To grow plants in a nursery meant an extra task for the participating farmers that normally wouldn't have been ... Something very remarkable is that many farmers in the fields planted their plants during full moon phase or not far from ...

Most farmers in the area plant and reap according to the phases of the moon . There is also a general belief in witchcraft , black magic and obeah , especially to explain crop failures and death of livestock .

Many farmers will never do any planting unless they consult the Almanac . They claim that the recommendations are based on the phases of the moon and are therefore of astrological importance . 3. Family Trait .

According to local custom the best sowing time is with rising moon . Maize seed was always obtained ... Some farmers in the region are selecting and marking the better plants during the bending of the cobs ( C.Calderon , pers.comm ) .

ANEXO 09 Report of interview with Efrain , Olaf Erenstein and Martin Brink farmer in Cartagena , 12-3-1987 , This farmer we only ... The five days after new moon you cannot sow , because in that case your maize will grow too high .

... an experience in Huancayo , where farmers , by observing the snow - capped mountains , can tell whether or not it was going to be a good year ; or by counting the phases of the moon are able to determine the best days for planting .

... based on the common practice ( on the La Rioja farm , lexico ) of rooting all the cacao successfully in the fourth quarter of the moon . ... Treatments : To let chupons grow on common shoots , grafts of shoots , and common shoots .

จ The extra hours are taken , in part , from women's work time in agricultural production , reducing total farm labor by as much as 24 ... Expanded planting on hillsides shifts cropping patterns away from rice Environment , Vol .

... some wooded areas yet to be cultivated , they are insufficient to meet the demands of the growing populations . ... Man continues to depend on agriculture despite all the other technological advances to reach the moon , and the ...