GARDENING BY THE STARS
WEATHER
PLANET WEATHER CORRESPONDENCES
♂ Mars - Heatwaves, drought, wildfires, storms of anger.
♀ Venus - Mild, pleasant weather, spring blossoms, dew.
☿ Mercury - Wind, breezes, sudden weather changes.
☽ Moon - Night skies, shifting phases, mist, tides, sometimes rain.
☉ Sun - Bright, clear skies, warm sunny day.
♇ Pluto - Volcanic eruptions, underground rumbling, destructive storms, aftermath of natural disasters.
♃ Jupiter - Expansive skies, thunderclouds, booming storms, rainbow after rain.
♄ Saturn - Cold, frost, snow, barren landscapes, heavy skies.
♅ Uranus - Lightning, electrical storms, sudden climate shifts.
♆ Neptune - Fog, mist, drizzle, ocean storms, hurricanes.
ZODIAC SEASONS
SPRING
Awakening, planting, rapid growth.
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Aries (Early Spring)
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Crops: First sowing, hardy greens, root crops, grains begin.
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Weather: Sudden storms, variable temps, thawing, floods.
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Flora/Fauna: Migrating birds return, trees bud, animals breed, sap rises.
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Taurus (Mid Spring)
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Crops: Fertile growth, blossoming fruit trees, planting season in full swing.
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Weather: Steadier warmth, long rains, lushness sets in.
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Flora/Fauna: Flowers everywhere, bees & pollinators active, livestock grazing.
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Gemini (Late Spring)
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Crops: Early harvest of greens, planting of late crops (corn, beans, squash).
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Weather: Breezy, changeable, stormy.
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Flora/Fauna: Insects abundant, birdsong at peak, rapid animal growth.
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SUMMER
Theme: Ripening, abundance, tending, first harvests.
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Cancer (Early Summer)
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Crops: Plants root deep, grain fills out, fruits swell.
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Weather: Warm, humid, thunder & lightning storms.
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Flora/Fauna: Nesting season; animals protect young; gardens dense.
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Leo (Mid Summer)
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Crops: Sun-driven ripening, first harvests (berries, wheat, corn).
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Weather: Hot, dry spells; drought risk; golden sunlight.
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Flora/Fauna: Insects loud, wildflowers mature, deer shed velvet.
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Virgo (Late Summer)
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Crops: Grain & major harvests, storing food, canning/preserving begins.
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Weather: Cooling nights, morning fog, first hints of autumn.
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Flora/Fauna: Birds begin migrations, animals fatten for winter.
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AUTUMN
Balance, decline, storage, final harvest.
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Libra (Early Autumn)
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Crops: Grapes, apples, late fruits harvested; wine/cider making.
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Weather: Crisp air, balanced days/nights.
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Flora/Fauna: Leaves change, geese gather, insect songs fade.
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Scorpio (Mid Autumn)
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Crops: Root harvests, pumpkins, late squash; fields cleared.
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Weather: Frosts, storms, decay, dampness.
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Flora/Fauna: Animals retreat to burrows, scavengers thrive.
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Sagittarius (Late Autumn)
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Crops: Final gleanings, hunting season, preservation stores sealed.
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Weather: Harsh winds, cold snaps, long nights.
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Flora/Fauna: Herd migrations, hibernation begins.\
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WINTER
Rest, survival, hidden life, renewal beneath the surface.
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Capricorn (Early Winter)
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Crops: Nothing growing; focus on grain storage, dried goods.
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Weather: Harsh cold, deep frost, stillness.
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Flora/Fauna: Animals conserve energy, trees dormant, silence rules.
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Aquarius (Mid Winter)
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Crops: Seed planning, tools repaired, storing through famine.
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Weather: Sharp winds, sudden storms, snow, ice.
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Flora/Fauna: Herd animals huddle, owls hunt, bare landscapes.
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Pisces (Late Winter)
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Crops: Seeds sprout indoors, greenhouse planting, ground begins to thaw.
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Weather: Rains & floods, mists, dreamlike shifts.
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Flora/Fauna: Frogs return, fish spawn, early shoots push through soil.
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HOW ASPECTS AFFECT WEATHER
☌ Conjunct - Conditions intensifies, and blends together.
⚹ Sextile - Conditions are a gentle and balanced of what planet conditions are.
□ Square - Conditions clash based on planet conditions
☍ Opposition - There are dramatic weather contrasts
△ Trine - Conditions harmoniously
☌ Stellium - 3+ Conjuctions - Concentrated intensity.
PLANT CORRESPONDENCES
PLANET AND ZODIAC
Note: that some plants can qualify correspond with multiple planets, most roots of any plant can be used for Pluto, Most flowers with 5 petals can be used for Venus. I listed plants that are commonly used for these planets specifically but will be providing a deeper guide to plant correspondences in the future.
♂ Mars/♈Aries
Thorny and pungent. Hot, dry, sharp, acrid. Plants with strong spicey taste. Medicinal plants that help with headaches, blood flow, and sexual potency. (nettles, garlic, mustard, peppers, ginger, basil, red clover, thyme.)
