Call it moon gardening, agricultural astrology, or, if you prefer your pseudoscience complemented by an Appalachian drawl, planting by the signs. No matter what you name it, the practice of sowing crops according to the lunar phases remains in scientific method limbo.
The likelihood is low that S.G. Goodman, an essential fixture in contemporary Americana, will sway opinions in either one direction or another on the subject. (Ancient Mesopotamia, however, would like a word). Her own relationship to that old tradition cuts back to her Kentucky upbringing, though, so her choice to make it her new album’s namesake makes sense.
Fair warning to all the softies in the crowd: Planting By the Signs is a deeply mournful piece…
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