Moon Calendar May-June 2026
Cosmic Gardening Calendar
By Monique Macfarlane
As we descend into the cooler months, the time has come to start to envisage our gardens for the following seasons. Although it can seem obvious – I remind people when they are starting out growing their own food, or need a way to reconnect to the garden – to plant what you love to eat.
Although in the suggestions of this calendar I list various plants such as silverbeet, rocket, parsnip, if it’s not something you enjoy, it’s not necessary, use it as a guide to plant similar crops. There is such joy to be found in being able to devour the deliciousness straight from your garden, rather than looking at six unused silverbeet plants!
There is another layer to this, particular when the world feels precarious – plant what you can trade. Plant what you know your family, friends, or community need or want. There is such an abundance in nature, and the joy of being able to share.
Growing in community can also be a wonderful pathway. Perhaps next summer you plan to grow the potatoes, someone else grows pumpkins, and another member of your village/community/circle grows kūmara, and then you all trade. This allows you to focus on one crop, and stay connected. Plant in different places, to mitigate weather events, if you have the space available.
It’s also important to gift back to your garden. We have many helpers in the unseen realms and there are myriad ways to thank them. They love song, poetry, and being acknowledged through the heart space. Offerings of fruit, honey or chocolate are also welcomed. One of my favourite ways is to create a mandala in the garden with flowers, leaves, twigs and fruit on the solstices.
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Monique Macfarlane is a holistic food systems facilitator, teaching biodynamics, planting by the moon, no-dig food growing and self-sufficiency. See www.natural-wisdom.net
Monique co-creates with organic, biodynamic, regenerative, no-till, and natural principles on eight hectares in Waihi that includes a small market garden, orchard, pastoral grazing, chickens and agroforestry.
Images: Arina-Ulyasheva, VeraPetruk
