For those of you who plant small vegetable gardens, this might be of interest: Signs were used for home remedies as well as planting crops. The family farm was one of bounty. My grandfather provided produce for the wholesale market in Middlesboro, KY, in the early 1900s. Legend has it that a local tongue-wagger remarked that he would "miss the day of resurrection because he'd be off and gone to the market in Middlesboro." Crops were planted according to the astrological signs. According to Mama, in early spring a layer of manure was spread over the potato bed and a layer of rich dirt was spread over the manure. The time to plant potatoes was half way between the old and new moon. If they were planted at the beginning of the new moon, farmers discovered the potatoes would grow to the surface of the ground and sunburn. If planted during the old moon, they burrowed deep in the ground, making it difficult to dig them when harvesting the crop. Sweet corn was planted when the signs were in the arms and during the new moon. Signs had to be in the head when planting cabbage, and cucumbers were planted when the signs were in the arms and feet, otherwise called the Twins. My grandmother planted her bed of beets when the signs were in the heart, thus, producing the best beets in the valley. Pap planted sugarcane in white sandy loam during the full of the moon, and he was credited with producing top quality molasses from the cane. (There's More!) This aught to tell the younger readers that there was a time when the Moon was used for something besides romancing and for astronauts to land on! Although I am involved in genealogy, these stories certainly have been enlightening to me in that I am learning how our ancestors had to use their ingenuity to survive. Pat