Does Moon Phase Planting REALLY Effect Plants? Old Wives Tale OR Based In Science? | Garden Science

[@GardeningInCanada]

How is everyone's seed starting going? If you want a list of the plants to grow on what days I will leave a link to the resource website here -> gardeningincanada.net/moon-phase-planting/ Moon phase references. Plant releases its pollen in the full moon | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/article/plant-releases-its-pollen-full-moon "Wereplant" Releases Its Pollen By the Light of the Full Moon | Science| Smithsonian Magazine www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wereplant-releases-its-pollen-by-light-full-moon-180954827/ Moonlight pollination in the gymnosperm Ephedra (Gnetales) | Biology Letters royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0993 Plants Might Move with the Moon Just as the Oceans Do with Tides | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/plants-move-moon-just-oceans-do-tides-180956311/ Leaf movements and their relationship with the lunisolar gravitational force | Annals of Botany | Oxford Academic academic.oup.com/aob/article/116/2/149/180655

[@RodneyUpshaw]

I've been growing marijuana for 30+ years and I have found it does help to start your seeds during the period coming up on the full moon. It gives me better germination rates and healthier plants. I've found that germinating during the new moon I don't get as good results and more seeds end up dieing before they get a tap root, they end up going to mush in the seed shell.

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s so cool! Is it the plant in general or the yields more so?

[@HablemosDelHuerto]

For years, I have documented (video) self gemination of seeds in my garden. I have observed and therefore concluded that there is an impact on moon phases and seeds germination. I will surely write about it in the future when I have more information and evidence. Thanks for the great video.

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s so interesting! Really

[@robicarm]

My grandmother followed the moon and celestial calender, and use tips from the Old Farmers Almanac...with out doubt or question. Her gardens were healthy, abundant, lush. Plus she suggested trimming the hair on the full. She would use the first spring water to wash hair because she claimed it would grow long. But she loved her garden she played music and sing to her flowers and plants.

[@MushroomMagpie]

Bamboo harvested after the full moon is more acidic and not eaten by termites as readily. Bamboo harvested before is sweeter and will get infested.

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s so interesting!!! Really

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Bit late to the party but thanks for doing this. A few years back I tried to research this with a science view point and there was nothing really out there. My MIL swears by this system and used to tell me how nothing I planted would work (spoiler alert - she was wrong). I decided to try to look into it and came up against the same dead ends as you. Only now as I’ve deceived to make a video about it I’ve started looking about again and found your video. Like a lot of things it goes wrong when you get dogmatic about it. Thanks again.

[@Narudan14]

My grandmother used to live on a indigenous tribe and she always tells me what should i plant and in wich moon phase, at first i just found it funny, but gotta admit that a lot of my seedlings did better with her advice, maybe there is something to do with light during the fullmoon? I have no idea.

[@liquidlouDnB]

YESSSSS I’m so happy you made a video about this. I’ve been watching my plants in line with the moon phases and I noticed growth spirts during the two week period from the new moon to full moon “moon rising” and then they take a two week break towards the new moon. This is more prevalent in my perennials. I’ve also been grafting by the moon and have noticed better results during the rising of the moon. I really do believe this has something to do with the flow of water in the plants and soil.

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s so cool! So the grafts do better at that time then.

[@apextroll]

Maybe night pollinators change their behaviour with a full moon. We are totally immersed in periosidy so I wouldn't discount it's effects. The plant you shown is Ephedra(ma huang), a natural stimulant which is indeed pollinated at night.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea!! That’s very possible

[@nauci]

Occam's razor tells me that lunar cycles for plants is just... It was basically a calendar before easy access to calendars and weather patterns over the course of time. Would be fascinated to find out that there's anything more to it.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Oh that’s interesting have to run your own tests!

[@hannekevankeulen494]

I'm fascinated by this stuff which is why I lean towards witchy things. Living on an island I certainly have experienced more directly the phases of the moon and the impact on the sea and weather. I find myself adjusting my seed planting schedule according to the weather, which in a way is correlated with phases of the moon. I have found waiting for certain phases of the moon to pass or arrive had been helpful with my garden planning and spacing out my seed starting so that I wasn't overwhelmed by too many plants at once. Perhaps nothing magical or special but certainly a helpful tool for time management and efficiency-lol

[@blackmber]

That mages me wonder if some of the lunar effects on planting have to do with the ocean and its effect on the environment and would be observed more in coastal areas.

