Paperback. Blue cover with white title.

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Look at the moon, sow your carrots and watch them grow! This book and its clear, comprehensible calendar make plain that the Earth moves to many rhythms. We all pay attention to the daily passage of the Sun, but the Moon has an equal, more mysterious significance. Think of the titles, the equinoctial storms, women’s cycles and the documented findings of scientists who have traced variations in metabolic rates of trees, tomatoes and small mammals: each in perfect harmony with the lunar pulse. We connect the growth of crops and garden plants to the warmth of the Sun and the gentle nourishment of the rain but there are also deeper energies at work, released and engendered by the more occult rhythm of the Moon. Nick Kollerstrom, who is an historian of science and a long-term student of the influence of the Moon on botanical and biological factors as various as the growth rate of lettuces and the fertility rate of thoroughbred horses, has written a revealing and detailed introduction to his calendar which gives a factual perspective to claims that more orthodox gardeners will discount at their peril – their marrows could be bigger or taste better. The calendar is a much clearer exposition of the lunar and astronomical factors that should influence the timing of planting and sowing than has hitherto been available here or abroad. The reader does not need higher degrees in astronomy, astrology or biochemistry to understand the various symbols and recommendations. There is also an excellent pair of (organic) gardening guides and timetables: one modern, the other from the 18th century.