INDOORS : A Waning Crescent moon rising — sap climbs quietly through stems, making this a genuinely productive moment for leafy houseplants. Feed your indoor herbs with a diluted liquid nitrogen fertiliser (5 ml per litre of water) to keep basil (Ocimum basilicum), mint (Mentha spicata) and lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) dense and vigorous / Check the compost of potted lettuce (Lactuca sativa ‘Merveille des Quatre Saisons’) and sorrel (Rumex acetosa) — if the top centimetre feels dry to the touch, water thoroughly at the base and allow excess to drain freely / Pinch back any leggy stems on indoor parsley (Petroselinum crispum) to just above a leaf node, encouraging bushy, compact regrowth rather than tall, hollow stalks / Under grow-lights or a bright south-facing window, prick out seedlings of celery (Apium graveolens) into individual 9 cm pots filled with a moist, peat-free multipurpose mix — handle by the seed leaves, never the stem.
VEGETABLE PATCH : Ascending moon energy suits leafy crops well today, drawing moisture and nutrients toward the green parts of the plant — a sound agronomic reason to focus on foliage-forward harvests and transplants. Lift a row of mature spinach (Spinacia oleracea) by cutting stems cleanly at soil level with scissors, then immediately sow a succession of ‘Medania’ or ‘Matador’ into the vacated drill, 1 cm deep and 2 cm apart, to maintain a continuous supply / Set out young plants of red oak-leaf lettuce (Lactuca sativa ‘Feuille de Chêne Rouge’), endive (Cichorium endivia ‘Pancalieri’) and Good King Henry (Chenopodium bonus-henricus) into well-prepared beds, spacing them 25–30 cm apart and watering in with a fine rose / Hoe between rows of established kale (Brassica oleracea var. sabellica) and perpetual spinach (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) to sever weed seedlings just below the surface — a dry-day task that leaves weed roots exposed to sun / In Mediterranean climates or under polytunnel, sow a short row of Malabar spinach (Basella alba) directly in place: press seeds 1 cm deep, 15 cm apart — it thrives in heat where temperate spinach bolts.