The Moon Planting Matrix
$49.99
Includes one year moon phase/sign data
and a plant database of over fifty annuals
Download a 30 day free trial now
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Please try out the program before purchasing the registration number that will unlock all the features. Trial copy comes with 2010 dates for evaluation. Print, import and save are disabled for the trial.
Our new software offers you more ability to customize for your exact frost dates, time zone and the vegetables and fruits that you want to grow--with our usual easy to read moon phase and sign, and more precise planting lists. It includes a database with more cultivation information on each plant, and capability of storing notes and harvest records.
One year of moon phase and sign data, and planting information for over fifty annual vegetables and flowers is included with the software. Additional moon data can be purchased by the year. This is the best option for non-US customers, or those who grow in hot climates.
System Requirements:
PC-Windows 98/2000/ME/NT/XP/Vista or MAC- OSX 10.1 or greater
12 MB disc space (16 MB on MAC), 800 x 600 screen or larger
New Version Information--Update for 2010
The latest version release is 1.2.4. The upgrade is recomended for all users and includes improvements in the import function and winter garden calculations.
To update, export and back up your custom plant and activity databases, remove the old version from your computer, download the software (same as 30 day free trial), register and import your data. Comes with 2010 moon data.
Features and screen shots of the Moon Planting Matrix
- Set up is easy and should take about 15 minutes.
- Enter your exact frost dates, time zone, preferences for daylight savings time, and measurements (12 or 24 hour clock, C or F, inches or metric).
- Choose to include earliest indoor seed starting dates or fall planting.
- Click on Create Planting Lists and the Moon Planting Matrix will calculate all the factors of the best moon phase and sign, and your climate and crops and generate a list of the best planting dates for your garden
Monthly Calendar
- Shows the moon phase and sign for each day, in local time.
- Click on the turquoise "Moon in…" bar to see lunar planting activities for that sign.
- You can add personal notes on the days by clicking on the date
Current Activities Screen
- This screen lists the garden tasks for the month and a planting list for the specified date range.
- You can add, remove, deactivate or filter the activities to fit your garden.
- Print feature allows you to take the list with you into the garden.
Plant Database
- Comes with over fifty annual vegetable crops and flowers included.
- Add, remove, copy or temporarily deactivate crops for your own garden.
- Click on a plant name to see more information about plant characteristics, such as preferred soil and air temperature, planting depth and spacing, best moon sign and phase, and a list of planting dates and projected harvest dates.
- Store cultivation notes and harvest records.
It has always been the guiding mission of Divine Inspiration Publications to provide lunar planting information, in an easy to use format, specifically for your climate.By compiling the best phase and sign of the moon with the correct seasonal times, and adding in the individual plant requirements and the yearly cycle of gardening activities, we pull together more precise moon times and more gardening information than any other almanac or lunar planting guide.