[@GardeningInCanada]

time management and efficiency is magic and i need some HAHA

[@GardeningInCanada]

That's a great point

[@hannekevankeulen494]

@@GardeningInCanada right!!!!

[@katababinszki8883]

I am starting to experiment with this, its so exciting. Do you have any experiences with planting flower seeds? Is the new moon a good time to start them? Thanks so much in advance!

[@brianseybert2189]

Actually I find this very interesting. Nature has so many secrets, we are only just beginning to understand. acknowledged the facts of how important soil biology is to the health of our plants.

[@GardeningInCanada]

It is so true

[@nauci]

Tidal forces do affect groundwater, but it's at fairly great depths and changes the weight and pressures on deep ground soil. I don't know if botanists bother with studying it much, but it's a fairly important thing to account for by civil engineers who need to predict soil compaction over decades under 200,000 ton buildings with piles driven 80+ feet into wet sand relying on friction to hold them level. There's probably fairly extensive material on it in civil engineering info hubs!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Oh interesting! Does the ground water need to be a specific volume?

[@nauci]

@@GardeningInCanada I think it's more like the gravitational forces of the moon pulling on whichever area at any given time counters a little of the Earth's gravitational pull, loosening the soil ever so slightly and making it easier for water to flow? Groundwater being practically everywhere if you go deep enough. I'm just a casual fan of civil engineering topics so maybe we need Practical Engineering to make a video on this.

[@teresabensinger3113]

Oh yes I am so interested in this! I’ve read and read and I still get confused. Thanks you for clearing it up! I have tomatoe, peppers and purple hostages, so excited

[@VaultDwellerGal]

This is fascinating stuff! Even the smallest light leaks are a concern for people who grow photoperiod plants indoors, yet outdoor growers of the same photoperiod cultivar aren’t concerned at all. Why? The moon reflects light, so I’ve wondered about this for a while. Also, if moon impacts atmospheric pressure, would it impact the plant’s gas exchange rate? I need to find a source on the atmospheric pressure thing though. It was just a thought regarding something I read a while back.

[@GardeningInCanada]

I mean… Ive never thought about that before but likely

[@austintrees]

Too many scientists ignore nature, forgetting that nature is super complex and follows many many different cycles from the local to universal level.

[@GardeningInCanada]

its so true. Nature is SO powerful

[@SounDiZLife]

I have to say you completely convinced me to subscribe to your channel and binge watch a bunch of your episodes because you’re the only person I’ve ever met that talks about the lunar cycle and it’s important, I can tell you one thing for sure that this is 100% true, if you do not believe me take a cutting or a clone of a plant at certain times of the lunar cycle and you prove this to yourself

[@TRILONCOMUNICACIONES]

hello from colombia.. how come i come to find some info on regards the actual title and the one making the video is not familiar?

[@katipohl2431]

Even the mobile fugocygotes from brown algae of the Phaeophycae family start swimming in the ocean at full moon.

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s so freaking cool!

[@maryoconnor2100]

All bodies of water are impacted. It's just relative. Lake Superior tides are small but recordable. Small changes may have large impacts. Plant cells are mostly water, right?

[@ashleyd8627]

Yesssss another video I love it

[@GardeningInCanada]

Haha yay!

[@rhino1393]

I'm wondering if a led street light that is close to my new garden haven't planted yet. Will effect what I grow or is there plants that would do better ? Tia.

[@MilestoneGarden306]

Hi. I'm a new subscriber and appreciate you sharing your knowledge. I'm in sk and am wondering if you know where I can get soil samples tested and results for any deficiencies I may have? tia

[@GardeningInCanada]

🫠Lloyd is our closest and only place

[@kimmanning4989]

Was thinking of you after reading news, hope your farm and home aren’t under water! 🤞❤️ Be safe!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Here we are super dry!

[@dougbutabi5085]

I am also curious why indoor photoperiod plants herm out so easy compared to plants sitting out in the sunlight all night. I mean they do herm outdoors as well but not nearly like they do indoors.

[@GardeningInCanada]

that is so interesting! So they are obviously effected too even in an indoors setting

[@susanmullaney9359]

I wonder if nighttime pollinators (e.g. moths) benefit from the extra light around the full moon and it influenced the plants to ramp up the pollen for the full moon.

