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Claire’s Gardening with the Moon in December 2024
December sees many of us focusing on our preparations for the Christmas celebrations. Cutting any Advent greenery and Christmas trees, for decorating your house, on the morning of ‘flower days’ ensures lasting fragrance. So your best days to go a’ gathering are the 7th, 16th and 17th Harvest There are still crops this month that...Continue reading→
Claire’s Gardening with the Moon in November 2024
Moon Phases for Wirksworth, England, United Kingdom in November 2024 New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Third Quarter 1 Nov 12:47 9 Nov 05:55 15 Nov 21:28 23 Nov 01:27 Although November’s weather can often necessitate a hasty retreat indoors, there are still plenty of gardening jobs you can do this month. Sowing seeds Most...Continue reading→
Claire’s Gardening with the Moon in October 2024
And here comes autumn, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Letting go The trees are about to tell us how good it can be to let things go, and you can put those fallen leaves to good use by collecting them up to make leaf mould. You can just pile them up against a sheltered...Continue reading→
Claire’s Gardening with the Moon in September 2024
Singing Moon, Harvest Moon, or Wine Moon Wine Moon, Song Moon, and Barley Moon. Moon Phases for Wirksworth, England, United Kingdom in September 2024 New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Third Quarter 3 Sep 02:55 11 Sep 07:05 18 Sep 03:34 24 Sep 19:49 September heralds in cooler nights as we head towards autumn, but...Continue reading→
Moon gazing in August 2024
In August the Full Moon has many names. This is when seeds are ready to be harvested so this is the Grain Moon and the Corn Moon. The summer storms that you see crackling over the landscape give their name to the Lightning Moon. The wildest ancient Celtic name given to this month's Full Moon...Continue reading→
Claire’s Gardening with the Moon in July 2024
The air and soil temperatures (and the light levels) in your garden will be high in July. This means that everything should be growing well, including the weeds! Set aside the days when there are no beneficial influences coming to Earth from the cosmos, days when it’s best to avoid any sensitive work with plants...Continue reading→
Moon gazing: Claire’s Gardening with the Moon in June and the Full Mead Moon
June is the month when you can really start to reap the rewards for all your hard work in Spring. Crops are ready to harvest, flowers are filling the garden with scent and colour and, if you’ve adopted a wildlife friendly approach, your garden will be full of bird and insect guests. If you intend...Continue reading→
Moon gazing: Claire’s Gardening with the Moon in May and the Full Flower Moon
The soil and air temperatures have usually warmed up by the middle of the month and all the tender plants can safely go outside so May is often the busiest month for UK gardeners. It’s always worth planning, and keeping an eye out, for any late frosts. The May Full Moon is known as the...Continue reading→
Moon gazing: Claire’s Gardening with the Moon in April, the Solar Eclipse and the Full Growing Moon
April is usually one of the busiest months in the garden. To avoid that feeling of overwhelm with all that needs to be done I’ve found that planning tasks around the Moon rhythms can really help me to organise myself. The Solar Eclipse always happens at the new Moon: 8th April 2024 The UK will...Continue reading→
Moon Gazing: Gardening with the Moon in March
March is the month when we can really start to manifest our garden dreams. The days are getting noticeably longer, and the air and soil temperatures are starting to warm up. The Spring Equinox is on 20 March 2024. The day when day and night are of equal duration and you should gather your friends...Continue reading→