| Re: Gardening by the Moon
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Originally Posted by Jez  planting on a full moon is supposedly meant to be most beneficial as water rises at it's highest point in the earth, at these times?!? Makes sense! | Hi Jez,
There's not much in it but new moon tides are a little bit higher than full moon tides. Both the Sun and Moon produce two tides each day with the one on the same side of the Earth as the Sun or Moon being the higher high tide of the two. At new Moon the Sun and Moon are both on the same side of the planet and their highest high tides combine, whereas at full Moon the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the planet so the Sun's highest high tide combines with the Moon's lower high tide and vice-versa.
Anyway, an interesting experiment - please let us know how you get on.
Dave P.
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