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Gardening by the Moon - January 2012

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Sun, 01 January 2012	Mon, 02 January 2012	Tues, 03 January 2012
First Quarter Moon rise: 12:21 Moon set: --- Declination: 9 N	Waxing First Quarter Moon set: 00:17 Moon rise: 13:12 Declination: 13 N / Apogee	Waxing First Quarter Moon set: 00:50 Moon rise: 14:04 Declination: 16 N
Sow and plant fruit and seed crops, Harvest fruit and seed during the waxing phase for optimum quality and freshness, Prune to stimulate fruit and seed development.	Sow and plant fruit and seed crops, Harvest fruit and seed during the waxing phase for optimum quality and freshness, Prune to stimulate fruit and seed development.	Sow and plant root crops, Harvest roots for drying and preserving - the reduced water content makes drying easier and reduces the risk of rot setting in, Make cuttings.
Wed, 04 January 2012	Thurs, 05 January 2012	Fri, 06 January 2012
Waxing First Quarter Moon set: 01:25 Moon rise: 14:57 Declination: 19 N	Waxing First Quarter Moon set: 02:03 Moon rise: 15:50 Declination: 21 N	Waxing Gibbous Moon set: 02:45 Moon rise: 16:45 Declination: 22 N
Sow and plant root crops, Harvest roots for drying and preserving - the reduced water content makes drying easier and reduces the risk of rot setting in, Make cuttings.	Sow and plant root crops, Harvest roots for drying and preserving - the reduced water content makes drying easier and reduces the risk of rot setting in, Make cuttings.	During the Moon’s transit through barren signs it is best to do general maintenance of hard landscaping areas, Weeding, Pest control.
Sat, 07 January 2012	Sun, 08 January 2012	Mon, 09 January 2012
Waxing Gibbous Moon set: 03:31 Moon rise: 17:39 Declination: 22 N	Waxing Gibbous Moon set: 04:23 Moon rise: 18:31 Declination: 21 N	Full Moon Moon set: 05:19 Moon rise: 19:21 Declination: 18 N
During the Moon’s transit through barren signs it is best to do general maintenance of hard landscaping areas, Weeding, Pest control.	Sow and plant leaf crops, Mow the lawn and prune plants to increase growth, Harvest leaf crops for optimum taste and freshness, Apply foliar fertilizer to stimulate leaf growth.	On the day of the Full Moon it is best to put all gardening chores aside and just enjoy your sacred space.
Tues, 10 January 2012	Wed, 11 January 2012	Thurs, 12 January 2012
Waning Full Moon set: 06:18 Moon rise: 20:07 Declination: 15 N	Waning Full Moon set: 07:19 Moon rise: 20:50 Declination: 11 N	Waning Full Moon set: 08:20 Moon rise: 21:30 Declination: 6 N
During the Moon’s transit through barren signs it is best to do general maintenance of hard landscaping areas, Weeding, Pest control.	During the Moon’s transit through barren signs it is best to do general maintenance of hard landscaping areas, Weeding, Pest control.	During the Moon’s transit through barren signs it is best to do general maintenance of hard landscaping areas, Weeding, Pest control.
Fri, 13 January 2012	Sat, 14 January 2012	Sun, 15 January 2012
Waning Disseminating Moon set: 09:21 Moon rise: 22:08 Declination: 1 N	Waning Disseminating Moon set: 10:22 Moon rise: 22:46 Declination: 4 S	Waning Disseminating Moon set: 11:23 Moon rise: 23:24 Declination: 9 S
During the Moon’s transit through barren signs it is best to do general maintenance of hard landscaping areas, Weeding, Pest control.	During the Moon’s transit through barren signs it is best to do general maintenance of hard landscaping areas, Weeding, Pest control.	Harvest flowers for drying and preserving, especially herbal flowers to dry for medicinal use.
