Fertilising and soil work by the moon

Descending moon

In the descending moon, tradition sees the forces in soil and root. This time therefore counts as the preferred time for feeding, loosening the soil and compost work.

The root day

On a root day you loosen the soil and work in compost. Root days come with Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn, the three constellations of the element earth. The moon needs a little over three days to cross Virgo, and the root day lasts that long there.

Horn manure in the soil impulse

The field spray preparation horn manure (500) is preferably applied in the descending or waning moon. It is used for the root zone and soil life.

Eckard von Wistinghausen describes the timing first through season, time of day and weather: horn manure goes onto the field in autumn and from the start of growth in spring, ideally in the afternoon to evening under an overcast sky.

When the soil rests

For some hours before and after the nodes of the moon and the planets, and during eclipses, Pierre Masson recommends neither working the soil nor turning compost. These hours are for work in the workshop and the office.

The list above gives the unfavourable hours with their times, together with perigee, occultations and the Easter days. If fewer than two suitable hours remain free between 6 am and 9 pm, the day is left out of the list.