Saturday 12th October

Saturday 12th October
The moon rises in the constellation of Capricorn, stirring desires for ambition. The early morning is an ideal time to sow root vegetables, but after midday, conditions become less favorable for gardening due to Mercury's descending node, where it crosses the ecliptic. This shift will be helpful tomorrow, but in the planetary sphere, it is already causing confusion, which influences us and how we should engage with our gardens.

Friday 11th October

Friday 11th October
Today, as the moon enters the grounded sign of Capricorn, the focus shifts toward practicality, structure, and discipline. This is an excellent time to bring order to your projects, manage responsibilities, and set clear goals. In the garden, Capricorn's steady energy favours careful planning and attention to detail, making it perfect for tasks that require patience and long-term vision. You might concentrate on preparing your compost, ensuring the soil will be enriched for future growth. As you work, you’ll notice the bees diligently gathering the last nectar from late-blooming flowers, making the most of what remains before the season shifts. The earthy energy of Capricorn supports slow, deliberate progress, helping you lay strong foundations in your garden and beyond.

Thursday 10th October

Thursday 10th October
The waxing half-moon moves deeper into the constellation of Sagittarius, where it will remain for the entire day. In the garden, you can align with this rhythm by harvesting ripe fruits. Apples are perfect for this moment—they can be picked and pressed to make fresh juice. The natural sugars in the juice have the potential to ferment into alcohol, producing apple cider, as the yeast on the apple skins initiates the process. If left longer, the cider undergoes a second fermentation, transforming into apple cider vinegar. Harvesting and pressing apples is not only a practical way to process the abundance of ripening fruit, but it can also bring people together to share in the work and celebration of the season’s bounty.

Wednesday 9th October

Wednesday 9th October
As the moon transitions from the watery depths of Scorpio to the fiery energy of Sagittarius, its sidereal rhythm shifts, reaching the lowest point on the horizon. Over the next two weeks, the moon will gradually rise, amplifying its influence on everything growing above ground while its effect on roots and soil wanes. This shift in the garden’s cycle provides the perfect opportunity to refocus your efforts, making it an ideal time to maintain and harvest your crops. As the evenings grow darker, take the chance to observe the moon in its sidereal cycle.

Tuesday 8th October

Tuesday 8th October
The moon rises in the constellation of Scorpio, which is known for bringing emotions to the forefront. In the garden, Scorpio is typically associated with working with leafy plants. However, in the cosmic theatre, we find some interesting alignments. Venus and Mars are in a trine, positioned 120 degrees apart, both in air constellations. This alignment fosters romance and also makes it an ideal day for working with flowers. Meanwhile, another trine forms between Mercury and Jupiter, aligning in earth constellations. This creates an intriguing duality between the light and earthly forces influencing us and our gardens.

Monday 7th October

Monday 7th October
The moon transitions into the constellation of Scorpio, bringing an intensity to our day—an intensity mediated by the element of water, which can be visualised as a flowing stream that moves with direction and courage. In the garden, this is an excellent time to harvest leafy greens and salads and perhaps sow oriental salads or spinach. With the right conditions or the use of a greenhouse to provide warmth, these crops can continue to thrive.

Sunday 6th October

Sunday 6th October
The moon rises in the constellation of Libra, imparting a sense of balance to the day during a season where light and dark wrestle with one another. Today is an ideal time for socialising and connecting with loved ones. Make space for shared meals, a timeless way to bring people together and something we need to reestablish. Can we invite a mix of friends, neighbours, family, and acquaintances to our table to foster connection and strengthen our sense of belonging in our communities?

Saturday 5th October

Saturday 5th October
Today, the moon gracefully shifts from Virgo to Libra, guiding us from an earthy quality into a more floral essence. During this transition, it encounters Venus, which is also making its way through the constellation of Libra, a journey it will complete in ten days. As the moon swiftly overtakes Venus, it will depart Libra by tomorrow. In the garden, this is an ideal time to harvest flowers, gather seeds, and clear annual flower beds in preparation for sowing a cover crop.

Friday 4th October

Friday 4th October
Forces of light descend into our day as Venus and Saturn align 120 degrees apart in the zodiac, both residing in air signs, creating a trine in the cosmos. The moon’s presence in the constellation of Virgo is overruled by this trine, making it an opportune time to harvest flowers and sow hardy annuals, such as sweet peas, while ensuring they are protected from frost. Throughout the day, take a moment to sense this transition from groundedness to a lighter temperament. Does it change your mood?

Thursday 3rd October

Thursday 3rd October
As the moon deepens in the earthly constellation of Virgo, it creates favourable conditions for organizing and addressing tasks that have lingered in the background, now demanding our attention. Today is an ideal time to prepare for the challenges and changes ahead as we move into the darker, colder months. With the days growing shorter, the shift in light becomes more pronounced, prompting us to adjust our habits and routines. This is an opportunity to focus on our goals and to celebrate the festivals of light that illuminate our path through this transition.