Mon, 16 January 2012	Tues, 17 January 2012	Wed, 18 January 2012
Last Quarter Moon set: 12:26 Moon rise: --- Declination: 14 S	Waning Last Quarter Moon rise: 00:04 Moon set: 13:30 Declination: 18 S / Perigee	Waning Last Quarter Moon rise: 00:48 Moon set: 14:33 Declination: 21 S
Harvest flowers for drying and preserving, especially herbal flowers to dry for medicinal use.	Harvest herb leaves for drying and preserving, Fertilizing during the waning phase will increase absorption and make it available for the plant during the next waxing phase, Mow the lawn and prune plants to decrease growth.	Harvest herb leaves for drying and preserving, Fertilizing during the waning phase will increase absorption and make it available for the plant during the next waxing phase, Mow the lawn and prune plants to decrease growth.
Thurs, 19 January 2012	Fri, 20 January 2012	Sat, 21 January 2012
Waning Last Quarter Moon rise: 01:36 Moon set: 15:37 Declination: 22 S	Waning Balsamic Moon rise: 02:29 Moon set: 16:40 Declination: 22 S	Waning Balsamic Moon rise: 03:27 Moon set: 17:38 Declination: 21 S
Harvest fruit and seed for drying and preserving - the lower water content during the waning phase reduces the drying time and the risk for rot setting in.	Harvest fruit and seed for drying and preserving - the lower water content during the waning phase reduces the drying time and the risk for rot setting in.	Harvest roots for optimum quality and taste due to the higher water content, This also makes it ideal to do repotting and transplanting of established plants, Prepare soil and add compost or mulch.
Sun, 22 January 2012	Mon, 23 January 2012	Tues, 24 January 2012
Waning Balsamic Moon rise: 04:28 Moon set: 18:31 Declination: 18 S	New Moon Moon rise: 05:29 Moon set: 19:18 Declination: 15 S	Waxing New Moon rise: 06:30 Moon set: 20:00 Declination: 10 S
Harvest roots for optimum quality and taste due to the higher water content, This also makes it ideal to do repotting and transplanting of established plants, Prepare soil and add compost or mulch.	The New Moon is all about new beginnings. Rather spend the day to plan your gardening for the month ahead to make sure you get the most joy out of it.	Sow and plant flower crops, Harvest flowers for the vase for optimum quality and freshness, bringing your garden indoors. Prune and deadhead flowering plants to stimulate new flower development.
Wed, 25 January 2012	Thurs, 26 January 2012	Fri, 27 January 2012
Waxing New Moon rise: 07:29 Moon set: 20:39 Declination: 6 S	Waxing New Moon rise: 08:25 Moon set: 21:12 Declination: 1 S	Waxing Crescent Moon rise: 09:19 Moon set: 21:44 Declination: 3 N
Sow and plant leaf crops, Mow the lawn and prune plants to increase growth, Harvest leaf crops for optimum taste and freshness, Apply foliar fertilizer to stimulate leaf growth.	Sow and plant leaf crops, Mow the lawn and prune plants to increase growth, Harvest leaf crops for optimum taste and freshness, Apply foliar fertilizer to stimulate leaf growth.	Sow and plant leaf crops, Mow the lawn and prune plants to increase growth, Harvest leaf crops for optimum taste and freshness, Apply foliar fertilizer to stimulate leaf growth.
Sat, 28 January 2012	Sun, 29 January 2012	Mon, 30 January 2012
Waxing Crescent Moon rise: 10:11 Moon set: 22:16 Declination: 8 N	Waxing Crescent Moon rise: 11:03 Moon set: 22:48 Declination: 12 N	Waxing Crescent Moon rise: 11:55 Moon set: 23:22 Declination: 16 N / Apogee
Sow and plant fruit and seed crops, Harvest fruit and seed during the waxing phase for optimum quality and freshness, Prune to stimulate fruit and seed development.	Sow and plant fruit and seed crops, Harvest fruit and seed during the waxing phase for optimum quality and freshness, Prune to stimulate fruit and seed development.	Sow and plant root crops, Harvest roots for drying and preserving - the reduced water content makes drying easier and reduces the risk of rot setting in, Make cuttings.
Tues, 31 January 2012
First Quarter Moon rise: 12:47 Moon set: 23:58 Declination: 19 N
Sow and plant root crops, Harvest roots for drying and preserving - the reduced water content makes drying easier and reduces the risk of rot setting in, Make cuttings.