[@GardeningInCanada]

So! Actually the pollination study did talk about that. This Smithsonian article talks about it a bit. The pollen is illuminated by the moon which is what caused the moths (&flies) to essential find it. My favourite part of the entire article: “Suddenly-presumably with the help of wine-an idea struck: Could E. foeminiea’s pollination somehow be connected to the lunar cycle? “It started as a joke that evening, I should say,” Rydin says.” This remind me of myself when I come up with video ideas 🤣. “Whelp this is either going to flop OR it’s going to be a beautiful lit review” www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wereplant-releases-its-pollen-by-light-full-moon-180954827/

[@brandonstark7356]

Thanks for discussing this. There are more things I will pay attention to after watching.

[@79PoisonBreaker]

I would suspect the lunar light has more effect on plants vs the gravitational pull. Just my personal feelings on the subject 👍😁

[@GardeningInCanada]

I am thinking that as well. Full moons (where i am anways) can light up the night sky.

[@brickmanjim4775]

I thought it was a great show Thankyou. Now I have made a pyramid greenhouse it’s showing some interesting stuff like bees ,spider insects do not come in here if they do they die , very strange. The pyramid is a scaled down version of the Great pyramid of Gesia and I set it at 15% off north . This is my second year last year we have the heat dome it fried my greenhouse but not before I got a almost one pound tomatoes. Afids do live in here but that’s it any thoughts?

[@GardeningInCanada]

That's interesting! I am not too sure

[@DavidMFChapman]

The lunar ocean tides are formed by the DIFFERENCE in gravity from one side of the earth to the other, causing the oceans to form an egg shape. This requires a length scale of the size of the earth. If there’s a lunar affect on plants in your garden, it’s not a tidal force.

[@suckerburg4392]

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[@michaelmarchione3408]

I'm old school. I never pay any attention to the moon phases. I start the garden our Memorial Weekend here in the U.S. regardless of the moon or frost dates or whatever lol. That's the way it works here in U.S. zone 4a year after years. But, I do always find the topic interesting! Thanks for the info! Enjoyed and take care!

[@GardeningInCanada]

I’m the same haha last weekend on May. Moon or no moon

[@gardengatesopen]

Y'all are funny 😁 I was thinking that planting by the moon is the ACTUAL "Old School" way!

[@ricardoavilaaguayo]

You're not old school

[@Mar-my1dx]

Another amazing video!!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Haha thanks you!

[@brianramsey3824]

The pragmatic approach we like to take is, does it matter enough that would trump your time and the the overall weather?...let's go with maybe not unless u have nothing else to do and or your weather is pretty evenceal...in Kansas good luck with that.

[@GardeningInCanada]

I just plants haha

[@ninapit]

Thanks for the video. I'm a want-to-believer, but the tides ebb and flow in a single day. So the only way I can see that the moon phases e.g. increase harvesting at full moon is that there is a pulling up and down in the water inside the plant, creating surges of growth. I don't think that because lakes don't have tides the land is not affected. If the whole shebang is not about a pushing and pulling, it makes no sense planting according to the moon when it's on the other side of the earth at that specific time. Lastly, if the full moon makes people ratty, we don't even live by gravitational pull in the ground, meaning plants should be more sensitive to moon phases than those of us it affects. Thank you so much for all the work you put into your videos, love your channel.

[@GardeningInCanada]

thats a great ponts!

[@jandunn169]

I had a very strange experience when I went out at 3 am to see the lunar eclipse. My cat followed me down the street to get away from the bright street light. My cat started running towards me and attacking me that night. She has never displayed that type of behavior before but I wondered if the eclipse affected her brain somehow.... It was a full moon. She is not a plant but i thought I would share this...

[@tobruz]

Moon Night Light has no effect on buried seeds. If it’s a gravity thing maybe when it’s closer to the earth, but that’s really really a stretch (pun)

[@GardeningInCanada]

HAHA I honestly think its an effect on adult plants

[@DavidMFChapman]

The argument suggesting that moonlight affects night pollinators would only apply to mature, flowering plants. This would be irrelevant to the sowing of seeds.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea I realize that. I was just using it as a case study to show that there is research on the relationship between the moon and plants in general

[@v.mishrasart43]

Good day😊😊

[@GardeningInCanada]

Good day! :)

[@glopezsez]

At 4:40, you say science concerning plants circadian cycles was reserved for certain circles for some time. Is this a polite way of saying these ideas were studied but scientist and these ideas where written of/demonized as pseudoscientific, thus not printed or given any room to report or discuss their findings without being bullied?

