Moon Phase and Gardening

  Waxing Crescent Moon

Gardening by the Moon
New Moon Phase - Gravity increasing; moonlight increasing
Focus: Balanced root and leaf growth
Plant: annual crops such as cabbage, cauliflower, grains, spinach and lettuce that grow above ground and produce seed outside of the fruit.

Based on the ancient Synodic Method of Lunar Planting

About Urban Garden Weather

The Urban Garden Weather page is a truly local look at Santa Rosa weather conditions and the weather conditions across Sonoma County, Wine Country, and the North Bay.

Where the data comes from
Santa Rosa weather conditions are provided by Urban Garden's rooftop weather system using a Davis Vantage Pro2 Plus with Virtual Weather Station software.

Latest North Bay weather observations are obtained through METAR and MESONET weather observation reports for the cities of Napa, Petaluma, San Francisco, Santa Rosa and Ukiah.

The Santa Rosa 5 Day Forecast is provided by the Weather Underground and is updated throughout the day.

Satellite data provided courtesy of NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research.

More Links
Urban Garden Weather observations can also be found on other websites, including the National Weather Service and Weather Underground:
National Weather Service
Weather Underground

Disclaimer
Never make important decisions based on this information or any weather information obtained from the Internet.

* Average Santa Rosa temperatures, rainfall, and record temperatures are based on recordings from the Urban Garden weather station since 2002 and are not official values.