To obtain large turnips, sow the seeds in the dark of the moon. To procure a good crop of cucumbers, plant them on the 1st of May before the sun rises. To secure large heads, set out cabbage in the sign of the Scales. To secure large onions, plant your sets while the sign is going down. To set out sage plants means that you are setting someone out of your family.
Tomatoes wil grow large, if planted in the sign of the Scales.
Unless you are angry while planting peppers, they will not grow. Vegetables which ripen underground should be planted in the dark of the moon. When peach trees are blooming is a good time to plant tomatoes. When the moon is on the wane, plant your potatoes and they will do well. While wearing your night clothes, plant cucumbers on the 1st of May, before the sun comes up, and they will not be attacked by bugs.