[@codedesigns9284]

Thank you for another great video, we found it very fascinating. There are a few interesting websites that seem to refer and discuss the Hebrew Lunar Calender as a method to differentiate each season, and to know what to plant (and harvest) following the lunar cycle changes - but not much is mentioned on the actual effect the moon has on such plants (if there is one). If it is a myth that the moon has an effect on plants, is it possible that the Hebrew Lunar Calendar (or similar ancient calendars) could be the source of the myth by those who didn’t understand its purpose? If the moon does have an effect, is it possible our ancestors had a much deeper understanding of plant growth than the best gardeners of today?🤔

[@GardeningInCanada]

Oh that’s so interesting! I didn’t realize that’s a thing

[@codedesigns9284]

There is an interesting experiment that we pondered using indoor plants and LED lights (with a dimmer). Because the plants usually need full darkness during the night, and because the full-moon gives off more light than any typical night, therefore the week leading up to the full moon (when the moon is brighter than typical), try leaving the LED lights on for the plant during the night(s) very dimly (at an approximate candelescent value to that of the moon, or the LEDs lowest value) to simulate the moon, then document the findings. Does it encourage better growth? If so, does this indicate to the plant when to do ‘something’? What would/could that ‘something’ be? It would be a long(er) term experiment that would need to occur over many moon cycles. It would be interesting to see these results. 😊

[@Aya4o4]

I'm curious about the effects of putting plants on a trellis or replanting them during certain moon phases; i suspect they might be more bendy at during full moons, or more resilient to shock during new moons?, but i'm very new to gardening. Learning the science is fun cuz the knowledge can be used to help out our plant friends, but there's still so much beautiful chaos in nature: why is one plant stunted while its twins and neighbors thrive? ☺️🍀✨

[@swatch12345]

Seems plausible. I would guess there are plants that are adapted to distribute pollen to line up with whatever pollinators are there. If those insects or whatever it may be are active at night, then more moonlight would increase chances of reproduction. Selective pressure can make some amazing changes in plants. You should check out Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't on youtube if you haven't already. Pretty interesting stuff.

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s an interesting observation!

[@melissab8500]

I love that guy!

[@gardengatesopen]

I watch that channel too! It's so great! I love Joey's perspective! I thought I was the only one who loved to look at the tiny flowers and tiny plants we all walk on in the fields! The smaller they are, the more I marvel at them! GFY- bye!

[@ILmachiner]

My boat almost got beached off the Colorado River because of the tide. I though only the ocean had tide.

[@jandunn169]

Well, I think this would make a very interesting scientific study.....And there are probably a lot of variables with different plants and other factors like pollinators and things people have suggested in the comments.

[@begin.again_jen]

I wouldn't be surprised if older civilizations used the phase of the moon so that they could know when to expect maturity/harvests. We have calendars and internet and the date on our digital devices everywhere. I suspect day counting was a much more frustrating process for people before calendars were readily available. It's also worth remembering that the "roman" calendar we use now was only implemented in the year 1BC ...hence for ancient civilizations, calendars didn't even used to exist the way we know them now. Imagine how useful moon phases would be when looking up at the sky if we didn't have a calendar! I wonder if ancient civilizations would laugh at us now for being so amazed/mystified by their "fixation" with the moon. Love the videos :)

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea thats a good point! never thought about that

[@jaymystery-i3k]

nice Mars hydro!

[@markc2152]

When I keep my mj going good have to be completely isolated from light pollution after switching light cycles so obviously plants can see

[@jitendranath2535]

Dear sister, ‘Permeating the earth, I nourish all living beings with My energy. Becoming the moon, I nourish all plants with the juice of life.’ Sriman Bhagavad Gita VERSE 15/13 . Krishna Said.

[@rlboone7969]

I've planted gardens by using moon phases... my experience it does have a definite affect on the growing and production of the plants...

[@30yanuel]

It should probably have an efect on the humidity of the soil also then.

[@brandonstark7356]

I would imagine the moon does have an affect on moon phases... I have been paying attention to the ascension and decention of moon and how much water a plant holds in its roots or in the plant itself. I have not investigated long enough to make firm conclusions. As of this season I am leaning towards the idea that when the moon is ascending it is a good time to fertilize when water is being pulled up into the plant (when the moon is traveling farther and farther north or overhead in the northern hemisphere.

[@brandonstark7356]

I have noticed that there MIGHT be more water in the plant when the moon ascends and less when descending

[@edengardenlabs7773]

No wonder my brassicas are so moody they're obviously a Capricorn lol 😂

[@GardeningInCanada]

AHAHAHAHA my water just went through my nose

[@tobruz]

Street lamps at night can negatively affect plants

[@GardeningInCanada]

I have heard that before!

