USING the lunar calendar when planting can difference to your garden’s health.
Just ask Anne Gibson, The Micro Gardener, who swears by the ancient technique.
Ms Gibson said the moon’s gravitational pull caused moisture to rise in the earth, helping gardener’s to grow and harvest healthier plants if they knew how to take advantage of the moon's cycle.
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“When there is a new or full moon, tides are at their highest and lunar gravity pulls water up, causing moisture to rise in the earth,” she said.
“If you know when this happens, you can work with nature and plant or harvest at a time most beneficial. Moon gardening is not about planting at night but about being in harmony with natural growth patterns.”
Ms Gibson will teach local green thumbs how to plant using the lunar cycle at Alexandra Hills’ Salvation Army base on Wednesday, October 10 from 7pm.
The event is being hosted by Redland Organic Growers Inc, which will offers tips on organic shopping from 6.45pm on the same night.
Entry is $5, which includes supper afterwards.
The Salvation Army base is at the corner of McDonald Road and MacArthur Street, Alexandra Hills.
For more information, visit rogi.com.au.
