Saturday, July 08, 2023

GardenDC Podcast Episode 155: Planting by the Signs


In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we chat with Sarah L. Hall, author of Sown in the Stars* all about planting by the signs. The plant profile is on Lotus and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events in the What's New segment. We close out with Ellen Zachos of BackyardForager.com, who gives the Last Word on Eating Your Weeds.

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~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 137: Into the Heart of the Garden with Maria Rodale

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/02/gardendc-podcast-episode-137-into-heart.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 92: Universal Gardening Truths

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/02/gardendc-podcast-episode-92-universal.html

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SHOW NOTES: 01:05 Meet Sarah L. Hall, author of “Sown in the Stars.” 04:20 Hall’s nature background. 05:46 Kentucky’s growing and soil conditions. 08:55 What Hall is growing in her own garden right now. 10:10 Starting the conversation about “Sown in the Stars.” 13:45 The role of Appalachian women in gardening and planting by the signs. 15:38 What is planting by the signs, on a practical level? 16:54 What is planting by the signs, on a deeper level? 17:56 What is a sun sign? How is it determined? 18:55 What is a moon sign? 20:59 Planting by the signs is not exclusive to Appalachia - it can be found worldwide. 23:43 Plant by the signs (or the moon) is not exclusive to the planting process. It extends to harvesting, pruning, and even grave digging! 25:33 How planting by the signs extends to medical care. 27:15 Scientific studies on the connection between sap flow and the moon. 29:02 Maria Thun’s research into planting by the signs and her biodynamic calendar. Thun’s work lacks replication, however, it examines a large variety of factors. 31:30 Why Hall doesn’t want to scientifically examine planting by the signs. 34:23 Hall’s first year growing Irish Potatoes. 36:22 It’s not always possible to follow gardening recommendations to the letter, just do your best! 37:44 The Farmers Almanac has a variety of resources in it, using the “Best Days” table or the “Gardening by the Moon” calendar. One of Hall’s interviewees recommends using “Llewellyn’s Moon Sign Book” (https://amzn.to/3O7zLag). 41:10 Many people committed to planting by signs follow the instructions even when conditions may not appear ideal. 42:38 Planting by signs and enabling procrastination. 44:27 Gardening (and the world) has dramatically changed in the past 100 years: “I think a lot about how different many people are living today than people used to have to … we’re in a world where everyone can be entirely removed from the natural world.” 48:40 Contact Hall through email or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... or by email: sowninthestars@gmail.com 49:16 Lotus is this week’s Plant Profile! 51:31 Garden Updates: Established a pollinator garden strip with Borage and Common Milkweed along the community garden, and the Monarda and Butterfly Weed are blooming. 51:54 Upcoming Events: 2023 Lotus and Waterlily Festival (https://kenaqgardens.org/); Art in the Garden by Tudor Place (https://tudorplace.org/event/art-in-t... DC State Fair (https://dcstatefair.org/); American Horticultural Society’s 50th Gala (https://ahsgardening.org/about-us/new.... 53:53 “Groundcover Revolution” by Kathy Jentz. 55:14 “The Urban Garden” by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight. 56:14 The Last Word on Eating Your Weeds by Ellen Zachos of https://backyardforager.com/ 57:28 Many plants we consider weeds are vegetables in other parts of the world.

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Interview Editor and Show Notes: Marissa Yelenik

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