medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Since everyone else is getting in on this... My grandfather, soundly New
England
Congregationalist (i.e. Puritan) and from a long line of the same going back
to
before the American Revolution and back further to persecutions of Puritans
during the restoration in England... Had nothing to do with any of the
formulas
for planting which were based on religion... I remember him poo-pooing one
of
them specifically. It was simply, if there is a full moon around the end of
May, plant; if not, hold off for the full moon. This was of course for Maine
and I am sure would not apply to Virginia.
--V. Kerry Inman
Planting and phases of the moon are more complex than just waiting for the
full moon. Root vegetables should be sown on a waning moon and others on a
waxing moon.
I didn't follow this when sowing runner beans one year; the usual mix of
saved and new seed. Very few germinated, and none thrived.
Anne
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