Gardening with the moon in November: the lunar calendar (2023)

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Gardening with the Moon
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Why garden with the moon?

Since ancestral times, it seems established that like the influence of the lunar phases on the tides, these have an influence on the movement of sap towards the roots or towards the aerial parts of plants depending on whether the Moon is waning or waxing.

But beyond the lunar phases, lunar cycles are also important, that is to say according to whether the moon is waxing or waning, as well as the passages of the Moon and the Earth in front of certain constellations. The observation of these different elements made it possible to establish four types of days:

  • root days;
  • flower days;
  • seed and fruit days;
  • leafy days.

Lunar cycles and phases in November 2023

The phases

  • Waning Moon : it begins the day following the full moon, that is to say October 28, and lasts until the new moon, November 13.
  • Growing Moon : the moon is said to be waxing during the period when it is additionally illuminated by the sun until the full moon. It therefore begins from the new moon, which is practically invisible in the sky, i.e. from November 14, until the full moon, i.e. November 27.

The cycles

The moon is said to be “waxing,” or ascendant, when during the 13-day cycle it appears higher and higher above the horizon. The sap then rises in the plants. Conversely, during the cycle of the following 13 days, when the moon moves closer and closer to the horizon line, it is said to be “descending”. The sap then goes down into the roots of the plants.

The waxing moon and waning moon dates are as follows for November:

  • From November 1 to 2, 2023 at 2:47 p.m.: waxing moon.
  • From November 2 at 2:47 p.m. to November 16, 2023 at 2:44 p.m.: waning moon.
  • From November 16 at 2:44 p.m. to November 29 at 2:11 p.m.: waxing moon.
  • The last two days of November: waning moon.

Special events in November 2023

During the month, certain events will have to be taken into account, because on these days it will be better to refrain from gardening.

  • On November 6, 2023 at 10:48 p.m. the moon will be at its peak
  • On November 11, 2023 at 9:48 a.m., we will note a descending lunar node.
  • On November 21, 2023 at 10:01 p.m., the moon will be at perigee
  • On November 24, 2023 at 12:01 p.m., it will be an ascending lunar node.

Gardening in November with the moon

For any gardener who wishes to garden with the moon, it is therefore important to know lunar phases, cycles and events that we have just mentioned, also the passage in front of the constellations of the zodiac will condition the type of day in question. Below we present a lunar calendar for each fortnight in November.

The lunar calendar for the first half of November

DateTo do
November 1: roots day, ascending moon
  • Harvest the endives.
  • Under a tunnel or frame, sow monthly radishes and half-long carrots.
November 2 until 2:47 p.m.: flower day, waning moonHarvest the leeks, as well as the winter radishes.
November 2 after 2:47 p.m. to November 3: flower days, waning moon
  • Place fuchsias, plumbagos, lantanas in a cold greenhouse.
  • Plant chrysanthemums, daylilies and peonies with bare roots.
  • Plant clematis, wisteria, bignones, deciduous shrubs.
  • Clean the beds.
  • In anticipation of frost, pull out cannas, dahlias, begonias and gladioli, and store them in a dry place.
  • Take your forsythia cuttings.
  • Remove annuals.
  • Add compost to the base of the artichokes and mulch them.
November 4 and November 5 until 5:01 p.m.: leafy days, waning moon
  • Proceed with planting the rhubarb.
  • Blanch vegetables that need it.
  • Cut and burn the asparagus stems and remove the stems.
  • If you have pulled out the endives, you can start forcing them.
  • Plant sown lettuce in September.
  • Transplant the spring cabbages.
  • Mulch.
  • Plant deciduous shrubs, hedge shrubs and climbers.
  • Mow, taking care not to cut too short.
November 5 after 5:01 p.m. and November 6 until 4:40 p.m.: seed and fruit days, waning moon
  • Take cuttings from fig tree branches.
  • Hill up your bean plants.
  • Stratify the vine.
November 6 after 4:40 p.m.: peakRefrain from gardening.
November 7 and November 8 until 6:05 p.m.: seed and fruit days, waning moon
  • Pull out raspberry shoots. You can also replant them.
  • Plant fruit trees.
  • Remove rotten fruit from fruit trees and, if necessary, treat with Bordeaux mixture.
From November 8 after 6:05 p.m. to November 10: root days, waning moon
  • Plant shallots, onions and garlic if the climate in your area allows it.
  • Weed and thin the carrots.
  • Harvest Jerusalem artichokes, leeks, parsnips, crosnes, salsify, horseradish, scorzonera and mulch the soil to prolong the harvest.
November 11 until 2 p.m.: waning moon, descending nodeRefrain from gardening.
November 11 after 2 p.m. and November 12 until 10:51 a.m.: root days, waning moonPlant gray shallots, as well as white and purple garlic.
November 12 after 10:51 a.m. and November 13: flower days, waning moon
  • Plant rose bushes and hill up young rose bushes to protect the graft union.
  • Prune shrub roses.
  • Plant chrysanthemums, peonies, daylilies and flower bulbs.
  • Clean the beds.
  • Plant flowering climbers and flowering deciduous shrubs.
November 14 and November 15: leafy days, waning moon
  • Transplant the spring cabbages and sow the last lettuces.
  • Bring compost to the surface of salad areas and mulch.
  • Blanch the cardoons, celery, chicory, frisée, escarole.
  • Force the dug up endive roots.
  • If you have a hedge to create or climbing plants to plant, now is the time.
  • Prune the hazel trees, the branches of which you can then use as stakes, for example.