♀ Venus/♉Taurus/ ♎Libra
Sweet smelling and attractive plants. Red fruiting plants, medicinal plants that affect urinary and kidney systems. Moist, cooling, sweet, beautifying. (roses, violets, asters, strawberries, apples, cherries, spearmint, lettuce, hollyhock)
☿ Mercury/♊Gemini / ♍Virgo
Fast-growing, multi-branched plants. Fine and feather like leaves, Medicinal plants that affect nervous system, memory, and speech. Fast growing creeping plants and weeds. Light, quick, mutable, aromatic.(valerian, lavender, horehound, clary sage, fenugreek, dill, orchids, sweet pea, poinsettia, rosemary, snapdragons)
☽ Moon/ ♋Cancer
Reflective and nurturing plants, plants that moisturize and high water content, water plants. Medicinal plants that affect sleep and emotions, cold, moist (milkweed, jasmine, chamomile, cucumber, water lilies, pumpkin, seaweed, moonflower, iris, watercress, mug wort)
☉ Sun/♌Leo
Bright and radiant plants, medicinal plants that affect the heart, open in the day and close at night, warm, dry, golden, aromatic (Citrus, sunflower, marigolds, St. John's wort, hops, calamus root)
♇ Pluto/♏Scorpio
Bulbs that are buried during the winter and emerge in the spring, deeply rooted plants, poisonous, purgatives, plants that cause death (Datura, foxglove, henbane, bella donna, coneflower, dahlias, canna lilies)
♃ Jupiter /♐Sagittarius
Large, abundant plants, oily fruits, medicinal plants that affect the liver. Warm, moist, and abundant. (Carnation, oaks, maple, olives, figs, nuts, bell peppers, oats, legumes, sage)
♄ Saturn/♑Capricorn
Medicinal plants that affect the bone and aging. Herbs that are hypnotics. Cold, dry, slow, earthy.(mandrake, cannabis, nightshades, indigo (seeds), yew)
♅ Uranus/♒Aquarius
Shocking plants that effect the nervous system, plants that cause paralysis, genetically engineered plants (kava, ephedra, coca, betel nut palm, Tobacco, monkshood/wolfsbane, hemlock, Spanish moss, air plants)
♆ Neptune/♓Pisces
Plants used for divination and dreaming, plants that grow in all directions (blue lotus, poppy, morning glories, Pine, reeds )
HOUSE
1st House (Self) - Quick crops, annuals, salad greens.
2nd House (Resources) - Root vegetables, stable long-term plants.
3rd House (Communication) - Herbs, medicinal plants, community/shared gardens.
4th House (Home) - Perennials, family kitchen gardens.
5th House (Creativity) - Flowers, ornamental plants
6th House (Work/Health) - Healing herbs, teas, vegetables for health.
7th House (Partnerships) - Companion planting, pairings that support each other.
8th House (Transformation) - Compost, soil fertility, Mushrooms
9th House (Exploration) - Foreign/exotic plants, long-term crops, fruit trees.
10th House (Career/Public) - Status crops, orchard trees.
11th House (Community) - Community gardens, experimental plants, collective harvest.
12th House (Mysticism) - Hidden plants, root medicine, dream herbs, wild-growing crops.
LUNAR PLANTING CYCLE
MOON PHASE
🌑New Moon - Plan, mulch, soil prep
🌒🌓🌔Waxing - Planting above ground leafy greens, annuals, flowers, and fruiting plants.
🌕Full Moon - Celebrate!
🌖🌗🌘Waning - Planting root crops, pruning, weeding.
CONSTELLATION VISUAL CUES
🌷SPRING -Time to plant crops
Pleiades sets in the West
The Big Dipper is "pouring out" it means spring rains are coming.
Orion sets into the Sun's Glare
When the Milky Way rises in the east at dusk.
☀️EARLY SUMMER - when the "three sisters" are traditionally planted
Pleiades and Orion are gone from the sky
When the Big Dipper's handle is sideways and bowl is level
☀️MID SUMMER - This is the height of summer
Pleiades and Orion are gone from the sky
The Big Dipper's handle is up, and the bowl is down
The Milky Way is high overhead.
Cygnus, Draco, and Pegasus are directly overhead at midnight.
☀️END OF SUMMER - Marks the second grow season in zones 9 and 10
Perseids Meteor Shower is seen in the sky between end of July and start of September with its peak mid-August.
🍁AUTUMN - Time to harvest
Pleiades rises in the east.
Orion is in the morning sky in the east, just before sunrise.
The Big Dipper is overhead at dusk "the basket is spilling the harvest"
The Milky way is setting in the west at disk.
❄️WINTER - Rest, repair tools, prepare soil and seeds.
Pleiades is high overhead
Orion dominates the southern sky at night. (especially jan/feb)
The Big Dipper is low on the horizon.
The Milky Way's arcs low and it looks like a buffalo resting.
