Planting Vegetables by the Moon in New Brunswick

I grew up in Ontario and only moved to New Brunswick as an adult but the full moon is the same here as there and the reasons for paying attention to it is the same.

I have been following the cycles of the moon for most of my life. It just hasn’t been for gardening purposes. I have used the cycle of the moon for recreational fishing. I tend to plan my fishing trips based on the cycles of the moon.

What I have noticed over the years is that when the moon is full the air temperature tends to drop. The moon’s cycle can start to affect the temperature as early as a week before the full moon and a week after the full moon.

As a kid I learned a great gardening tip about the cycle of the moon and planting your garden.

I used to watch my father when he was planning our garden. Back then our garden was not a hobby garden, it had to get us through the long cold winters. So it was serious business.

Dad had a couple of rules to follow, that I can remember that is. He would not plant certain things before June 10th because of the what I remember as the June 10th frost.

Today I looked at my new calendar for 2009 and immediately turned to June so I could see just when the full moon is for June.

I see that the full moon for June is on the 7th this years so I will be sure to keep  my delicate plants in the green house until about the 14th and those that I have already planted will be covered each night until the threat of a late frost has passed.

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