect there to be statistical evidence that planting at some phases of the moon gives better results than others even if no mechanism was known. You might also expect a reasonable mechanism to be proposed that is consistent with known physics, chemistry and biology, and that could be tested to see how strong its effect was. Neither statistics nor testable mechanism exist. There is the argument that farmers have been practicing moon planting for millennia and they wouldn't do it if it didn't work. This is rubbish, people have been doing all sorts of things for a long time but that doesn't mean there is any real benefit in it *unless* you can show the evidence. Superstition persists in the face of lack of knowledge, just because you get your superstition via the internet instead of at the parish pump makes no difference. A much better method of fructifying your gardens is if on the night of the full moon nearest the summer solstice male and female perform their favourite sky-clad ritual in contact with the earth. This will energise the microflora of your soil better than compost and the karmic vibrations will drive your earthworms into a mating frenzy. Hare Scott Hare Scott Scott Scott Hare Hare Hare David Hare David David David Hare Hare |
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Planting Crops By Moon Phases
W dniu 3/7/2010 1:40 AM, David Hare-Scott wrote:
EVP MAN wrote: Does anyone think that planting crops by the phase of the moon really makes any difference at all? Myself, I'm kind of a sceptic about this whole moon phase thing. Rich It is a branch of astrology and like astrology there is no reliable evidence that it works. If it worked you might expect there to be statistical evidence that planting at some phases of the moon gives better results than others even if no mechanism was known. You might also expect a reasonable mechanism to be proposed that is consistent with known physics, chemistry and biology, and that could be tested to see how strong its effect was. Neither statistics nor testable mechanism exist. Well, actually the explanations I've heard had more to with the moon's impact on sea tides (moon's effect on plants' fluids circulation in this case) than with astrology, but no hard evidence either. Best regards, Arkadesh |
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Planting Crops By Moon Phases
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(EVP MAN) wrote: Does anyone think that planting crops by the phase of the moon really makes any difference at all? Myself, I'm kind of a sceptic about this whole moon phase thing. Rich http://www.astrologie-info.com/mocal...ng&sidtrop=sid Nay what effects can there be on us from a object so far away? OK tides and menstrual periods but plant life come on. Bill -- Billl Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA http://www.globalissues.org/article/75/world-military-spending |
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Planting Crops By Moon Phases
Bill who putters wrote:
In article , (EVP MAN) wrote: Does anyone think that planting crops by the phase of the moon really makes any difference at all? Myself, I'm kind of a sceptic about this whole moon phase thing. Rich http://www.astrologie-info.com/mocal...ng&sidtrop=sid Nay what effects can there be on us from a object so far away? OK tides and menstrual periods but plant life come on. Bill Even the influence on MPs is very doubtful. The average MP interval (28 days) doesn't closely match the interval between full moons (29 1/2) and individual women have cycles that are even less closely related. Why don't other mammals have a cycle that matches the moon? Our closest relatives the bonobos and chimpanzees have cycles of 35 and 45 days. If controlled by the moon why are all women not synchronised? This connection is poor science and much history and superstition, just like astrology. David |
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote: Bill who putters wrote: In article , (EVP MAN) wrote: Does anyone think that planting crops by the phase of the moon really makes any difference at all? Myself, I'm kind of a sceptic about this whole moon phase thing. Rich http://www.astrologie-info.com/mocal...ng&sidtrop=sid Nay what effects can there be on us from a object so far away? OK tides and menstrual periods but plant life come on. Bill Even the influence on MPs is very doubtful. The average MP interval (28 days) doesn't closely match the interval between full moons (29 1/2) and individual women have cycles that are even less closely related. Why don't other mammals have a cycle that matches the moon? Our closest relatives the bonobos and chimpanzees have cycles of 35 and 45 days. If controlled by the moon why are all women not synchronised? This connection is poor science and much history and superstition, just like astrology. David Ah it is good when the bait is taken. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16407788 -- Bill Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA http://www.globalissues.org/article/75/world-military-spending |
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Planting Crops By Moon Phases
Bill who putters wrote:
In article , "David Hare-Scott" wrote: Bill who putters wrote: In article , (EVP MAN) wrote: Does anyone think that planting crops by the phase of the moon really makes any difference at all? Myself, I'm kind of a sceptic about this whole moon phase thing. Rich http://www.astrologie-info.com/mocal...ng&sidtrop=sid Nay what effects can there be on us from a object so far away? OK tides and menstrual periods but plant life come on. Bill Even the influence on MPs is very doubtful. The average MP interval (28 days) doesn't closely match the interval between full moons (29 1/2) and individual women have cycles that are even less closely related. Why don't other mammals have a cycle that matches the moon? Our closest relatives the bonobos and chimpanzees have cycles of 35 and 45 days. If controlled by the moon why are all women not synchronised? This connection is poor science and much history and superstition, just like astrology. David Ah it is good when the bait is taken. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16407788 Munchie munchie D |
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