Grow Green
March 22nd, 2008This is the fourth in a series of articles on Green Astrology, originally published in NCGR Enews, March 22, 2008.
Here in Austin spring sprung several weeks ago. Trees burst with new leaves and wildflowers bloom under the cloudless blue Texas sky. Struck with spring fever myself, I’m taking a break from my garage cleaning project to work in the garden.
The Green movement, along with rising oil and food prices, and a desire for locally grown, organic food are combining to create a renaissance of interest in home gardening. Eco-victory gardens are popping up in communities, suburban backyards and apartment balconies across the country. Websites that target a younger generation of gardeners are flourishing.
One gardening method sparking renewed interest is biointensive organic gardening. Brought to the U.S. in early 70s (late Pluto in Virgo), biointensive gardening combined the French intensive gardening techniques, with Rudolf Steiner’s biodynamic gardening theories. Drawing on the techniques of the ancient Greeks and Chinese, the biointensive method aims to produce the maximum yield in the smallest amount of space, as well as to build large quantities of fertile soil for future food production. Grow Biointensive’s founder Alan Chadwick also promotes planning by the phases of the Moon as a way to produce healthier plants and higher quality seeds.
If you’ve never gardened before, this is a great time to learn! Building a home garden is a wonderful way to celebrate the Pluto-in-Capricorn ingress. Capricorn is traditionally associated with building garden structures such as raised beds and rainwater irrigation systems. Pluto in earth signs is a master at composting; there are many new, mess free composters available that make composting possible even for apartment dwellers. It’s also a way to use your astrological knowledge in a very down-to-earth way.
So, exalt in the Arien Sun, play in the dirt, and grow green!
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