LUNAR PLANTING PLAN - 2026 (South African Time)

Month New Moon
1st Quarter
(Waxing)
Crescent
2nd Quarter
(Waxing)
Full Moon
3rd Quarter
(Waning)
Crescent
4th Quarter
(Waning)
  Sow, Transplant,
Bud And Graft
Plough, Cultivate,
Weed And Reap
  Above Ground Crops With Outside Seeds & Flowering Annuals Plant Above Ground Crops With Inside Seeds Plant Root Crops, Bulbs, Biennials & Perennials Do Not Plant
JANUARY 18, Sun 21:53 26, Mon 06:48 3, Sat 12:04 10, Sat 17:49
 

Outside Seed Vegetables:
Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Parsley, Herbs

Summer Flowering Annuals:
Alyssum, Snap Dragon, Gypsophila, Petunia, Verbena, Coleus, Marigold, Impatiens,

Inside seeds vegetables:
Beans, Brinjals, Cucumber, Squash, Tomatoe, Green Pepper,

Underground vegetables:
Radish

Summer flowering perennial:
Alyssum, Snap Dragon, Begonia, Impatiens, Salvia, Coleus, Marigold, Verbena,

 
FEBRUARY 17, Tue 14:03 24, Tue 14:28 2, Mon 00:10 9, Mon 14:44
 

Outside Seed Vegetables:
Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Lettuces, Spinach, Parsley,

Winter Flowering Annuals:
Pansy, Calendula,

Inside seeds vegetables:
Dwarf Beans, Runner Beans,

Underground vegetables:
Beetroot, Carrots, Onion, Parsnip, Radish, Turnip, Leeks,

Winter flowering Bulbs:
Orchids, Chasmanthe,

Summer flowering bulbs:
Orchids, Watsonia

Summer flowering perennial:
Vinca,

Winter flowering perennial:
Poppy, Viola

Shrubs:
Acalypha, Hibiscus,

Climbers:
Bougainvillea, Gloriosa Vine,

Plants:
Buchu, Coleonema, Restio, Elegia

 
MARCH 19, Thu 03:26 25, Wed 21:19 3, Tue 13:39 11, Wed 11:41
 

Outside seeds Vegetables:
Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Lettuces, Parsley,

Summer Flowering Annuals:
Alyssum, Cornflower, Snap Dragon, Larkspur, Nasturtium, Verbascum

Winter Flowering Annuals:
Arctotis, Calendula, Nemesia, Pansy,

Inside seeds vegetables:
Broad Beans, Peas,

Winter flowering Bulbs:
Chasmanthe,

Summer flowering bulbs:
Crinum, Watsonia, Albuca

Underground vegetables:
Beetroot, Carrots, Leeks, Onions, Parsnips, Radish, Turnips

Summer flowering perennial:
Alyssum, Aster, Snap Dragon, Nasturtium, Foxglove, Hollyhock, Verbascum

Winter flowering perennial:
Arctotis, Nemesia,

Shrubs:
Erica, Protea, Pincushion,

Plants:
Buchu

 
APRIL 17, Fri 13:54 24, Fri 04:33 2, Thu 04:13 10, Fri 06:55
 

Outside seeds Vegetables:
Cabbage, Celery, Lettuces, Parsley,

Summer Flowering Annuals:
Alyssum, Cornflower, Canterbury Bell, Snap Dragon, Larkspur, Primula, Penstemon, Phlox, Lobelia,

Winter Flowering Annuals:
Nemesia, Pansy, Toadflax, Schizanthos, Delphiniums, Sweet Peas, Carnations,

Inside seeds vegetables:
Broad Beans, Peas, Garlic,

Summer flowering bulb:Lilies, River Sedum,

Summer Flowering Perennials:
Alyssum, Snap Dragon, Gazanias, Foxglove, Canterbury Bell, Primula, Penstemon, Phlox,

Winter Flowering Perennials:
Carnations, Viola, Delphiniums, Sweet Peas, Poppy, Nemesia, Toadflax, Schizanthos,

