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19/02/2008, 22:56 Rose Joined on 06/02/2007 Dordogne (24) Posts 678 Re: A New Moon I went into labour during a new moon and the midwife told me it was always the busiest day of the month... not sure how true that is?    Report

19/02/2008, 23:15 Gardian Joined on 15/02/2006 Gard Posts 1,281 Re: A New Moon Yes, yes.  Hear all that stuff about plants and births etc, etc. But WHY? (and that is sort-of shouting)   I mean, what for goodness sake is the biological reason why it's better to plant a spud when the moon is getting to its zenith (if that's the right phrase) or to go in to labour at the same time? Old wife's tales if you ask me.     Report

20/02/2008, 9:18 Cendrillon Joined on 19/10/2007 S.E. England & S.W.France Posts 372 Re: A New Moon "Old wife's tales if you ask me." Probably so Gardian but think where the word "lunatic" comes from, the full moon certainly seems to have affected them for hundreds of years. Re. the plants, doesn't the moon have an effect on temperatures and high tides? It's bound to affect plants and people. Wonderful stuff, all this nature and folk lore. Cendrillon    Report

20/02/2008, 19:55 djmc Joined on 24/01/2008 Posts 5 Re: A New Moon Tonight about 2.30am there is a total eclipse of the moon in Finistere. This should have even more of an effect in conjuring werewolves, encouraging plants etc.    Report

21/02/2008, 9:30 Monika Joined on 23/08/2004 Dorset/Suisse Normande/Switzerland Posts 626 Re: A New Moon  Gardian wrote: Yes, yes.  Hear all that stuff about plants and births etc, etc. But WHY? (and that is sort-of shouting)   I mean, what for goodness sake is the biological reason why it's better to plant a spud when the moon is getting to its zenith (if that's the right phrase) or to go in to labour at the same time? Old wife's tales if you ask me.  Somebody explained it once to me and this makes sense (to me anyway!): The human body consists of a lot of water (I think it is quite an amazing amount), so just like the sea with its tides we are influenced by the moon.    Report

21/02/2008, 11:28 Patf Joined on 23/08/2004 SW Gers Posts 2,114 Re: A New Moon Another influence from the moon is via the extra amount of light in some phases. I remember learning in a course on animal behaviour that the oestral cycle of some animals coincides with a certain phase of the moon and is due to the effect of light on a part of the brain. (Not sure if it applies to humans.) To go back to the gardening calendar - they take into account the sign of the zodiac too. I suppose that's to do with the time of the year.    Report

21/02/2008, 23:03 Gardian Joined on 15/02/2006 Gard Posts 1,281 Re: A New Moon  Patf wrote: I remember learning in a course on animal behaviour that the oestral cycle of some animals coincides with a certain phase of the moon and is due to the effect of light on a part of the brain. Errr ........... still unsure as to how this might affect my spuds.    Report

22/02/2008, 9:44 Pixie Toadstool Joined on 11/09/2007 Manche/Hampshire Posts 70 Re: A New Moon  Gardian wrote:  Patf wrote: I remember learning in a course on animal behaviour that the oestral cycle of some animals coincides with a certain phase of the moon and is due to the effect of light on a part of the brain. Errr ........... still unsure as to how this might affect my spuds. I have just done a search on BBC Gardeners World and they say that the moisture content in soil and plants (sap) fluctuates with the moon's cycle but it also says somewhere else that science hasn't explained it yet.  Apparently Prince Charles and HRH the Q garden by the moon. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/gqt/lunar.shtml Pix the waxing moon, which is the growing moon from new to full. That's when the moisture level in the soil is at it's highest and when you should do your planting. the waning moon which is from full to last quarter. That's when the moisture content is at its lowest and there's less sap rising in your trees and shrubs so it's when you should do your pruning. the waxing moon, which is the growing moon from new to full. That's when the moisture level in the soil is at it's highest and when you should do your planting. the waning moon which is from full to last quarter. That's when the moisture content is at its lowest and there's less sap rising in your trees and shrubs so it's when you should do your pruning. the waxing moon, which is the growing moon from new to full. That's when the moisture level in the soil is at it's highest and when you should do your planting. the waning moon which is from full to last quarter. That's when the moisture content is at its lowest and there's less sap rising in your trees and shrubs so it's when you should do your pruning.    Report

22/02/2008, 10:08 Cathy Joined on 07/03/2006 Mostly near Bordeaux; Sometimes near Bristol Posts 1,688 Re: A New Moon I had to have my long hair trimmed yesterday.  No choice.  I had gone into the local hairdressers a couple of weeks ago, asking for an appointment, and she said that she wouldn't do it until a full moon.  Hence the visit yesterday.  The thing is, I assumed that she would have a salon full of people.  But I was the only one there.  Weird or what - but that's the Medoc for you...   Cathy ----- Your children won't remember you ironing their pyjamas but they will remember you reading them a bedside story.    Report

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