Now then, I have the knowledge, which the majorities of the grandparents and his forefathers, were taking in account, the favorable effects of the moon for everything; and that my family did not have this favorable knowledge!!!. For such a motive, I had the need to investigate and to reflect on the topic, because my husband is a scientist; for him, it would have to be a convincing fact. And simultaneously, I took the decision to share some very good advices, with my friends steemianos, waiting be of his taste, utility and be multipliers of the same ones.
Now then, to initiate the topic is necessary to obtain basic knowledge, on: ¿how is the lunar calendar born?.
Since; “ it is very probable, that the lunar calendar was established in the prehistoric times, when the men observed the course of the moon and registered his regularity. Then, they managed to see the same rhythm, in the behavior of the nature and fixed the regularity of the stations ” …
They happened from the sowing, farmings, prunings, crops of grains, fruits and vegetables; so much this way, that due to his experiences, they programmed the field works and began to measure the time in lunas, that corresponds more or less, to current months. On the other hand; in period shorter, they would correspond approximately with each of the phases (a quarter of luma per week).
Nevertheless, the moon covers his course with a light daily delay; from what, it is not possible to establish an exact mail, between the days of the month and the lunar phases. This is the reason for which the Holy Week, every year is celebrated in a different date, between March and April. Although, every 19 years, the phases spot, take place in the same days of the calendar.
Nevertheless, from the antiquity, farmers, shepherds and sailors have tried, for questions of work, to predict with certain anticipation the meteorological conditions, basing on empirical remarks normally been inspired by the forecasts of Arato de Soli, Greek astronomer that about the year 270 to. of C. wrote a didactic titled poem “ The phenomena and the prognoses. ”
Later, our forefathers learned to read meteorological signs sent by the moon, the most well-known they are:
Very white disc: good weather;
After the moon goes out, when the horns present vague outlines or turn out to be very little luminous and have the dark tops: bad weather.
In addition to the meteorological lectures dictated by the moon; we have the behavior of the plants, capable of receiving the stimuli of the lunar light; demonstrated, by means of a simple experiment; such is the case of the sunflowers, they chase the light or position of the sun, during the night, incline down following the radiations of the moon that enters the soil and rises to the plant. Another case, they would be the long waits, placed outdoors, during the increasing phase of the moon, they continue his course and turn towards her his thin stems. This phenomenon is named selene tropismo and is similar to the heliotropismo typical of most of the plants, which grow in direction of the sun.
Therefore, it is thought that the moon activates the biological functions of the vegetables, not only with his force of attraction, but also with his tenuous light and his imperceptible heat, thanks to which the conductive glasses dilated by the sun, do not close completely during the night and the circulation of the sap can continue, with a notably slow but sufficient rhythm; as so that, it does not begin again of zero in the following morning.
Also it seems that, many plants that suffer the negative effect of the ultraviolet beams of the sun, benefit on the other hand, of the lunar light; whose, radiations are understood in the scale of the red one, are provided with calorific power and are capable of penetrating the clouds and of penetrating the soil.
The stimulant effects, they appear from the new moon, and during the whole increasing phase, up to three or four days after the full moon, but they turn out to be especially marked in the time that precedes and continues immediately to the full moon, and naturally, in the presence of this one.
The experts establish, even that between 4 p.m. and 20 hours, is the moment of the most suitable day, to make use to the maximum of the vital fluid of the moon.
In joist, from the fourth day from the full moon, when it begins definitively the diminishing phase, the flow of the moon, one debilitates and becomes void, since the star appears after the sunset, when the plants it has had time to cool down, and the circulation of the sap, it has already stopped.
In the field, as:
INCREASING QUARTER
The availability of lunar light, it is on the increase and the plants, they have a balanced growth, in which there is favored the growth of foliages and roots.
In this period inside the soil, there take place big movements of water that affect his availability for the roots. To the biggest credit water availability in the soil, the seeds will have the opportunity to absorb water, more rapidly and to germinate in the due time; any time, the climatic conditions and of the soil they are favorable.