Underground vegetables:
Beetroot, Carrot, Leek, Onion, Parsnip, Radish, Turnips

Shrubs:
Dipladenia, Golden Shower, Holly

 
MAY 16, Sat 22:03 23, Sat 13:12 1, Fri 19:24
31, Sun 10:46
9, Sat 23:13
 

Outside seeds Vegetables:
Cabbage, Dwarf Spinach, Lettuce, Parsley,

Summer Flowering Annuals:
Alyssum, Helichrysum, Primula, Impatiens,

Winter Flowering Annuals:
Pansy, Delphinium, Schizanthos, Nicotiana, Mimulus, Sweet Peas,

Inside seeds vegetables:
Broad Beans, Peas, Garlic,

Summer flowering bulb:
Allium, Dietes, Freesia, Watsonia, Babiana, Ixias, Sparaxis, Iris

Winter flowering Bulbs:
Chasmanthe,

Winter flowering perennial:
Sweet Peas, Delphinium, Schizanthos, Mimulus,

Summer Flowering perennials:
Alyssum, Gazanias, Impatiens, Foxglove, Primula, Helichrysum,

Underground vegetables:
Beetroot, Carrot, Horseradish, Leek, Onion, Parsnip, Radish, Turnip

Plants:
Clivias, Agapanthus, Camellia, Wild Dagga, Red Hot Poker, Plectranthus, Wild Sage, Crotalaria,

Shrubs:
Pyracantha, Hawthorn,

 
JUNE 15, Mon 04:56 21, Sun 23:55 30, Tue 01:58 8, Mon 12:03
 

Outside seeds Vegetables:
Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Parsley Spinach,

Summer Flowering Annuals:
Primula,

Inside seeds vegetables:
Broad Beans, Peas,

Summer flowering bulbs:
Watsonia, Amaryllis

Summer flowering perennial:
Primula,

Winter flowering Bulbs:
Lilium,

Underground vegetables:
Carrots, Leeks, Onion, Parsnip, Radish, Turnip

Winter Flowering Perennials:
Lachenalia, Viola, Poppy,

Trees:
Yellowwood, Cabbage Tree, Tree Aloe, Silver Tree,

Shrubs:
Protea, Pin Cushion

 
JULY 14, Tue 11:45 21, Tue 13:05 29, Wed 16:37 7, Tue 21:30
 

Outside seeds Vegetables:
Asparagus, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Parsley, Spinach,

Summer Flowering Annuals:
Alyssum, Primula,

Winter Flowering Annuals:
Calendula, Clarkia, Toadflax, Nicotiana,

Inside seeds vegetables:
Broad Beans,

Winter flowering Bulbs:
Lilium,

Underground vegetables:
Beetroot, Carrots, Leeks, Onion, Parsnip, Radish, Turnip

Summer Flowering Perenials:
Alyssum, Foxglove, Primula,

Winter Flowering Perennials:
Osteospermum, Violas, Poppy, Toadflax, Nicotiana,

Plants:
Erica, Restio, Coleonema, fynbos

 
AUGUST 12, Wed 19:37 20, Thu 04:46 28, Fri 06:19 6, Thu 04:22
 

Outside seeds Vegetables:
Asparagus, Lettuce, Parsley, Spinach,

Summer Flowering Annuals:
Primula, Impatiens,

Winter Flowering Annuals:
Pansy,

Inside seeds vegetables:
Broad Beans, Cucumber, Brinjal, Peppers, Peas, Squash, Tomatoe, Marrow

Summer Flowering Bulbs:
Allium, Elephants Ears, Crocosmia, Lily, Dahlia, Dietes, Hedychium, Nerine, Tuberose, Maltese Cross, Wild Garlic, Arum Lily, Zephyranthes

Winter flowering Bulbs:
Lilium,

Underground vegetables:
Beetroot, Carrots, Leeks, Turnip, Onion, Parsnip, Radish, Rhubarb,

Summer Flowering perennials:
Impatiens, Begonia, Primula,

Winter Flowering perennials:
Poppy,

Trees:
Callistemon, Meleleuca, Virgilia,

Shrubs:
Indian Hawthorn,

Climber:
Wisteria, Cape Honeysuckle,

Plants:
Coleonema, Veronica,Cistus,

 
SEPTEMBER   11, Fri 05:27 18, Fri 22:44 26, Sat 18:50 4, Fri 09:52
 

Outside seeds Vegetables:
Asparagus, Cabbage, Lettuce, Parsley, Spinach,

Summer Flowering Annuals:
Alyssum, Snap Dragon, Impatiens, Clarkia, Carnations, Gaillardia, Marigold, Gypsophila, Larkspur, Lavatera, Lobelia, Penstemon, Petunia, Verbena, Zinnia, Phlox, Helichrysum,

