Garden
- Sow leafy & fruiting crops: Waxing moon in a water (leaf) or fire (fruit) sign.
- Sow root crops & bulbs: Waning moon in an earth (root) sign.
- Prune, weed & harvest: Waning moon, ideally in a fire or air sign.
Lunar planner
Plan Your Month by the Moon
Choose what you want to do and the calendar lights up the best days for it, from sowing and pruning to haircuts, fresh starts and decluttering.
What are you planning?
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BestGoodPlant days: Root · Leaf · Flower · Fruit
How the planner chooses days
Hair & body
- Haircut for faster growth: Waxing moon, best in Leo or Virgo.
- Haircut to keep the shape: Waning moon.
Life
- Start new projects: From the New Moon to the First Quarter.
- Declutter & detox: Waning moon, strongest after the Full Moon.
- Rest & reflect: Waning Crescent, the days before the New Moon.
New and Full Moon pause
Around the exact New and Full Moon, moon gardeners traditionally avoid sowing. The planner marks those days for rest, reflection and planning instead. See the next full moon and next new moon for exact times.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is gardening by the moon?
A centuries-old tradition that times garden work with the Moon. Crops that grow above ground are sown while the Moon waxes, root crops and pruning are left for the waning Moon, and the zodiac sign the Moon is in marks each day as a root, leaf, flower or fruit day.
What are root, leaf, flower and fruit days?
In biodynamic gardening each zodiac element is linked to a part of the plant: earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) to roots, water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) to leaves, air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) to flowers and fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) to fruit and seeds.
When is the best time to cut hair by the moon?
Tradition says to cut during a waxing Moon if you want hair to grow back thicker and faster, especially when the Moon is in Leo or Virgo, and during a waning Moon if you want a cut to hold its shape for longer.
Is lunar planning scientifically proven?
The Moon positions are exact astronomy, but the advice is folklore and tradition rather than proven science. Many gardeners simply enjoy it as a rhythm for planning their work.