Wednesday 2nd October

Wednesday 2nd October
Today, the moon aligns between the Earth and Sun, creating a New Moon—a time for new beginnings and introspection. At apogee, its furthest point from the Earth, the moon is often associated with intensified light, but today it does not reflect the Sun’s light to us. This makes it an unfavourable time for working with plants or soil in the garden. Instead, it’s an ideal moment to focus on other tasks, such as landscaping or garden planning, which resonate with the grounding energy of Virgo.

Tuesday 1st October

Tuesday 1st October
The moon rises in the constellation of Leo, bringing warmth forces down to the earth, ripening fruits before the colder months arrive. Midway through the day, the moon shifts into the earthy constellation of Virgo, joining the sun, which also resides here. In the garden this afternoon, it would be an ideal time to sow radishes or chicory if we are growing them for their roots. As we enter a new month, we can harness the grounding forces emanating from the sun and moon to focus our activities and prepare for the coming months. It might also be a good time to explore alternative therapies such as acupuncture or massage to reset and ground ourselves.

Monday 30th September

Monday 30th September
Today marks nearly six months since Easter, and yesterday we celebrated Michaelmas, once a widely observed Christian festival before the rise of industrialisation. A week ago, the autumn equinox marked the balance of day and night. Now, as Michaelmas heralds the shift towards the darker winter months, we celebrate the harvest. But Michaelmas asks us to carry the light and truth within, guiding us through these next months until we reach the winter solstice and the birth of Jesus at the end of December. Let’s embrace the Michaelmas challenge, striving towards truth and beauty.

Sunday 29th September

Sunday 29th September
The moon rises in the constellation of Leo, which is associated with fire and fruits in biodynamics. This fiery influence infuses tomatoes, enhancing their sweetness. We also find the fire within ourselves, sparking bursts of creativity and self-expression. Midway through the day, feelings of air and light begin to permeate, rising over Leo's fiery energy, as Mars aligns 102 degrees away from Saturn in the zodiac. This momentary planetary alignment, with both in air-related constellations, creates a flower trine—making it an ideal time to focus on flowers rather than fruits, and bringing a lightness to the latter half of the day.

Saturday 28th September

Saturday 28th September
The moon deepens into the constellation of Cancer, bringing a nurturing quality to the day. In the garden, the focus shifts from flowering plants to leafy ones, such as spinach, lettuce, herbs, hedges, and grass. Be sure to return any grass clippings, hedge trimmings, or plant material to the compost, which serves as the garden’s digestive system. While traditional gardens often conceal the compost, in a biodynamic garden you’re likely to see well-formed compost piles at the centre, showcasing nature’s remarkable ability to renew itself and transform waste into precious, life-giving compost.

Friday 27th September

Friday 27th September
The moon rises in the constellation of Cancer, known for its nurturing qualities and emotional intelligence. Let’s use these energies today to check in with those around us and act with greater mindfulness, ensuring that our actions are for the benefit of others and the world around us. This nurturing approach can also extend to how we tend to our plants, being more attuned to their needs and caring for them with patience and love. By embracing Cancer's sensitivity, we can foster deeper connections with both people and nature, bringing care and compassion to everything we do.

Thursday 26th September

Thursday 26th September
The moon rises in the constellation of Gemini, bringing a flowering influence to your garden and daily endeavors. It’s an optimal day to collect seeds from flowers such as sunflowers, sweet peas, ornamental artichokes, and others that have gone to seed. Store them carefully, share them with your community, and sow them next year. Seeds hold immense potential—if it were theoretically possible to sow every sunflower seed for four years, you could end up with 3.5 billion sunflowers. Nature is designed to be abundant, and together we have the power to fill the earth with fruit trees and beautiful flowers.

Wednesday 25th September

Wednesday 25th September
The Moon conjuncts with Mars as it overtakes the planet in the constellation of Gemini, creating some cosmic confusion. This makes the day less favorable for gardening, but it’s an ideal time to focus on socializing or intellectual pursuits, such as studying, if we choose to align with the influence of the cosmos. It’s a choice whether we align with the unfolding of the zodiac or defy it and overcome its challenges with our willpower. Perhaps we need a little of both in our human lives to live authentically.

Tuesday 24th September

Tuesday 24th September
The Moon rises in Taurus before swiftly transitioning into Gemini, a sign associated with communication and intellectual pursuits. As the Moon reaches its highest point on the horizon in the sidereal cycle, its zenith will gradually lower each night over the next two weeks. This period is ideal for sowing, transplanting, working with the soil, and encouraging root growth, reflecting a "breathing in" quality that we can sense in the natural world. The half-moon phase also offers a moment of reflection in our day.

Monday 23rd September

Monday 23rd September
The Moon rises in the constellation of Taurus, symbolized by the bull. This sign is associated with strength and reliability, making it a good time to embark on practical projects. On a biodynamic farm or in the garden, it’s an ideal day to stir cow horn manure in a barrel to potentize it and spread it on the land. The cow horn manure preparation involves stuffing cow manure into a cow horn and burying it over winter. During this time, the manure transforms and becomes an inoculator—a bacterial "bomb" that infuses the land with beneficial microbes, fungi, and energy, revitalizing the soil and restoring damaged soil structure.