The most powerful timing tool in your garden has been overhead your whole life

For thousands of years, farmers and healers across every culture on earth timed their planting, harvesting and medicine-making by the moon. The results spoke for themselves: stronger plants, more potent harvests, and a growing practice rooted in something older and wiser than we can fully explain.

The Bo-tanics Biodynamic Moon Planting Calendar brings that ancient wisdom into a beautiful, easy-to-use daily guide, built specifically for people who grow herbs and want more from their garden, naturally.

Each day is colour-coded by its biodynamic type so you always know whether it is a root day, a flower day, a leaf day or a fruit and seed day. The moon phase guides the energy available for every task, from sowing and watering to harvesting at peak potency and preparing your home medicines. A full planting guide covers all 25 herbs in the calendar, with growing notes, harvest timing and lunar guidance for each one.

The calendar covers lavender, calendula, chamomile, yarrow, echinacea, lemon balm, garlic and 18 more of the herbs most useful to a family herbal practice. It runs across 2026 and 2027, installs to your phone like an app, and works fully offline once saved.

You do not need to understand astrology. You do not need any prior knowledge of biodynamic growing. You just need to love growing things, and the curiosity to try something that has been working for a very long time.

S T O P G U E S S I N G . S T A R T G R O W I N G .

Root Days

Plant and harvest roots, work the soil, and tend to grounding tasks

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Flower Days

Harvest aromatic flowers at peak potency and make floral medicines

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Fruit + Seed Days

Harvest seeds and berries at their most vital and alive

Leaf Days

Gather leafy herbs, water, mulch, and compost with the tide

Every date. Every task. Every herb.

The calendar covers the full 2026 and 2027 growing seasons, showing you the optimal time for every task in your herb garden, day by day. Every date is mapped to a biodynamic day type, linked to the moon's position in the zodiac.

☉ Today's Tasks panel shows you exactly what to do right now, no interpretation needed

☽ Day Detail view with full moon phase, zodiac sign, biodynamic type, and tailored herb guidance

🌿 Herb panel with filters: search by herb, task, or growing need across 25 medicinal plants

📅 Seasonal Growing Timeline gives you the whole year at a glance so you can plan ahead

📲 PWA install: add to your home screen like an app and use it offline, anytime

🖨 Print and PDF so you can take a paper copy into the garden

W H A T Y O U GET

If you grow herbs at home and want to do it better.

🌱 The curious grower
You've heard about lunar growing but never known where to start. This calendar does the interpreting, so you just follow the guidance.

🌿 The herb harvester
You make teas, tinctures, salves or cook with your herbs. You want to time that harvest for the greatest quality and potency.

🌸 The intentional gardener
You want your garden to feel like a practice: connected, seasonal, and alive. Not just productive.

🏡 The family kitchen garden
You grow on a balcony, in raised beds, or forage from the hedgerow. This calendar works wherever you are.

🌱 You do not need any prior knowledge of astrology or biodynamics. If you can read a date, you can use this calendar.

W H O T H I S I S F O R

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How to Use This Calendar

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The Four Biodynamic Day Types

Every day falls into one of four categories, each linked to a part of the plant and guiding what growing activity will be most supported that day.

🥕 ROOT Days
Earth signs
♉ ♍ ♑
are best for sowing and harvesting root herbs, and for working with the soil.

🌸 FLOWER Days
Air signs
♊ ♎ ♒
are ideal for tending and harvesting flowering and aromatic herbs at their peak.

🍃 LEAF Days
Water signs
♋ ♏ ♓
favour watering, composting, and harvesting leafy herbs.

🌾 FRUIT + SEED Days
Fire signs
♈ ♌ ♐
are the best time to harvest seeds, fruits, and berries for maximum vitality.

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Reading the Calendar

Each day is colour-coded by type, with the moon phase and zodiac sign shown alongside. Click or tap any date to open a full Day Detail panel with specific guidance for that day. Use the herb panel to browse and filter all twenty-five herbs by task or growing need. Head to Today's Tasks for a ready-made list of the best activities for right now, and the Seasonal Growing Timeline to plan the months ahead.

You can print any month or save it as a PDF using the print icon.

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A Gentle Reminder

The calendar is a guide, not a rulebook. Weather, soil, and your own experience always matter. Use it as a daily companion, and trust that the more you work with it, the more its rhythms begin to feel like your own. 🌿

Frequently asked questions

What is a biodynamic moon planting calendar?

A Biodynamic Moon Planting Calendar maps each day of the year to the moon's phase and zodiac position, guiding when to sow, tend and harvest plants for the best results. Days are grouped into four types: Root, Flower, Leaf, and Fruit and Seed.

Does planting by the moon actually work?

Lunar gardening has been practised across cultures for thousands of years. Researcher Maria Thun conducted over sixty years of systematic trials showing consistent differences in crop quality based on lunar timing. Many biodynamic growers report stronger, more vital plants as a result.

Is this calendar suitable for UK gardeners?

Yes. The Bo-tanics Biodynamic Moon Planting Calendar is designed with the northern hemisphere growing seasons and timing in mind, covering 25 medicinal herbs relevant to a British herb garden.

Which herbs does this calendar cover?

The calendar covers 25 medicinal herbs including lavender, chamomile, calendula, yarrow, garlic, lemon balm, echinacea, thyme, plantain, and more, each with full sowing, growing and harvesting guidance.

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