I haven't followed the lunar calendar for planting but Richard used to plant vegetables using that method, and swears that the seeds germinated faster and more evenly than when planted on 'other' days.

So when you say "Richard used to..." does that mean he doesn't anymore? If this is the case what were his reasons a) for using the lunar cycles in the first place, and b) for stopping this practice?

There is a gardener in Tasmania who is keeping a blog on moon gardening, thought you might be interested in reading it
http://cosmicgardening.blogspot.com/

To answer your questions, Stuart, firstly Richard tried planting by the moon as an interesting experiment; secondly, he's too busy doing other things like developing the rest of our 'desert' to plant any seeds now. He also began planting seeds more in punnets than straight into the ground, and the magnetic forces are probably not as evident in a plastic punnet as they are in the ground ...lol

Cheers Erica. It's a great site from a 'moon-gardening' perspective. I'll leave this link here for people to follow but I'm not real keen on the author's offer of a "free introduction to Astrology".

Please note that my post about 'moon-gardening' has no links with Astrology, Horoscopes, Astral Projections or any other spiritual activity and was never intended to do so.

"Richard used to plant vegetables using that method, and swears that the seeds germinated faster"

Confirmation bias.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

This fallibility of the human mind was the cause of blood letting being the dominant medical practice in the late 1700s, for homeopathy being a billion dollar industry today and is the primary tool that "psychics" use to fool their customers into believing.

We don't allow anecdotes as evidence for a reason. All evidence must be obtained with methods that are designed to eliminate these biases. A double/triple blinded clinical trial is a good start.

"Richard used to plant vegetables using that method, and swears that the seeds germinated faster"

Confirmation bias.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

This fallibility of the human mind was the cause of blood letting being the dominant medical practice in the late 1700s, for homeopathy being a billion dollar industry today and is the primary tool that "psychics" use to fool their customers into believing.

We don't allow anecdotes as evidence for a reason. All evidence must be obtained with methods that are designed to eliminate these biases. A double/triple blinded clinical trial is a good start.

Just to clarify your comments about my blog site since you seem to have some confusion. I do not offer a "free introduction to astrology' anywhere on the site but do endeavour to explain the differences between astrology and astronomy. If you read the blog properly you will discover that there are several posts explaining that I use the ASTRONOMICAL base for moon planting and a bio-dynamic approach which in itself is based in spirituality. I am neither a psychic, an astral projector or a charlatan as implied but offer information that I have personally tested alongside anecdotal hypothesis. It may indeed be a 'myth' - I am not so arrogant or judgmental as to claim exclusive knowledge of a practice that has been around for thousands of years. I do however speak from an INFORMED position and don't just recycle "tips".