When it comes to gardening, grandparents and older people in general seem to have a trick for everything. Ask them about sad tomatoes, rusty tools, stubborn weeds, or dirty fingernails, and they'll probably have an oddly specific solution ready to go. All you need to do is listen.
Some tips are practical, some are traditional, and some seem ineffective, but they work. Here are eight classic gardening secrets that are worth knowing.
1. Using Moon Phases To Plant Things
Plenty of gardeners plan their planting around the phases of the moon. The basic idea is that a waxing moon encourages growth above the soil, while a waning moon supports roots and everything that grows underground.
Some people also prefer harvesting fruit when the moon is rising and tackling weeds or mowing the lawn during the waning phase, when growth is believed to slow down. It's pretty much lunar magic!