Inside seeds vegetables:
Dwarf Bean, Cucumber, Brinjal, Melon, Peppers, Pumpkin, Runner Bean, Squash, Tomatoe, Marrow,

Summer Flowering Bulbs:
Dahlia,

Summer Flowering Perennial:
Alyssum, Snap Dragon, Begonia, Phlox, Aster, Senecio Gazanias, Helichrysum, Impatiens, Salvia, Marigold, Verbena, Hollyhock, Penstemon, Carnations,

Underground vegetables:
Beetroot, Carrots, Onion, Leeks, Parsnip, Radish, Turnip,

 
OCTOBER 10, Sat 17:50 18, Sun 18:13 26, Mon 06:13 3, Sat 15:26
 

Outside seeds Vegetables:
Cabbage, Celery, Lettuce, Spinach, Parsley, Sweet Corn,

Summer Flowering Annuals:
Snap Dragon, Petunia, Phlox, Verbena, Zinnia, Amaranthus, Celosia, Lavatera, Portulaca, Torenia, Marigold, Impatiens,

Plants:
Roses

Inside seeds vegetables:
Dwarf And Runner Bean, Pumpkin, Cucumber, Brinjal, Melon, Squash, Tomatoe, Marrow, Cape

Fruit:
Gooseberries,

Summer Flowering Bulbs:
Albuca, Lily, Crocosmia, Dietes, Nerine, Tuberose, Arum lily, Galtonia, Liatrise, Gladioli

Underground vegetables:
Beetroot, Carrots, Leeks, Onion, Parsnip, Radish, Turnip, Sweet Potatoe

Summer Flowering perennial:
Aster, Snap Dragon, Salvia, Impatiens, Begonia, Marigold, Verbena, Phlox, Torenia,

Shrubs:
Forest Bell Bush, Yellow Pomegranate,

Plants:
Aristae Rhigozum Obovatum, Ceanothus,

 
NOVEMBER   9, Mon 09:02 17, Tue 13:48 24, Tue 16:55 1, Sun 22:30
 

Outside seeds Vegetables:Cabbage, Cauliflower, Sweet Corn, Parsley,

Summer Flowering Annuals:
Alyssum, Impatiens, Cornflower, Snap Dragon, Gaillardia, Gypsophila, Lobelia, Petunia, Phlox, Verbena, Zinnia, Marigold, Nasturtium, Helichrysum, Lavatera,

Winter Flowering Annuals:
Nicotiana,

Inside seeds vegetables:
Dwarf And Runner Bean, Brinjal, Melon, Peppers, Pumpkin, Tomatoe, Marrow,

Summer Flowering Bulbs:
Dahlia, Amaryllis, Arum Lilies, Wild Rhubarb

Underground vegetables:
Beetroot, Carrots, Radish, Turnip, Sweet Potatoe

Summer Flowering Perennials:
Alyssum, Snap Dragon, Begonia, Aster, Gazanias, Foxglove, Helichrysum, Impatiens, Marigold, Nasturtium, Senecio, Salvia, Verbena, Hollyhock, Phlox,

Shrubs:
Deutzia, Choisya Ternate, Escalonia, Ceanothus, Jatropha Integerrima

Winter Flowering Perennial:
Poppy, Nicotiana,

 
DECEMBER 9, Wed 02:52 17, Thu 07:43 24, Thu 03:29 1, Tue 08:10
30, Wed 21:00
 

Outside seeds Vegetables:
Broccoli, Brussel Sprout, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Lettuce,

Summer Flowering Annuals:
Alyssum, Impatiens, Cornflower, Snap Dragon, Gypsophila, Larkspur, Lavatera, Lobelia, Zinnia, Coleus, Marigold, Nasturtium,

Inside seeds vegetables:
Dwarf And Runner Bean, Marrow

Fruit:
Gooseberry

Summer Flowering Bulbs:
Dahlia, Nerine,

Summer Flowering Perennials:
Alyssum, Aster, Snap Dragon, Nasturtium, Gazanias, Salvia, Coleus, Begonia, Marigold, Foxglove, Impatiens,

Climbers:
Black Eyed Susan, Sky Flower,

Plants:
Hydrangea

 



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