Planting calendar: Leaf day

Moon in Pisces · ascending

Moon phase: New Moon
Moon’s path: ascending
Constellation: Pisces · 359.7°
Constellation change: none
Distance: 381,380 km
Day quality: favourable

Laetare Sunday.

What suits the home garden on this day

Sow spinach, lamb's lettuce, rocket outdoors
Plant out lettuce
Sow chard
Parsley and chives outdoors

Preparations

What is due on this day

Horn manure 500

Leaf day (Water trigon): especially favourable

Best evening

favourable

Horn silica 501

Ascending Moon: favourable

Best morning

favourable

Horsetail 508

Leaf day (Water trigon): especially favourable

Best morning

favourable

Barrel compost BC

Leaf day (Water trigon): especially favourable

Best evening

favourable

Valerian 507

Risk of frost: apply in the evening

Best evening

possible

Compost preparations 502–506 + 507

possible

The week

Choose a day

Mon 17 March · Perigee

Weather

Weather for your location

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Postcode

Nature’s season

Pre-spring

Hazel & snowdrops in flower

Average onset dates in Germany (Deutscher Wetterdienst).

First sowing under glass (sweet pepper, chilli, aubergine)
Prepare beds when frost-free
Spread compost

Look ahead

The next good days

Root

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Favourable means: no lunar node, no perigee, and for root and leaf no apogee either.

Astronomical calculations after Jean Meeus · IAU constellation boundaries · All information without guarantee