Gardening tradition calls for planting potatoes on Good Friday. The history may be tied to phases of the moon. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Fans of the Old Farmer’s Almanac are aware of the practice of planting by phases of the moon.
According to this gardening tradition, flowers and vegetables that bear crops above ground should be planted during the light, or waxing, of the moon, from the day the moon is new to the day it is full. Flowering bulbs and vegetables that bear crops below ground are planted during the dark, or waning, of the moon, from the day after it is full to the day before it is new again.
The tradition of planting potatoes on Good Friday likely is related to those moon phases. Continue reading