The lunar calendar for the second half of November

DateTo do
November 16 until 4:44 p.m.: fruit and seed day, waning moon
  • Plant raspberry bushes and fruit trees with bare roots.
  • Take cuttings from the fig trees once the leaves have fallen.
November 16 after 4:44 p.m. and November 17: fruit and seed days, ascending moon
  • Sow beans and peas in regions with mild climates.
  • Harvest the arugula seeds.
  • Once the first frosts have passed, you can harvest fruits such as persimmons and medlars.
  • Continue the olive harvest.
  • Collect the chestnuts.
  • Stratify the apple and pear seeds.
November 18 after 9:37 a.m. and November 19: root days, ascending moon
  • If necessary, protect the areas of your vegetable garden from the cold with mulch or a winter cover.
  • Continue sowing radishes and short carrots.
  • Proceed with pruning the Jerusalem artichokes.
  • Incorporate decomposed manure, compost or amendments to improve soil structure.
  • Monitor the preserved vegetables and de-germ the potatoes.
  • Stratify the tuberous chervil seeds.
November 20 and November 21 until 1:01 p.m.: flower day, ascending moon
  • Sow sweet peas, begonias, pelargoniums.
  • Harvest the cauliflowers and broccoli, picking only the terminal bunch.
November 21 from 1:01 p.m. to 3:55 p.m.: leaf day, ascending moonHarvest chicory and winter escarole.
November 21 after 3:55 p.m.: ascending moon, perigeeRefrain from gardening.
November 22 and November 23: leafy days, ascending moon
  • Sow lamb’s lettuce, watercress, lettuce and spinach under cover.
  • Harvest Brussels sprouts and winter leeks.
  • Sow green manures such as rye and vetch in open areas of the vegetable garden.
  • Grind and bury the phacelia and mustard.
November 24: ascending moon, ascending nodeRefrain from gardening.
November 25 and November 26 until 5:03 p.m.: fruit and seed days, ascending moon
  • In a mild climate, sow broad beans and round-grained peas.
  • Harvest the olives.
  • Harvest the medlars and persimmons after the first frost, place them on dry leaves to consume them within a few weeks.
  • Stratify the apple and pear seeds.
November 27, November 28 and November 29 until 2:11 p.m.: root days, ascending moon
  • Sow round radishes and short carrots under a frame.
  • Create plans for your 2024 vegetable garden.
November 29 after 2:11 p.m.: roots day, waning moon
  • Plant shallots, onions and garlic.
  • Weed and thin carrot seedlings.
  • Harvest parsnips, crosnes, leeks, Jerusalem artichokes, horseradish, salsify, scorzonera and mulch the soil to prolong the harvest.
November 30: flower day, waning moon
  • Plant deciduous flowering shrubs, flowering climbers and rose bushes if there is no frost.
  • Prune the rose bushes.
  • Prune summer flowering clematis.
  • Carry out winter pruning of wisteria.
  • Cut the lavatera.
  • Protect chilly plants with mulch or a winter veil.
  • Plant chrysanthemums and hellebores.


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