We raise alpacas and they are little fertilizer factories. I have been gathering up their poop and putting in the beds. Their poop can be used almost immediately without needing it to compost. I am topping off the boxes now and will work it in as I plant. I used to plant by the moon when I lived in MA but for some reason gave up that idea when I moved here. Don’t know why because I had such success with it. Well I am going to give it a try this year and see how it goes. I live to experiment and this will be my experiment for this year. If you have never done this method of planting it really is simple. A Farmers Almanac is helpful but if you want to do a simpler method all you need to know is that when the moon is full don’t plant and wait a few days after it starts to wan before you plant. This is when you plant any root crops. Once there is no moon again waits a few days after it starts to wax to plant crops that grow above ground.
I planted my peas a few days after there was no moon and as you can see they are starting to grow. I do hope to get a crop of peas but even if they fail I can till them in and they will fix nitrogen into the soil for my next crop. I just planted beets after the full moon but they have not come up yet since it was just a few days ago. I will update on their progress.
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