The moon is waning and will be new on the 24th. As a reminder, the waning phase of the moon is also known as the passive phase. It differs from the “active” phase in that garden chores are not plant directed, except for starting root crops. So, weeding, pruning and other garden maintenance chores are the order of the day during the “passive” or waning phase.
In keeping with this, I started carrots last Sunday, for harvesting after a frost, which renders them ultra sweet.
I don’t know about y’all but I’m inundated with garden chores, mostly watering during those hot days mid-July. I also noticed that growth was a bit inhibited by the heat. My winter squash stopped swelling, my tomato flowers aborted, some falling off and the length of my beans was stalled.
