La Luna

Living in a tent, waking up with the sun, and making friends with the snakes has inspired me to become more adept in my lunar knowledge. I have been brushing up on my moon vocab, studying the lunar calendar, and, of course, gazing at her come nightfall. I do believe that it in some way has an affect on us, I'm just not quite sure how. I mean, it moves oceans. And our body is ...what? 70% water?

yeah, well, it's pretty controversial, I realize. But even more so than human behavior, I can definitely see how she affects vegetation, and am doing some light research into the concept of lunar planting. Like I said, the moon forms the tides, so what about the amount of moisture in the soil? or the gravitational pull on plants? Just sayin, makes sense to me. (does it tyew? thanks Tim James)

Alison doesn't necessarily plant by the moon because she is in a race against time to just get things in the ground, but she does try to consider the moon's position when planning. Based on what she told me, plants that grow above ground should be planted when the moon is waxing (between the new and full moon). Comparably, root crops should be planted during the waning moon (full to new). Also according to this theory, no planting should be done on the new and full moon.

In my light research endeavors, I've found many other (and often contradictory) details and explanations for when to do certain things - like weeding, harvesting, pest control, tilling, etc - according to the moon cycle. I suppose the only way to find out what really works is to ditch the google search bar and experiment.