Planting by the sidereal zodiac


Sign

Element

Growth

Polarity

Qualities


Planting

Transplanting

Roots

Irrigation

Weeds

Trim

Insects

Soil

Fertilize

Harvest

Cultivate

Barren

Fertile

Notes

Crops

Ram

Aries

Fire

Fruit / seeds

Male

Cardinal (E)

Leading





X

X

X



X

X

X


plant onions, hot peppers & garlic

None

Bull

Taurus

Earth

Roots

Female

Fixed


X


X








X


X

planting--especially root crops such as turnips, potatoes, carrots , also leafy vegetables

Root crops, especially potatoes & bulbous plants; flowers for hardiness, beans, cabbage, hay, lettuce, onion sets, radish, turnip, leafy vegetables. Peach, pear and plum trees.

Twins

Gemini

Air

Flower

Male

Mutable






X

X


X



X

X



None

Crab

Cancer

Water

Leaf

Female

Cardinal (W)

Moving

X

X


X









X

Planting Above-ground and root crops

Planting reliable seeds and transplanting should produce good results. Asparagus, barley, beets, berries, bulbs, carrots, corn, lettuce, potatoes, roses, herbs, wheat, deciduous trees.

Lion

Lio

Fire

Fruit / seeds

Male

Fixed






X

X

X



X

X

X



None, never, not at all, ever!

Virgin

Virgo

Earth

Roots

Female

Mutable






X

X

X





X


For flowers and vines, it is a good planting sign

Plant flowers & vines. Don't plant vegetables or trees

Scales

Libra

Air

Flower

Male

Cardinal (S)

Acute

X












X

planting crops where good pulp growth and roots are desirable. This is another good sign for vines, and especially for flowers

Seeds for hay, corn, fodder, grain. Flowers for beauty, bulbs. Barley, beans, beet, cabbage, carrot, peas, squash, tubers, vines

Scorpion

Scorpio

Water

Leaf

Female

Fixed


X



X





X




X

good for planting too--especially vines

Beans, berries, cantaloupes, cauliflower, cereal, chicory, eggplant (aubergine), peas, potatoes, pumpkin. Flowers for abundance.

Archer

Sagittarius

Fire

Fruit / seeds

Male

Mutable











X

X

X


harvest now only during the *dark* of the Moon (good for planting onion, garlic, peppers, chilli and radish)

Onion (seeds), endive, leeks, garlic, peppers, radish, potatoes, European trees such as oak.

Goat

Capricorn

Earth

Roots

Female

Cardinal (N)

Initiating

X












X

planting root crops such as carrots and potatoes

Bulbs, potatoes, root crops, beans, cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, onion sets, radish. Flowers for hardiness. Fruit trees.

Water-bearer

Aquarius

Air

Flower

Male

Fixed






X


X

X


X

X

X


Harvesting during the last quarter of the New Moon is best

Absolutely not.

Fishes

Pisces

Water

Leaf

Female

Mutable


X








X




X

excellent for the growth of fruits and berries (Good for short, quick growth and deep roots, and for planting bulbs)

Broccoli, bulbs, Brussel sprouts, carrot, celery, cress, chicory, cucumber, endive, horseradish, parsley, peanuts, radish, pumpkin. Flowers for abundance. Deciduous trees.