Use the October 2016 dates shown in the Moon’s Astrological Place calendar below to find the best days for the following garden tasks.
Plant, Transplant, and Graft
Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces
See our complete Planting by the Moon calendar.
Harvest
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Gemini, or Aquarius
Build/Fix Fences or Garden Beds
Capricorn
Control Insect Pests, Plow, and Weed
Aries, Gemini, Leo, Sagittarius, or Aquarius
Prune
Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius. During a waxing Moon, pruning encourages growth; during a waning Moon, it discourages growth.
The Moon’s Astrological Place in October
1 Libra
2 Libra
3 Scorpio
4 Scorpio
5 Sagittarius
6 Sagittarius
7 Sagittarius
8 Capricorn
9 Capricorn
10 Aquarius
11 Aquarius
12 Pisces
13 Pisces
14 Aries
15 Aries
16 Taurus
17 Taurus
18 Gemini
19 Gemini
20 Gemini
21 Cancer
22 Cancer
23 Leo
24 Leo
25 Virgo
26 Virgo
27 Libra
28 Libra
29 Libra
30 Scorpio
31 Scorpio
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