[@tiutiukas]

In my family, we don't plant anything during an 'empty' waning moon 🤗

[@GardeningInCanada]

Interesting! That’s so cool

[@MushroomMagpie]

Do you know if the moon affects the water table?

[@GardeningInCanada]

I didn’t see anything about that no. If it did it would be the 2 inches I’m assuming you get with the great lakes

[@gardengatesopen]

Wait - Didn't you say the moon affects the underground water? Isn't that the water table?

[@nauci]

Following up on my calendar theory: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3O1dH9mbpWDrqM This video (in a series) on the process of trying to recreate the antikythera device gives a lot of insight into how ancient Greeks used lunar cycles (and math) to track the solar year.

[@Dobrinich]

So, the moon does effect the water in the great lakes. So, I am not sure why you didn't find that but a simple Google search and there it was. Furthermore, as an observer of a creek that was near my home since I've been a kid the water would always pull back at certain times of the day and then be flowing at other times of the day. I use to be mesmerized of this event. It only happened when it was barely flowing. I came out in the morning and the water would be back from the spillway about a few feet and then in the afternoon it was flowing over the top. It changed daily that was one example. I am older now and my only explanation is that it was the tug of the moon. If you have a better explanation I would be glad to listen.

[@ironvikinggod]

do a video about your cannabis plants

[@areeskinwar7274]

Moon has to do with water/ bugs/ bacteria in the soil rising and lowering, full and new moon it rains and its easier to transplant as it's shady (the plant don't go into shock as much, plus the live rainwater helps the transplant to grow faster) Now this is helpful in farming, not gardening, farming means acres. As its easier to tend to a few plants in gardening vs thousands of plants on a farm.......now if you're technical like moi, you can do wtf you like whenever you like and get good results. It's all about the science whether its metaphysics or modern

[@kendravoracek3636]

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[@GardeningInCanada]

❤️❤️❤️

[@aiishmael]

how are plants unintelligent? I personally believe that plants are more sophisticated organism than ourselves. for a couple reason, first: are we the ones who can use sunlight and water to make our own food ? and secondly: plants do not produce any known waste....they dont defocate toxic matter ects actually they produce oxygen which all the other organisms depend on....this is obviously a very sophistacated organism.

[@GardeningInCanada]

just that they dont have a brain type thing

[@nesq4104]

People in Puerto Rico olant by the moon phase

[@sudarmiadi4496]

Indonesian calendar often embedded hijriyah (Islamic calendar based on the Moon)

[@judeffr]

Link your sources please. You just say the word studies sometimes in the video

[@FreeAmerican-mm2my]

Werewolves wand Wal-Mart shoopers are associated with Full Moon.

[@rlboone7969]

Moon phases have effects on hunting, fishing, farming etc

[@purplelinny]

We know the moon affects the tides, people (lunatic) and, women’s monthly cycles… Aha! The 28-day cycle, which, in a female not disrupted by several possible factors, can cycle with the moon. We may not fully understand the science, but it appears perfectly logical for the germination and growth of seeds to be affected by lunar cycles. 😊

[@davidortega2102]

Summary: maybe.

[@Ninjaa320]

I've always wondered if burying Healing Crystals near the roots of my plants would help them grow better, but it felt silly to ask you to cover that. But NOW that I've watched this video I don't feel so silly about wondering about plants and Healing Crystals. Also curious if it's best to only transplant vegetables when one's aura is green, or if possibly an orange aura would be better. ❤️😂

[@MushroomMagpie]

Depending on the crystal type, as well as what direction it is pointin, this can have beneficial or detrimental effects on a plant. I have killed houseplants, just by putting the wrong rock in with it or pointed the wrong way. Just too much energy there sometimes..

[@GardeningInCanada]

It’s not a dumb question! Even music can effect plants

[@gardengatesopen]

Isn't the real question here - Just HOW can you see a person's aura? I can't tell if I'm orange, green, or purple! So if you CAN see a person's aura, I'm thinking you're already ahead of the gardening game! But if I were guessing, I would choose GREEN. (Not that I know what it means to be green, but I bet the plants (and Kermit) can relate!)

[@MushroomMagpie]

@@gardengatesopen Your aura, from what I can see, is purple-y orange and somewhat flame like how the colors mix.

[@Elbartomorado]

Moon only affecting the sea tides? .. get in contact with her and you will feel how it affects even the smallest of your cells

[@markc2152]

Observation is almost as good as the scientific evidence

[@dontwren]

title was kind of clickbaity....