need info QUICK, planting, making soap by moon signs

BamaSuzy · #1 04/09/10, 07:11 AM

I am writing an article THIS WEEKEND that deals a lot with doing things by the Signs of the Moon. I am interviewing a retired college professor this morning and I've done a lot of research on the Internet as well, as well as using the Old Farmer's Almanac.

One thing I haven't found is "making soap" by the moon signs but I know I've read about that somewhere. Do any of you know WHAT moon signs you're supposed to make soap under and when you're not???

Have any of you experimented with planting using the signs as compared to not using them?

If you can give me replies here they would be most helpful and you get IM me here if you want your "real" name used in the article or are just giving me basic info.

I APPRECIATE IT!!!! I usually have more time on these feature articles but have to have this one in by the 12th!!!! THANK YOU ALL!!!!

ronbre · #2 04/09/10, 07:18 AM

my tender plants are never planted out in the garden before the full moon in June..we always get a frost here when the moon is full in June, well almost always..so we wait until after the full moon has passed and cloudy skies are forcasted..a clear sky and a full moon in June pretty much gurantees a frost or freeze.

FarmboyBill · #3 04/09/10, 07:33 AM

I plant, useing Llewellyns Moon Sign Book..
But, In the beginning, I was around 7 and my dad was catching pigs. My grandad was holding them, and my uncle Milt was doing the cutting. After awhile they handed one outside the door, and told me to watch it. The did another, and like the first, it bled bad also. The first died. Grandad asked if the moon had changed. Dad didnt know. He just wanted to get it done. Grandpa said lets go get a cup of coffee. It was cold outside. Dad was mad as he wanted to get done. While inside, grnadpa asked mom if she had an almanac. She finally found one, and grandpa looked at it, as dad I dont think knew how. He said that the sign had changed at some hour, which coencieded with when the pigs started bleeding. He found a good date, and that was that> I dont remember any other pigs dying so it must have been a success. The 2nd stayed a runt. We weined our kids by the sign, and they turned out well, I guess. I do all my planting by the sign, and have done so, for so long, that I cant remember why or what happened, when I didnt.

springvalley · #4 04/09/10, 08:27 AM

According to Old Farmer's Almanac, April 15 & 16 are the best days to start new projects. I would assume this would include making soap?
April 1st, 10th and 11th are the best days to can, pickle and make sourcrout.
This is for April. Not sure what the signs of the mone are as we just tear out that 'cheat' sheet. We also use this for weaning and castrating and planting, etc.
The fun thing is to watch your local news. Strange things DO happen on full moons. More accidents, people doing realy stupid things. A friend of ours works in the ER and says they get more 'business' during full moons.
-Catherine

BamaSuzy · #5 04/09/10, 06:12 PM

My interview today fell through....don't know if the professor forgot me or what....so I'm needing all the info I can get!

GrannyG · #6 04/09/10, 06:39 PM

This is from one of my old books.....
Plant taters on dark and old of the moon (last quarter)---you will have less vines and more taters..
Plant taters on the light of the moon, you will have more vine, and less taters..
If you plant taters in the feet, little nubs will be all over the taters...
Best time to plant...dark night in March ( March 17)
Plant all things which yield above the ground during increase or growing of moon,
Root crops which grow below ground, plant when the moon is decreasing or darkening.
Most harvesting should be done when the moon is growing old....keeps better.
Cut hay in the old of moon. Will dry quicker, prevents mold or mildew..
Cut wood in the old of the moon, dries quicker. If cut in the new of the moon, it will spew on the fire.
If you dig a hole on the new moon, you will have dirt to throw away...dig on the old of the moon, and you won't have enough to fill the hole back. If you dig post holes on the growing of the moon, they will be loose all the time and never settle. Dig post holes on the old moon, they will settle tight, just like they grew there.
Plant corn in the arms, it won't grow high and will hang over. Plant corn in Leo, and you will have a hard stalk, little nubber ears. Plant in Taurus, it with withstand drought. Plant beans in bowels, and they will rot.
Casturate pigs when the sign is in the feet...less bleeding and soreness. and no infection.
Have tonsils out when signs are in knees or feet. Cut you hair when moon is decreasing, it won't grow back as fast.
Never kill hogs on the new of the moon, the meat will be watery.
Never plant in barren signs. Frost on the light of the moon will not kill.
When oak or mesquite buds are out, killing frosts are over.
Ecclesiastes tells us there is a time to plant, and a time to harvest.
Just be sure to plant in the dirt......

BamaSuzy · #7 04/10/10, 06:57 AM

Granny G, I need the title of that book, who the author is, what year it was published, and the name of the publishing house if you can read it. THANKS SO MUCH!

Anybody else with more info?????

BamaSuzy · #8 04/10/10, 06:58 AM

Anybody else with more personal experience with how it works for you? (or DIDN'T WORK????)

geo in mi · #9 04/10/10, 08:44 AM

Do you suppose there is a different almanac or set of signs to use for South America or Australia?
geo

highlandview · #10 04/10/10, 09:49 AM

Go to the Old Farmer's Almanac webiste and you can enter your zipcode and get the moon planting dates.

BamaSuzy · #11 04/12/10, 06:55 AM

Thank you all so much for your messages here and your IM messages too! I wrote the article yesterday afternoon and emailed it and the photos to my editor! I'll post a link here when it is published but if something happens, it will be my Simple Times column at www.alafarmnews.com some time during the first week of May. Thank you all again!!! (and I'm still exploring all sorts of info concerning planting by the signs! The Fox Fire Book One section is great too!)