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Lexington, Ky

Sorry Brooks....beat ya to it! Being the avid hunter that I am, I track moon phases nearly year round. After last years grow, I plugged the moon phases into my Excel growth chart just for grins and much to my surprise, I did realize some spikes during and shortly after three full moon phases (July, Aug, Sept). All three phases in '05 were without cloud cover for the most part. I then referenced my rain/water/fert/pruning notes back to the full moon phases and only once did my patch receive anything significant either side of a full moon (water).

I have purposely paid close attention to the phases this year, including when my seedlings were indoors. I half ass bragged to Brooks a couple weeks ago that I would see a spike during this month's full moon and damn if I didn't! My daily averages moved from 14 per day to 20 per day just before the full moon to 24.5 on the back side of the full moon. The last two days have settled back down to 20.5 per day. My patch has received only .04 tenths of rain since July 8th, two days before July's full moon. And the only fert that I do is AGRO K (foliar).

I'm not ready to give absolute credit to the moon but I do find it interesting that I have these spikes occuring during those phases.

Shoot me down or support the though, either way, I'd love to hear it.

And for what it's worth, during April's full moon, my seedlings were placed in the middle of a room, on the floor and the window blinds pulled up....little boogers were leaning bad, towards the light.

Jamie

7/14/2006 12:05:43 AM

Ohio

I dont follow the moon growth spurts but I do defintly follow them during hunting season. just about 10 days ago like your talking about is when I seen my 1068 Wallace plant go from 0-100 in 2.9 seconds, I have never ever seen a plant grow like this one has, vines seemed like that thickend 3 inches over night and secondaries thickend and grew to the edge of my patch area in no time!, I know the roots grew in masses over night because one day I was burring my secondaries with out hitting one root and the next day they seemed to be everywhere!!, I had to haul the dirt way away from my patch area in a wheel barrel so I could cover them so I wouldnt be disturbing the roots. I have never had this many roots on a plant that traveled so far away from the plant, they are everywhere, they are even 2 feet ahead of my main vine thats growing,I cant even bury the vines with out hitting roots! Full moon kicked this plant in the rear like this or is it just its genetics? I know one thing, something did something to the plant and it wasnt patch elephants.

Brooks

7/14/2006 5:12:25 AM

Lexington, Ky

Interesting Brooks, thanks for sharing.

7/14/2006 8:31:26 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

I believe your observations are correct. In attempting to grow saltwater coral reefs moon phases and moon lighting is suggested as it does play a significant part in the cyling. I know that when I was flowering plants the books I read talked about total darkness and to isolate the plant away from any moonlight. One is surprised how many lumens a full moon produces. Im trying to find the books now I got em somewheres.....By accident I installed a floodlamp over my patch this year....I had one of those motion sensor flood lights that went bad so I replaced it. I didnt realize I replaced it with one that is one at 25% power until it senses motion then comes on full and turns itself off at day break.....Kinda worked out pretty neat as a security light too...Its my full moon on the patch......dont know how to measure its success or failure yet

7/14/2006 9:08:15 AM

Montoursville, PA

Damn..........I knew there were some intellegent vibes sucking, on the South side, of my patch. Your observations are interesting and may be correct. It, in my opinion, is action no living thing can not be effected by.

7/14/2006 5:02:18 PM

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Cool observations.

7/14/2006 10:05:41 PM

Rhode Island

THERES NOTING LIKE THE SIGHT OF A "FULL MOON" TO GET EVERYONE TALKING.
JUST ASK THE OHIO BOYS ABOUT THE FULL MOONS THEY ENJOYED WHEN VISITING THE WALLACES A FEW YEARS AGO.
THEY EVEN SAW ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY ON RT 293 HEADING TO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE COOK OUT.

7/14/2006 11:30:48 PM