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    🌘Today: Waning moon♃ Jupiter day

    🍎 Fruit day
    ♌ Moon in Leo
    🌓 9% illuminated
    ♃ Abundance & expansion

    Fruit day: Favourable for fruiting and seed vegetables (tomato, bean, pepper, corn) Also good for cutting and pruning. A good day for harvesting and storing.

    The sap withdraws. Ideal for root work and pruning.

    ♃Planetary influence: Jupiter

    Promotes lush growth and large harvests. Ideal for fruit trees.

    Plant treesApply compostLarge-scale fertilisingFruit-tree care

    Recommended garden tasks

    Sow/plant root vegetablesPrune treesHarvest root vegetablesStore

    Matching plants for today

    Broad bean Broad beanAmaranth AmaranthAnise AniseApple tree Apple treeApricot tree Apricot tree🫐 Aronia (chokeberry)Eggplant EggplantPear tree Pear treeBlueberry BlueberryBean BeanBlackberry BlackberryBuckwheat BuckwheatChili ChiliSpelt SpeltSweet chestnut Sweet chestnutPea PeaStrawberry StrawberryFig Fig🫐 ServiceberryBarley BarleyGoji berry Goji berryPomegranate PomegranateCucumber CucumberOat OatHazelnut shrub Hazelnut shrubRaspberry RaspberryMillet MilletHoneydew melon Honeydew melonCurrant Currant🟠 Persimmon (kaki)🫛 Chickpea🍒 Cherry tree🥝 Kiwi🔴 Cornelian cherry🌾 Caraway🎃 Pumpkin🫘 Lentil🌽 Corn (maize)🌸 Almond tree🫐 Mulberry tree🟡 Mirabelle Plum Tree🍐 Medlar🌿 Okra🫒 Olive treeBell pepper Bell pepper🌶️ Hot pepper🍑 Peach tree🍑 Plum tree🍊 Physalis🔴 Lingonberry🌾 Quinoa🍐 Quince🌾 Rye🍊 Sea buckthorn🫛 Soybean (Edamame)🫐 Gooseberry🍅 Tomato🥜 Walnut tree🍉 Watermelon🍇 Grape🌾 Wheat🍋 Lemon tree🥒 Zucchini🍑 Damson tree

    7-day moon & planet calendar

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    10.10.
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    11.10.
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    12.10.
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    13.10.
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    The 7 classical planets & their garden effects

    In biodynamic agriculture each planet influences specific plant processes. Each weekday is ruled by a planet.

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    Sun

    Fire · Vitality & growth

    Promotes fruit formation and ripening. Strengthens the vital force of all plants.

    Associated plants
    SunflowerChamomileSt John's wortCalendulaBay laurel
    Garden tasks
    Harvest medicinal herbsTend fruiting plantsDry seed
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    Moon

    Water · Growth & fertility

    Governs the sap flow. Influences germination and leaf growth.

    Associated plants
    LettuceCucumberSquashMelonPoppy
    Garden tasks
    SowingWateringRepottingHarvest leafy vegetables
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    Mars

    Fire · Strength & assertion

    Strengthens resilience and thorn formation. Good for pruning.

    Associated plants
    Stinging nettleGarlicPepperGingerHorseradish
    Garden tasks
    PruningWeedingPest controlCut thorn hedges
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    Mercury

    Air · Communication & exchange

    Promotes pollination and flowering. Good for herbs and aromatic plants.

    Associated plants
    LavenderFennelDillAniseCaraway
    Garden tasks
    Harvest herbsCollect seedsGraftingPlant documentation
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    Jupiter

    Fire/Ether · Abundance & expansion
    Today

    Promotes lush growth and large harvests. Ideal for fruit trees.

    Associated plants
    OakSageDandelionApple treeGrapevine
    Garden tasks
    Plant treesApply compostLarge-scale fertilisingFruit-tree care
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    Venus

    Earth/Water · Beauty & harmony

    Promotes flower colour, fragrance and fruit quality. Ideal for ornamental gardens.

    Associated plants
    RoseStrawberryVioletPeppermintBirch
    Garden tasks
    Plant flowersTend ornamental gardenPrune rosesPlant fragrant species
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    Saturn

    Earth · Structure & endurance

    Strengthens roots and structure. Promotes storability and winter hardiness.

    Associated plants
    ComfreyHorsetailBeetrootPotatoBlackthorn
    Garden tasks
    Harvest root vegetablesStoreImprove the soilBuild fences & structures

    Moon phases & garden work

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    New moon

    A time of rest and regeneration. The sap withdraws into the roots.

    Loosen the soilWeedApply compostPest control
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    Waxing moon

    The sap rises. Ideal for everything that grows above ground.

    Sow above-ground plantsTransplantGraftSow lawn
    🍎 Fruit day
    🥬 Leaf day
    🌸 Flower day
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    Full moon

    Peak vitality. Plants are at their juiciest and most resilient.

    Harvest medicinal herbsHarvest fruitSow light germinators
    🥬 Leaf day
    🌸 Flower day
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    Waning moon

    The sap withdraws. Ideal for root work and pruning.

    Sow/plant root vegetablesPrune treesHarvest root vegetablesStore
    🥕 Root day

    Plant-type days by zodiac sign

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    Fruit day

    Good for fruit and seed plants

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    Root day

    Good for root vegetables and underground plants

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    Leaf day

    Good for leafy greens and herbs

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    Flower day

    Good for flowers and ornamental plants

    Frequently asked

    Frequently asked questions about the moon calendar & herbal wisdom

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