ORCHARD : A waxing moon energy paired with a fruit day — sap is rising and the conditions favour everything that swells above ground. Plant out young cherry trees (Prunus avium ‘Stella’, ‘Sweetheart’) or fan-trained plums (Prunus domestica ‘Victoria’, ‘Czar’) against a warm wall: dig a hole twice the rootball width, work in a generous handful of bone meal at 80 g per planting hole, and water in with 2–3 litres to settle the roots firmly / Check established gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa ‘Invicta’, ‘Hinnonmäki Red’) and redcurrant bushes for sawfly larvae — those tiny pale-green caterpillars can strip a bush bare in days; pick them off by hand or apply a pyrethrin spray in the early morning before pollinators are active / In warmer, sheltered gardens (Mediterranean-style climates or south-facing slopes), fig trees (Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’) will appreciate a top-dressing of well-rotted compost at 5 cm depth around the drip line, keeping the mulch 10 cm clear of the trunk to prevent collar rot.
VEGETABLE PATCH : A fruit day under a waning gibbous moon still carries real momentum for crops grown for their fruiting bodies. Transplant outdoor tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum ‘Marmande’, ‘Tigerella’, ‘Gardener’s Delight’) once night temperatures stay reliably above 10 °C — bury each stem deep, up to the first true leaves, so adventitious roots form along the buried section and anchor the plant strongly / Sow courgette (Cucurbita pepo ‘Black Beauty’, ‘Romanesco’) seeds directly at their final position: two seeds per station, 90 cm apart, 2 cm deep, thinning to the stronger seedling once both have germinated — direct sowing at this stage avoids transplant check and encourages a more vigorous root system / Set out pepper seedlings (Capsicum annuum ‘California Wonder’, ‘Corno di Toro’) in well-enriched beds, spacing 40 cm apart; in cooler northern gardens, keep them under a cloche or fleece for another week to maintain the 18–20 °C soil temperature they need for steady fruit set.