Pumpkin is a healthy and delicious vegetable, loves the sun and water. It should be planted when the moon, entering the configuration with Mars and the Sun, is in the sign of the elements of fire, earth or water.
Regarding exactly what time it is worth planting, experts disagree. Some believe that, since it reaches out to the earth and is nourished from it by vital forces, it is best to land it during the full moon and the second quarter of the moon. It is then that a plant like pumpkin will take root perfectly, and give juicy large fruits. Usually, the full moon’s energy is amplified several times during the full moon, so gardeners plant pumpkins for seedlings closer to the full moon. However, there is another opinion in which experts advise planting a pumpkin on the growing moon, including the full moon, and not after it, since this can negatively affect the fertility of the plant.
Pumpkin variety plays a significant role
Sometimes it is a variety of culture that decides when to plant a pumpkin for seedlings in 2016 according to the lunar calendar. There are elongated fruits that look like very large zucchini. They are best planted on a growing moon before the full moon. But, if you want to get lush and large rounded fruits, then it is worth planting a pumpkin on a waning moon, but closer to the full moon. Usually then the fruits begin to absorb the juices of the earth and become very pleasant, lush and beautiful, juicy and weighty. Well, of course, do not forget about the proper care of the pumpkin so that it grows healthy and beautiful, pleasing the eye with its beautiful fruits and large yellow flowers.
Auspicious signs of the moon
Pumpkin will grow well and become just beautiful if you plant it when the Moon is in the sign of water, fire or earth elements. It will grow very well if you plant it when the moon is in the sign of Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Gemini, Leo, Aquarius and Pisces. They are considered the most favorable for its growth.
A pumpkin planted at a time when the Moon will be in the sign of Aries will be characterized by wild growth, splendor and will give excellent fruits, very tasty and pleasant. They may become slightly sweet with a bright flesh color and a pleasant aroma. Many pumpkins in this position of the moon become very large and full of juices.
The moon in Taurus will help you not only get a healthy and beautiful plant, but also allow you to give it great fertility. And, although, most likely, pumpkins will not please with a large size, they can turn out to be very tasty, a little sweetish and aromatic, with a delicate and pleasant taste. Many recommend at this time to plant several varieties of pumpkins nearby, so that, pollinating each other, they give viable offspring and unexpected combinations.
Gemini is a good sign for planting a pumpkin. At this time, the fruits will turn out to be very large and beautiful, but there is a chance that they will have more seeds, not pulp. In this case, the pulp can be quite dry and not juicy.
Cancer and Pisces are some of the most favorable signs for planting pumpkins. At this time, the fruits will become quite large, healthy and full of vitality. Their energy will strengthen the body, saturating it with useful substances. And the pumpkin that was planted in the sign of Leo or Aquarius will have a pleasant color of pulp and a great taste, a pleasant aesthetically pleasing look.
The best days to land in March, April and May
Pumpkin can be planted already from April 19, 20 and 21, in May it will be days like 9-13, in June - 5, 7 and 11.It is then that the pumpkin will turn out to the joy of everyone, very juicy, healthy, large and tasty.
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