INDOORS : A waning gibbous moon, still bright and descending, channels energy toward foliage — a steady, reliable day to work with leafy seedlings under cover. Prick out young basil (Ocimum basilicum ‘Genovese’, ‘Purple Ruffles’) into individual 9 cm pots filled with peat-free multipurpose compost, handling each seedling by a leaf rather than the fragile stem / Pot on celery seedlings (Apium graveolens ‘Victoria’, ‘Tall Utah’) into 10 cm cells, spacing roots gently and watering in with 200 ml per pot — celery’s shallow root system benefits from a firm but not compacted medium / If you have parsley (Petroselinum crispum ‘Gigante d’Italia’) germinating in trays, thin to one seedling per cell now so each plant builds a strong taproot without competition.
VEGETABLE PATCH : The descending moon continues to support transplanting work outdoors, drawing moisture and nutrients toward the root zone as plants settle in. Set out young kale plants (Brassica oleracea ‘Nero di Toscana’, ‘Red Russian’) at 45 cm spacing, firming each rootball in with your knuckles and watering generously with 500 ml per plant to eliminate air pockets / Direct-sow salad rocket (Eruca vesicaria ‘Runway’) and mustard greens (Brassica juncea ‘Red Frills’) in shallow drills 25 cm apart, seeds barely 5 mm deep — both germinate within five to seven days in warm spring soil and deliver rapid harvests / Transplant pak choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis ‘Joi Choi’, ‘Canton White’) at 20 cm intervals in rows 30 cm apart; in sandy soils, incorporate a generous handful of well-rotted compost per planting hole to help retain moisture around the roots.