This is the reason for which, the seeds of rapid germination (vegetables) that are sowed two or three days earlier or to the beginning of this phase, germinate more rapidly and in form more homogeneous, that those that are sowed in other periods.
FULL MOON
In this phase, it keeps on increasing the lunar light and there is small growth of roots, but greatly growth of the foliage.
The plants, they are provided with a major quantity and internal movement of water; to the equal one, it increases the sap.
In the case, of the asexual reproduction, it refers to the vegetative spread; to turn, of stakes and cuttings (pieces of stems); it is not suitable, to cut them in this phase; so, to the credit a lot of water inside them, the hormones that promote the enraizamiento (auxinas) will be much diluted and will not help to stimulate the emission of roots. Also, the water that is inside the stakes, will tend to go out; provoking with it, his rapid dehydration.
When, the transplant does in this period, the plants tend to grow rapidly and to producing greatly foliage.
DIMINISHING QUARTER
In this phase, the intensity of the lunar beams they start diminishing.
This one, it is a good period for the transplant and it has been seen, a rapid and vigorous growth of roots. After few quantity of light exists, the growth of the foliage happens slowly; reason for which, the plants it can use good part of his energy, in the growth of his system radicular. With his vigorous and formed well root; the plant, it can obtain nutrientes and waters down sufficient, for a successful growth.
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NEW MOON
In this phase, the intensity of the lunar beams, they keep on diminishing up to lower levels.
Also, it has been observed, a slow growth of the system radicular and of the foliage. Apparently, this is a period of little or very little growth; like of rest; where the plants, they can adapt oneself easily to the way, without suffering any damage.
Many farmers, prefer realizing his agricultural works in this period of rest; because, they think that the plants can adapt oneself with major facility to the changes, and be prepared for the following period (New Moon to increasing quarter), in which a balanced growth of the plants is waited. The realized works are aporques, you weed, prune, deshijes, tutorados, payments, between others.
ANALYSIS
Throughout the time, there has evolved the way of planting, of cultivating, of harvesting and even of felling the plants; with the purpose, of looking
new hardware, to improve the yield of the farmings, the optimization of the time, as well as the rest of the resources (financial, technological, human beings, ground, between others).
Nevertheless; to spending all this time, there have been left behind the customs, hardware, ways of working, used time or dedication to this one; such a which, since forefather has come working ours the ground; as well as, some tips or advices, which have come happening from generation to generation, nevertheless it has come diminishing and in some cases disappearing it is even bequeathed; this is the case, of taking in account the lunar phases for almost quite; we knew already, the influence that has the moon on the tide, depending the phase of the moon, raises or lowers the level of the sea.
In addition to it based on my experiences practised many years; the effects of the moon, it influences even our hair, for example: on having cut our hair in the lunar diminishing phase, it becomes more abundant, silky or free in the majority of the cases; as well as also, more brilliant. On the other hand, if we cut our hair during the lunar increasing phase, this one tends to grow, a little more of the normal thing. And up to, there is the one who chooses the sex of his baby by means of the lunar calendar.
I end up by alluding, of so wonderful and mysterious the puzzlers that shut up the stars, the stars, the ground and up to the nature itself; that only done, of observing thouroughly and patiently, reveals us so many events and secrets.
Let's not lose these old customs, which actually have given excellent results; without use of so many chemists. Only, in spite of planning and carrying out from the sowing, to the crop and perhaps, up to the chopping to obtain wood more lasting and healthy; as well as also, the securing of abundant, bigger and healthy fruits; to the equal one, of more beautiful hairs.
In end, let's practise these advices and me spend them to our children, let's rescue those old familiar customs; with the purpose, of leaving good legacies that have given and they will give magnificent results.
“ The Earth, it is one and it belongs to all let's take care of her ”
USED SOURCES:
Lunar calendar of the gardener
Written for F. Mainardi Fazio
